
You can now download an ISO of the installation disk directly from Microsoft. If you have Before you do anything else, make sure your Mac is updated to the latest version of OS X your computer supports, and verify it has 8GB or more of RAM. You should download the ARM Preview version, and probably not continue with this tutorial as it’s written for Windows 10 for Intel chips using VirtualBox.
Note, if you have an M1 Mac, you need a special version of Windows that runs on ARM processors! Here’s a link to a tutorial for how install Windows 10 using Parallels on a M1 Mac. This tutorial was written for VirtualBox, since it’s free and you don’t have to reboot your computer to access Windows (this is why I don’t recommend Bootcamp, since you lose access to your Mac files and software).
Windows guest: Open cmd.If you’re a Mac user, there’s no need to sell your Mac and get a Windows computer. You can use VirtualBox, Parallels or VMWare (links lead to academic versions) to run Windows on your Mac. Optionally select the 'Make permanent' option. Windows guest: Choose the 'Add' button. Windows guest: Select Devices -> Shared Folders. Windows guest: Boot the Guest operating system in VirtualBox. Ubuntu host: mkdir /home/yourusername/share. Reference: Note: I did not need to do the mount step. You need Guest Additions to be installed. Find the "Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection" section. Run Flask dev server as normal on 127.0.0.1:5000. Right click on the C: partition in Disk 0 -> "Extend Volume."Īccess a Flask dev server running on the Ubuntu host from the Windows guest ¶.
$ VBoxManage modifyhd Windows_7_1GB.vdi -resize 20480
resize the disk image file From the docs This command "currently works only for VDI and VHD formats, and only for the dynamically allocated variants, and can only be used to expand (not shrink) the capacity". Disk 1) and click "New Simple Volume.", run the wizard Open Computer Management by clicking the Start button Picture of the Start button, clicking Control Panel, clicking System and Security, clicking Administrative Tools, and then double-clicking Computer Management. Administrator permission required If you're prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation. Storage -> SATA Controller -> Add Hard Disk. In the Oracle VM VirtualBox Manager, click "Settings". click "Run VBoxWindowsAdditions.exe", click on stuff to install the stuff. click "Devices" -> "Install Guest Additions.". Info: Install instructions: Install Guest Addtions to allow sharing between guest/host, better screen resolution Windows 7 Professional 32-bit took 7.3GB after installing. I chose 1GB ram and 30GB hdd for the guest to run MS SQL Server Management Studio.