Want to try Windows 11 risk-free? Use Hyper-V to create a virtual machine where you can test the new operating system without losing access to your "real" PC. I've got step-by-step instructions here.

You can safely test previews of Windows 11 using a virtual machine, and here's how on Windows 10.

Microsoft this week announced a public preview of the ability to use Azure Arc to manage Linux or Windows virtual machines (VMs) when using Azure Stack HCI.

You can install Windows 11 as a virtual machine using the free VMware Workstation Player or Oracle VM VirtualBox.