Windows in Windows - VM for internet sandboxing?

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ladymuck replied

26 August 2025, 21:24
Yep, you'll need a separate license for the windows install in the VM. Hyper-V is simple enough to set up and use, it came with Win10 too.

My only issue with it was that I couldn't properly get things like webcams and microphones to work for those pesky Teams meetings. In the end I just bought a cheap Dell Latitude and just use that for client work, doing a reset between clients. I had marginally more success with VMWare but it was still flaky.
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hobnob replied

26 August 2025, 19:02
Windows 11 comes with the Hyper-V hypervisor and management tools (i.e. it's an optional feature that you can enable). However, you'll need a second licence for the VM, unless you want to keep deleting and re-creating it each time the evaluation period runs out.
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d000hg started a topic Windows in Windows - VM for internet sandboxing?

26 August 2025, 15:34
Windows in Windows - VM for internet sandboxing?

My client requires remote access through a specific (Windows only) VPN solution, so in recent years I run a Windows VM on my desktop Mac, using Parallels. It means I connect to the VPN from Windows in the VM, isolating access to their VPN from my local machine, browser, etc.

I'm looking to get a new laptop and want to do the same basic thing, but I am wondering about a Windows laptop rather than MacBook, and not sure the best approach. Not even sure how Windows licensing works in this situation.

What is a good way to go, or what should I go read up on?
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