If you are already running Windows 10/11 with an existing Pro,
Enterprise, or Education licence (but not a Home licence) then Windows
Sandbox is an easy way to create a (temporary) Virtual Machine, and it
only requires 4GB RAM and 1GB free disc space. You don't need a
separate licence.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security/application-security/application-isolation/windows-sandbox/windows-sandbox-overview
https://www.howtogeek.com/399290/how-to-use-windows-10s-new-sandbox-to-safely-test-apps/
https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/windows-11/how-to-use-windows-sandbox-on-windows-11
Fire up a Sandbox, download and install the latest GnuCash binary, and
away you go in a pristine Windows environment that is safely isolated
from the rest of your computer.
Otherwise, as Stan mentioned, Oracle's free VirtualBox runs on Windows,
but you will need to install a version of Windows in the Virtual Machine
that you create.
https://www.virtualbox.org/
Geoff
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On 29/12/2023 12:09 pm, Adrien Monteleone wrote:
I'm fairly certain you can create a VM of a running instance of Win10
though I can't speak to how that works for licensing.
MS does allow some testing VMs, so perhaps investigate that first and
how to set it up to their liking.
Another option might be a container like Docker, though I'm not
personally familiar with it running GnuCash.
Alternatively, though this won't allow testing on Windows, you could
test releases either with a Linux VM or with WSL. (Windows Subsystem for
Linux) Of course, such testing wouldn't expose a Windows specific bug.
On that note, some folks have attempted WSL and GnuCash and the Wiki
could use some sprucing up if anyone was interested in that avenue.
Regards,
Adrien
On 12/28/23 12:29 PM, R Losey wrote:
I used to run VirtualBox on my iMac (and ran Windows 7). I was just
concerned about the running VirtualBox on Windows 10 and emulating
Windows
10... I'm not sure I have another copy of Windows 10 to run, nor am I
sure
that I have enough memory (computer RAM or graphics card RAM) to properly
support a Win10 VM.
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