Two window setups operating at the same time
Two window setups operating at the same time
I searched for relevant information but didn’t find suitable results. You’re curious about running two Windows installations simultaneously—either by choosing one at startup or by enabling both to run concurrently. I understand you’re aiming for a setup similar to a virtual machine where both OSs are active on the same device. Let me know if you’d like guidance on possible methods or tools.
With Unraid you can run several Windows setups simultaneously. This means you need matching hardware for each instance, like a mouse, keyboard, monitor, and GPU. Some older videos discussed this idea—two gamers on one PC and seven gamers using one PC.
Impossible. CPU runs as supervisor (administrator) the first software loaded by BIOS. Usually it's an Operating System (OS). Technically you have a bootloader opening many containers, but let's simplify—OS is packaged together. This OS requires full CPU privileges to function properly. Assuming no security on the CPU and everyone runs as admin, another challenge arises: conflicts between two OS trying to communicate. In short, you need a VM environment. Solutions may include VMWave vSphere, Citrix XenServer, Hyper-V, or others depending on your needs.
Thanks for the updates! I learned about Oracle VirtualBox and successfully created it.