w10 without any hardware virtualization, why not?

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Pattyyivi
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w10 without any hardware virtualization, why not?

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Host's no virtualization VT-x/AMD-V, and e.g. VMware allows install Windows10 guest (32-bit) and contrary to it VirtualBox allows only for w7 as the highest possible Windows version, why?
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Re: w10 without any hardware virtualization, why not?

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Please read this thread: viewtopic.php?f=9&t=35495
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Re: w10 without any hardware virtualization, why not?

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Alright, however still VirtualBox supports w7 32bin without VT-x/AMD-V,
why can't it support w10 in the same manner?
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Re: w10 without any hardware virtualization, why not?

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Because Windows greater than 8 doesn't like it. It won't run. It's like asking me why Windows 10 won't run on my old 80386.
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Re: w10 without any hardware virtualization, why not?

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Well, why does VMware run w8 & w10 on the hardware without VT-x/AMD-V?
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Re: w10 without any hardware virtualization, why not?

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Because they think it makes business sense to support such configuration and we don't.
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Re: w10 without any hardware virtualization, why not?

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However WHY???
Please try to answer in little more explanatory manner :) you are so mysterious.
Why can they perceive such a configuration as practical enough to sell it and you can not?
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Re: w10 without any hardware virtualization, why not?

Post by michaln »

Pattyyivi wrote:Why can they perceive such a configuration as practical enough to sell it and you can not?
I think you answered your question there. There is zero customer demand for Windows 10 guest support in VirtualBox without hardware virtualization.

Obviously we can't speak for VMware.
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