Windows 11 - Installing as a Virtual Machine
In this book I use a Windows 11 system as a target for multiple chapters. You will need to install a licensed copy of Windows in VMWare Player. If you do not have a licensed copy of Windows 11, you could download a time bombed Enterprise Trial version from Microsoft.
A trial Windows 11 Enterprise VMWare image is located at:
Just download the VMWare version, and then add it to VMWare Player. I recommend using at least 6 GB of RAM for the virtual machine. If you use too little the VM will be sluggish, but too much could affect the performance of the host. Also, set the network adapter to bridged (or whatever is best for your environment).
➢ If you have the processing power, setting the processors to “2” will also help
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