On a side note, Microsoft recently confirmed compatibility issues between Windows 11 and VirtualBox. If you plan to create a Windows 11 virtual machine using VMWare Player, learn how to add TPM in our dedicated article. Windows 11 also works in VirtualBox, but the latter is currently missing a TPM passthrough driver. You can also manually create a Windows 11-based virtual machine using Hyper-V or VMWare Player/Workstation.

The Windows 11 virtual machine from Microsoft is available for download on the official website. Microsoft explains that the operating system is available for evaluation only, which means users will have to activate it after the expiration date.

It is worth mentioning that the Windows 11-based virtual machine from Microsoft is not 'completely free.' Users are free to use it without limits until September 1, 2022. You can download the Windows 11 virtual machine from Microsoft in four formats: VMWare, Hyper-V, VirtualBox, and Parallels. The VM includes the OS itself, Windows 10 SDK (version 2004), Visual Studio 2019, Visual Studio Code, WSL with Ubuntu as the default distro, Windows Terminal, and developer mode on by default. Microsoft provides a free Windows 11-based VM (Enterprise SKU) mainly for developers who want to build Windows apps using the latest version of Windows, developer tools, and SDKs. Windows 11 Enterprise official virtual machines Now users can download ready-for-use and 'developer-friendly' virtual machines with Windows 11 Enterprise. There are various ways to install Windows 11 on a virtual machine, and Microsoft has just delivered one more.

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