In Windows Virtual PC can only 16 - and 32 -bit operating systems are running. Virtual PC for OS / 2, which is based on the version of Windows was not continued after the takeover by Microsoft. In Windows 8 Virtual PC is no longer executable: it was replaced by its successor Hyper-V.
In Windows 7, the technique is also an optional part of the operating system. The running as a virtual machine Windows version was released later for free from Microsoft, as well as already begun by Connectix Virtual Server variant was made server for Windows is available from Microsoft free.
Originally Connectix Virtual PC for Mac for PowerPC -based Mac OS systems as an emulator for the operation of Windows has been developed.Īfter the takeover by Microsoft, the emulator was also part of the product Microsoft Office Professional for Mac, but was not continued after the conversion of the Apple Macintosh line to Intel processors in 2006. Windows Virtual PC, former Microsoft Virtual PC, is a software for virtual machines for various x86-based guest operating systems.
