Upgrading to a new operating system can be an intimidating undertaking that massively disrupts your daily workflow. And considering the dramatic interface changes introduced in Windows 8, you may not ...

Qubes OS is a free open-source operating system that’s fully security-oriented. It leverages Xen-based virtualization, which allows the user to create, use and delete easily isolated compartments ...

Navigate to kali.org to download the ISO image of Kali Linux. Check and select the correct architecture, 32-bit or 64-bit. Each image provides the option to choose a graphical user interface (such as ...

There are a lot of practical reasons to set up an OS like Windows 10 in a VM rather than using it as a native installation. If you have to deal with files you can't trust, need to test multiple OS ...

Even if you’re a Windows fan, you’ve probably thought about trying OS X. Maybe you’d like to test drive OS X before switching to a Mac or building a Hackintosh, or maybe you just want to run that one ...

I need to virtualise an install of Snow Leopard on my Intel-based iMac in order to continue to use an accounting app that isn't being updated anymore. I've set up a fair number of VMs so have a good ...

Late on Friday, December 13, Valve released the first public version of SteamOS. As you would expect, SteamOS is currently very rough around the edges -- it is essentially just a version of Debian 7.1 ...

Want to test-drive the new OS with the least amount of hassle? Give it a sandbox to play in. Rick Broida is the author of numerous books and thousands of reviews, features and blog posts. He writes ...