If you have CMS enabled in the bios and the virtual machine does not boot (asks for a ISO/DVD), switch off the "EFI" option under Settings - System - Enable EFI (special OSes only). It is enabled in the above video at 5:42. (CSM, also known as Compatibility Support Module, is a component of the UEFI firmware, which provides legacy BIOS compatibility by emulating a BIOS environment)
Great explanatory video but, why would I need to choose any kind of operating system when creating the virtual environment, although I have an image of the c drive as well where the operating system was installed already. Wouldn't it need to just restore the OS from the drive as well??? I understand that the programs and settings getting transferred over 1:1 but why not the operating system as well?
When creating your VM you aren’t really selecting an OS, you are more are less just selecting a label. If you chose Linux but installed Windows nothing would change, your VM will still work.
It will clone the licence though how long it stays activated is another concern (depending if you had a hardware id activation or KMS activation, which KMS would be fine).
If you have CMS enabled in the bios and the virtual machine does not boot (asks for a ISO/DVD), switch off the "EFI" option under Settings - System - Enable EFI (special OSes only). It is enabled in the above video at 5:42.
(CSM, also known as Compatibility Support Module, is a component of the UEFI firmware, which provides legacy BIOS compatibility by emulating a BIOS environment)
I cant seem to run it on mine as well, still looking for ISO. T_T
Thank you!!
I actually had to switch It On, in order to work, but thanks for the tip
i had to switch it on to make the vm work
Perfect tutorial
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Thanks! This is a good tutorial to use virtual hard drives.
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Great explanatory video but, why would I need to choose any kind of operating system when creating the virtual environment, although I have an image of the c drive as well where the operating system was installed already. Wouldn't it need to just restore the OS from the drive as well??? I understand that the programs and settings getting transferred over 1:1 but why not the operating system as well?
When creating your VM you aren’t really selecting an OS, you are more are less just selecting a label. If you chose Linux but installed Windows nothing would change, your VM will still work.
@@TheHowToGuy123 thx for clarifying
Is there any similar tool for linux as well??
Will there be Windows license issues since you are running two instances of Windows of the same key?
Potentially yes since this isn't running on the same actual machine, but this is unrelated to the disk image itself.
Great, but, does it work with a Linux partition?
Great video. Very useful.
Great video - Thank You. Worked like a charme - with Your help i was able to virtualize a active Win11 system to VirtualBox.
During the first boot up, Virtualbox is looking for a iso. How do you redirect it to the VHD file?
For ISO you can skip it or select none. if your system isn't booting either the drive is not attached to the VM or it is not bootable.
Great video :)
And how about the license of Windows, is that cloning to or not...?
It will clone the licence though how long it stays activated is another concern (depending if you had a hardware id activation or KMS activation, which KMS would be fine).
is there a VHD2disk equivalent?
The closest I know of is WinToUSB, although I haven't tested this.
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