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We currently package our virtual machines for four different virtualization software options: VMWare, Hyper-V (Gen2), VirtualBox, and Parallels.These virtual machines contain an evaluation version of Windows that expires on the date posted. If the evaluation period expires, the desktop background will turn black, you will see a persistent desktop notification indicating that the system is not genuine, and the PC will shut down every hour.

There is no password set up for the user account. However, some software, especially those used to connect remotely to the VM, may require a password. In those cases, you will need to set up a password for the user account first before using that software.

Unfortunately, we don't have an ARM version available at the moment. We understand that this may be disappointing news, but we don't have any short term plans to create these. However, we're always open to feedback and suggestions from our users and will take them into consideration when planning future updates.

Yes, we have noticed that there are some rendering quirks when using VirtualBox to run these developer images. The Start menu may also look different than expected. We are currently investigating this behavior. In the meantime, we appreciate your patience and understanding.

Note: Unless you're running a volume-licensed version of Windows, you need a separate license for Windows running inside a virtual machine. The virtual machine's operating system is independent of the host operating system.

I'm trying to use Dropbox in a "Windows 11 Pro" virtual machine (under Parallels) on Macbook M1 (Apple silicon). When I attempt to install, I get an error message "Couldn't start Dropbox. Your device is not compatible with this version of the Dropbox app." It states that I could use Windows 11 in S mode, but I can't be restricted to S mode.

I installed Dropbox a month ago on the Mac (Ventura) side, and it installed (although it's awkward). I write some of my own apps (C# .Net) and need to have stable locations for many Dropbox files. I just installed the newest version of MacOS Dropbox but it conceals the drive locations of files in a way that wrecks the programmatic access from the Windows side. I therefore uninstalled Dropbox from the Mac side am now trying to install it on the Windows side.

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Welcome to the forum. I wish I could tell you of some profound insight or clever work-around. Right now I just use USB drives to update the Mac virtual Windows machine. It's clumsy but it does work. I continue to look for something better, but that's it for now.

Simple solution is to install Dropbox on your Mac and then make a mapped drive using Parallels so that it maps your Dropbox in Windows 11. Then you get to use the M1/M2 native app for Mac to work on your PC.

For Mac in Parallels, if you turn on file sharing between Mac and Parallels, you can send files to each other using UNC paths. You can set mapped drives and then use them like you would anything else. On mine, the Mac is referenced like \\Mac\ in Windows. If your Dropbox is at \\Mac\username\Dropbox, then that's your Dropbox. Keep in mind that online files will show up as 0 bytes and if you access them, it doesn't seem to download the files when you do... so that's something to be aware of.

Hello, I have set up a virtual machine using the Windows 10 trial VM for Hyper-V ( -us/microsoft-edge/tools/vms/, preview 15.15). I would like to use Powershell Direct to run Powershell scripts on my VM. I believe I've successfully enabled PSRemoting. I enter the command "Enter-PSSession -VMName $VMname" on my host. I am then asked to enter the credentials of the guest machine. I tried searching in the installation instructions and learned that one can sign in as IEUser/Passw0rd! by default. However this doesn't seem to be a valid credential. I can't tell if there is a default credential, a credential is stored somewhere on the computer, or I need to make a credential. I would greatly appreciate your advice on the matter.

I would just like to hear from people who have done this and learn from their experiences. Are there any pitfalls, features that don't work, performance problems, setup difficulties, whatever. Also, do you prefer VMware or Parallels.

One other thing: I would like to create at least four virtual machines (Windows with Labview development, Windows without LV to test the applications in a non-labview environment, and similar for MacOS}. Is this a reasonable thing to do?

I have not used either VMware or Parallels, just Bootcamp. Will you be using any hardware, such as DAQ devices? Some hardware drivers do not seem to work well through virtualization. For hardware intensive systems Bootcamp may be the best choice.

Today I received my copy of Labview 2011 for Windows and installed it on the Windows 7 virtual machine. All of this went without a hitch. Tomorrow I will begin moving five years of Labview 7 applications over to the new machine.

I have just one disappointment. It was my intention to create two windows virtual machines, one of which would be my development machine with the Labview development system installed and the other my test machine without the labview system. Unfortunately, Windows will not let me do that; I would have to buy two windows licenses and at $200 a pop that begins to run into money. Not to let Apple off the hook; they do not let you run two copies of Lion on the same machine even if you were to buy two copies. If anyone has a workaround, let me know.

Need windows for some device interaction where software isn't available in *nix/Mac (Radio programmers, power commander, multisim, some GPS tools, etc) so nearly everything I do with the VM's requires some additional hardware.

Overall things have worked well. There's some oddball things that happen sometimes (I haven't been able to repeatably get the devices to fail) but I'm 99% certain it's because i'm in a VM and the vm-to-hypervisor-to-host channel is wonky somewhere along the lines. Programs my radios, talks to my GPS, so overall I'm happy with the setup. Certainly easier than lugging around another machine. TuneECU has been known to brick ECUs when run in a VM... if the cost of replacement hardware in the event that something goes horribly wrong is overly expensive I'd look into a cheap dedicated 'doze box. Something to keep in mind.

Another possibility for something like that is to use a dedicated windows box and just remote into it from the Mac. LogMeIn and VNC are cross-platform and both work well. You can get a used/refurb'd laptop for cheap online.

This is an old thread and i'm not sure what you and the others have resolved in the meantime, but I have been using a MacBook Pro single core i5, with 4G RAM. Running Parallels with Win7 really chews up the RAM. In speaking with a bloke at the Apple store he says they recommend at least 8G when using Parallels - 4G for the VM and 4G for the host. I was told that this would drammatically improve performance (the Activity Monitor showed about 190 MB of available RAM when the Win8 machine was open - i have both Win7 and Win8).

I am yet to run LabVIEW and test my hardware interaction but I have a good feeling about my success. Unfortunately, I know what software does for good feelings and am interesting to receive any further updates you - and the other people - can offer in your intended approach.

As indicated above I have been running a windows virtual machine using VMware on a 17 inch macbook pro for quite a while now. I have not experienced significant problems. Labview and labview generated apps work fine in the virtual environment.

But would I do it again? I think not. The economics don't work. You can buy a quite capable Windows laptop for less than $500. The virtual machine alternative costs $200 for a copy of Windows, $80 for virtualization software (Parallels or VMware) plus extra memory on the Mac (I have 8 gb) plus a more powerful machine, etc. I ended up paying over $3,000 for the Mac hardware and extra software. The alternative would have been $1,500 for a 15 inch Mac plus $500 for a Windows laptop.

It is nice having all my files (Mac and Windows) on the same machine but I could have easily networked the Mac and Windows and had effectively the same result. Expected benefits, such as a single backup disk for both operating systems didn't work out. Apple's time machine software views the entire Windows environment as a single lump, so I am still stuck with two backup drives.

If you're using Win7 pro you can install a virtual XP in that with the same license. Ofcourse it's dual virtual machine if win7 already runs in VMWare, but you can e.g. have LV7-8 on XP and 2009+ on win7.

Hello Power BI Community, I love Power BI. I love it so much that I made a massive model that bogs down my desktop when I attempt to refresh my data model. Basically, I connect to data saved on my laptop and then refresh the model and it takes forever, using up all my CPU and RAM. My IT department is not helpful at all. Power BI is not the supported BI tool, so I'm on an island.

I've been playing around with Azure and have been able to upload files to Blob storage and then connect to them via Power BI desktop. Connecting is a breeze but I am left with the issue of refreshing my data model using my laptop's resources. Is it possible to set up an Azure Virtual Machine with more computing power to handle the refresh load?