# How to Install Windows 11 in a Virtual Machine

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**Author:** Ayushi Chauhan
**Published:** 2022-10-19
**Updated:** 2022-10-19
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## How to Install Windows 11 in a Virtual Machine - Guide

If you want to try Windows 11 on your PC, but don't want to risk replacing a stable version of Windows 10 with a new operating system that you might not like, you can use a virtual machine.  Virtual machines allow you to simulate a PC, but run it in a window on top of your main operating system.

Below we will explain how to install Windows 11 on a virtual machine, step by step.  There are several different VM applications available and we'll show you below how to install it on VMWare Workstation Player, a free application.  However, unlike the $99 VMWare Workstation Pro, the Player does not support TPM, a requirement for Windows 11. Oracle VirtualBox, another free option, will add TPM support, but it doesn't now.

While earlier builds of Windows 11 allow you to not have TPM support on your VPN, newer versions do not.  So you need to follow our guide about how to use the third method in our how to get a Windows 11 ISO tutorial, which allows you to create an ISO that ignores the TPM requirements.

Your host computer must also have at least 8GB of RAM and a quad-core CPU, because the VM will need to use at least two cores and 4GB of RAM.

## How to    Install Windows 11 on the virtual machine

Download and install VMware Workstation Player.  It is a free download for non-commercial use.

Create a Windows 11 ISO file if you don't already have one.  As VMWare Workstation Player does not currently support TPM, you will need to use Aveyo's Univeral MediaCreationTool to create your ISO, as it automatically disables TPM detection.  See the third method in our article on how to get a Windows 11 ISO file for more details.

Select New Virtual Machine from the Player->File menu in VMWare Workstation Player.

Select the location of your Windows 11 ISO file when prompted and click Next.

Select Microsoft Windows as the guest OS and Windows 11 or Windows 10 as the version number (your version of VMWare Player might not have Windows 11 as an option like ours didn't, but choosing 10 here is fine).  Then click Next.

Name your virtual machine whatever you like and click Next.

Set the maximum disk size to at least 64GB and choose “Store virtual disk in a file”.  Then click Next.

Click Customize Hardware.

Increase RAM to at least 4GB (4096MB), preferably 8GB.  Click Close.

Click Finish and make sure “Turn on this virtual machine…” is checked.

Press a key to boot from the ISO, which the VM thinks is a DVD.  If you're not fast enough, you can select Power->Restart from the Player menu.

Follow the instructions to install Windows 11. If you don't have a product key, you can click “I don't have a product key” and the operating system will still install (although it's not officially activated).

Select the desired version of Windows 11 if prompted.

Select Custom Install when prompted to choose between Custom and Update, then select your disk.

You will have to wait a few minutes for the installation to complete, of course.  Also, be sure to use a Microsoft account when prompted.

Click Install Tools and then install the VMWare graphics driver from the virtual optical drive.

Reboot if prompted.  The Windows 11 operating system will now adjust its resolution to match the size of the VMWare Workstation Player window.

Note that if you want to keep getting new builds, you should probably subscribe up for the Windows Insider program.

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