Hard disk: new, VHD, Dynamically allocated, 64GB min (I used 128GB).

The first one by Simon Coter on the official Oracle blog site at and additional information found at. I compiled the information from two posts.

The bypass requires stoping the installation process at the beginning and tweaking some keys in the registry. So Microsoft leaked a semi-official bypass mechanism to enable the installation of Windows 11 in environments that do not support the strict requirements. Many use VirtualBox as a virtualizer, and that might delay the adoption rate.

That is true, especially for IT managers that will make the final decision in large organizations. Microsoft knows very well that many users want to check the new beast virtually before deciding to install it. – The Home edition requires a Microsoft account.Ĭurrently, VirtualBox does not have TPM support which drives some issues with the secure boot requirement. – High definition 720p 8-bit color display 9 inches. – DirectX 12 Graphics card with WDDM 2.0 driver. – UEFI firmware with Secure Boot capabilities. Let’s analyze the minimum requirements step by step: The shortcut link redirects you to the System requirements page at. When you try to install Windows 11 on VirtualBox as is, after hitting the install button, you will eventually get a polite message saying: “This PC can’t run Windows 11” with a non-copyable link to. Microsoft has some new strict System requirements, driven mainly by the changes in the security landscape and the new emerging security threats and attack vectors.

Installing Windows 11 on VirtualBox is not a straightforward process as you might expect. If you need more than 90 days, buy a license or, in case of emergency, look at the Microsoft official documentation for the slmgr.vbs utility at. The link to the evaluation center is: and the link to Windows 11 is. In the case of windows, you get a fully functional Windows 11 enterprise for 90 days which is more than enough for evaluation and testing. Luckily Microsoft gives you free access for evaluation purposes to many of its products for a limited amount of time. You would not like to use a valid license just for evaluation and testings. The first question is how to get the ISO of Windows 11.

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