Virtualbox is a great app for using different operating systems on your PC, so here's how to get a fresh virtual machine set up and running.

Your real PC running VirtualBox is called the host; VirtualBox is technically the hypervisor; and any virtualized systems it runs on the host PC are called guests, and are your virtual machines (VM).

You can dual monitor with VirtualBox virtual machine or guest OS. To be able to use VirtualBox on Multiple Monitors with any virtual machine, you need to change the default settings.

Install VirtualBox and optionally the VirtualBox Extension Pack for additional features. Create a new virtual machine in VirtualBox, allocate resources, and install Linux using a downloaded ISO file.

Maintain security measures While using a virtual machine for your Web browsing and email can limit the damage from a successful attack, it’s not a cure-all for your security issues.

Jack Wallen walks you through the steps for enabling PXE boot for virtual machines in VirtualBox.

Jack Wallen shows you how an unattended installation of Linux with VirtualBox 7.0 can make your virtual machine deployment even easier.

Virtualbox is one of the more user-friendly tools when it comes to setting up virtual machines, but let's walk you through your first time.

VirtualBox includes advanced snapshot controls over its drive images. Open the “Machine Tools” menu, and choose “Snapshots.” This enables you to manage your VM images.