Microsoft Updates Development Virtual Machines for Windows 10 Version 1607

Microsoft has updated their developer virtual machines download packages to include the official Windows 10 Anniversary Update that was released last week.

Richard Hay, Senior Content Producer

August 11, 2016

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Microsoft Updates Development Virtual Machines for Windows 10 Version 1607

Microsoft provides developers downloadable virtual machine packages that contain all of the software development tools and a trial copy of the operating system so they can get into Windows development without having to initially dedicated a physical machine to the process.

When there are updates to some of the tools, or in this case the operating system, Microsoft refreshes the package of virtual machines so that developers can update their virtual development software stack.

Since Microsoft officially released the Windows 10 Anniversary Update last week that means an update to the virtual machine collection is also necessary.

Those updated downloads are now available from the Windows Dev Center and contain this list of software:

  • Windows 10 Enterprise Eval Version 1607 (Build 14393)

  • Visual Studio 2015 Community Update 3 (Build 14.0.25425.01)

  • Windows developer SDK and tools (Build 14393)

  • Microsoft Azure SDK for .NET (Build 2.9.1)

  • Windows Bridge for iOS (Build 00.1.160728)

  • Windows UWP samples (Build 3.0.0)

  • Windows Bridge for iOS samples

  • Bash on Ubuntu on Windows

Compared to the last update in early June, this download no longer contains the two IoT packages and has added the Bash on Ubuntu on Windows software.

The packages are available for four different virtual machine environments:

  • VMWare - 20.5GB

  • Hyper-V - 18.8GB

  • VirtualBox - 19.2GB

  • Parallels - 18.9GB

These virtual machines and the included software will expire on 31 October 2016.

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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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