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* The virtualized OS is installed and run in a window under another OS.
* Special software is used to manage the entire process, referred to as the '''hypervisor'''.
* '''Advantages''' of Virtualization:<ol><li>You can run VM from an '''ISO image file ''' or saved a '''VM file'''.</li><li>One or more virtual machines can be run at the <u>same </u> time.</li><li>The '''guest ''' OS '''shares hardware''' with the '''host ''' OS and possibly other virtualized systems.</li><li>The '''guest ''' systems have '''network access ''' through the host.</li></ol>* '''Installation Tips:'''<ol><li>Virtualization requires a '''compatible processor''': not all processors support that feature.</li><li>Your '''BIOS ''' should be set to '''<u>enable</u> Virtualization'''.</li></ol>
