NOTE: VMware Fusion is available to MIS students and faculty free of charge. Our instructions use Oracle VirtualBox because it is popular, free and the UITS 24/7 IT Support Center is familiar with its operation, which may be helpful in case you need assistance. NOTE: If you already have or use a virtualization software, like Parallels or VMware Fusion, and you're knowledgeable of its functionality, you may be able to skip this phase of the instructions and proceed to phase 3, adapting those instructions for the software that you're already familiar with. We'll use the download and the Product Key in Phase 3. You will be shown a link for Windows 10 Education (among other options).

In the Search box, type in Windows 10 and hit Enter.

Follow steps 1-5 from our How to Log On to Azure Dev Tools for Teaching article to log in and reach the Azure Dev Tools for Teaching Education portal.

To download Windows 10 from Microsoft's Azure Dev Tools for Teaching website: Phase 1: Get Windows from Azure Dev Tools for Teaching If you run into technical issues or need further assistance, please refer to the Technical Support section below.

Please allow enough time to troubleshoot any issues that you may encounter. Factors such as free disk space and computer account privileges can potentially result in this process taking additional time. There are many factors which can influence the amount of time required to install a virtual machine. Technical issues and resource limitations can prevent this process from being successful. This will patch Windows 10 and other Microsoft software, like Office 365, to ensure everything is up to date.Īdding a virtual machine to a computer is a complex, intensive process. Office 365 includes applications like Access, Excel and Word.

Install Office 365 on the Windows 10 VM.

Create a new Windows 10 VM using VirtualBox.

The VirtualBox software that allows for the creation of a virtual machine (VM) on a mac.

Download Windows 10 from the Microsoft Azure Dev Tools for Teaching site.

The following guide describes the steps you might use to create a Windows 10 virtual machine on your Mac computer. If you have an M1 Mac, you will not be able to install or run Windows virtual machines on your Mac using the guide below.

Important note: Apple Macs with M1 ARM-based processors do not support standard Intel-based x86/圆4 Windows installations.

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