Microsoft Updates Windows Developer Eval Virtual Machines

If you want to try out Microsoft's suite of Windows developer tools once easy way to do that is through a virtual environment.

Richard Hay, Senior Content Producer

March 10, 2016

2 Min Read
Microsoft Updates Windows Developer Eval Virtual Machines

If you have never developed for Windows before, or maybe it has been a while, and want to try it out the tools you have one main option and that is to setup a machine and install the Microsoft development environment.

That can be quite a task if you are just wanting to check things out initially and then decide whether or not to jump in with both feet.

Well the folks at Microsoft understand this and so they make a collection of virtual machines available for download so that you can run these tools in a virtual environment on a Mac or PC.

These virtual machines are 60 day evaluation versions of Windows and the related tools and are regularly updated whenever the Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) has a new build released.

You will also find these virtual machines available for most popular platforms such as VMWare, Hyper-V, VirtualBox and Parallels.

This week Microsoft has released the latest updated versions of these evaluations virtual machines which contain:

You can read more about the Windows 10 development environment and find additional documentation and tools at the Windows Dev Center.

But, wait...there's probably more so be sure to follow me on Twitter and Google+.

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About the Author

Richard Hay

Senior Content Producer, IT Pro Today (Informa Tech)

I served for 29 plus years in the U.S. Navy and retired as a Master Chief Petty Officer in November 2011. My work background in the Navy was telecommunications related so my hobby of computers fit well with what I did for the Navy. I consider myself a tech geek and enjoy most things in that arena.

My first website – AnotherWin95.com – came online in 1995. Back then I used GeoCities Web Hosting for it and WindowsObserver.com is the result of the work I have done on that site since 1995.

In January 2010 my community contributions were recognized by Microsoft when I received my first Most Valuable Professional (MVP) Award for the Windows Operating System. Since then I have been renewed as a Microsoft MVP each subsequent year since that initial award. I am also a member of the inaugural group of Windows Insider MVPs which began in 2016.

I previously hosted the Observed Tech PODCAST for 10 years and 317 episodes and now host a new podcast called Faith, Tech, and Space. 

I began contributing to Penton Technology websites in January 2015 and in April 2017 I was hired as the Senior Content Producer for Penton Technology which is now Informa Tech. In that role, I contribute to ITPro Today and cover operating systems, enterprise technology, and productivity.

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