A free program that allows you to easily run up to several virtual computers on a single workstation. This is a very useful solution when the user wants to test different types of configuration or carry out an event scenario, the implementation of which in a conventional way could be difficult to implement for various reasons. Virtual PC also allows you to run and work under the control of different operating systems, which is an invaluable help in choosing the right working environment.

Since 2007, for the first time, a 64-bit version has been available next to the 32-bit version. It also fully supports hardware virtualization on some processors. In addition, a number of improvements have been added, such as support for Windows Vista (as host and guest) and mounting of DVD images.

Provides support for new virtual systems (Windows Vista in Business, Enterprise or Ultimate editions with SP1, Windows Server 2008 Standard and Windows XP Professional with SP3) and for new physical systems (Vista with SP1 and XP with SP3, unfortunately without support for Windows Server 2008). SP1 raises Virtual PC version number to level 6.0.192.0 and add-on version number to 13.820. Attention!

* Windows Vista is supported in Business, Enterprise or Ultimate editions and Windows XP in Professional editions. The 64-bit version can be downloaded directly from Microsoft's website. It is recommended to use Virtual PC on machines with a lot of free resources, because the emulated system uses RAM, processor and disk space of the mother machine.