Creating a Windows IoT Core Virtual Machine

Question

_{Friday, July 6, 2018 5:42 PM | 1 vote}

Hello,

I want to experiment with Windows IoT Core. To do this, I want to run Windows IoT Core in a virtual environment.  

Is there a way to run Windows IoT Core on a Virtual Machine in Hyper-V? If so, how? I've been unsuccessful in my attempts.

All replies (3)

_{Friday, July 6, 2018 7:14 PM | 1 vote}

hi

Windows 10 and Windows 10 IoT Enterprise is supported in virtual environments whereas Windows 10 IoT Core requires dedicated Hardware 

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Andre

_{Monday, July 9, 2018 9:09 AM}

Hi there,

officially this is not supported but there are some folks on the Internet who are getting this up and running.

https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/vstudio/en-US/d30188d8-15c9-4b92-b76f-1524391df455/iot-core-and-oracle-virtualbox?forum=WindowsIoT

best regards

Marcel

_{Saturday, July 14, 2018 9:59 PM | 2 votes}

Yes, IoT Core can run in a VM. Here is another solution:  http://annabooks.com/Articles/Articles_IoT10Core/Windows-10-IoT-Core-VM-Version-1.2.pdf . A custom IoT Core with the necessary drivers are needed for the VM to be useful for development. Also, it is not really practical since VMs don't support low-speed bus ports.

Sean Liming - Book Author: Starter Guide Windows 10 IoT Enterprise - www.annabooks.com / www.seanliming.com