Virtual PC 4.0 supports Mac OS 8.6 on a PowerPC G3 processor or higher, but certain features require Mac OS 9. Virtual PC 3.0 supports Mac OS 8.0 and comes bundled with Windows 98 while supporting existing Windows 95 installations. Virtual PC 2.0 adds support for DirectX and UXGA resolutions as part of an emulated S3 Trio card. Additional operating systems can be purchased separately for use with Virtual PC, such as Windows NT, OS/2, and OPENSTEP. A later version was also bundled with PC-DOS. Virtual PC 1.0 supports PowerPC Macs running Mac OS 7.5.5 and comes pre-installed with a choice of either Windows 3.1 or Windows 95. History Under Connectix Connectix Virtual PC Ĭonnectix Virtual PC is a PC-compatible x86 emulator targeting the Intel Pentium, including emulated features such as MMX, FPU, MMU, and Protected Mode. It was installed as an optional update package found on Microsoft's website, unlike its predecessors which were installed via an installer. The core platform technology from Virtual PC was later used in the development of a cut-down version known as Windows Virtual PC, mainly intended for use with Windows 7's Windows XP Mode. The latest version of Virtual PC supports up to Windows 7, but can additionally run on 圆4 editions of Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 with an unofficial patch, and x86 editions of Windows 10 without a patch. The Mac version of Virtual PC is an x86 emulator compatible with PowerPC Macs, while the Windows version is a native x86 hypervisor utilizing dynamic recompilation and hardware-assisted virtualization. Originally developed by Connectix Corp as Connectix Virtual PC, it was acquired by Microsoft on 19 February 2003. Virtual PC is a PC-compatible virtualization platform by Microsoft.

Microsoft Virtual PC 2007 running Windows 7 build 7601.17514 (Starter SKU)

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