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Another example is that some old hardwares' drivers can not be compatible with Windows 10 new system, also can use virtual machines of old systems in Windows 10 to load the drivers for old hardwares. Yes, anyway users can use virtual machines of VMware Player or Hyper-V to solve the issues that the latest drivers for old peripherals in Windows 10 would no longer have been provided by manufacturers, - these old peripherals should include printers, scanners, etc. Here is an example of the actual demand: Epson WF printer and copier works, but cannot access the scanner at all.

In fact it is very simple for installing a VMware Player virtual machine in Windows 10, now I will practice it in here. Click "Try for free". Double-click the downloaded file VMware-player Put the Windows XP installation disc into the optical disc drive my optical disc drive is F:. On the "Welcome to the New Virtual Machine Wizard" screen, under "Install from:", click or ensure that the default "Installer disc:" radio button is selected.

On the "Specify Disk Capacity" wizard, I type or select the Maximum disk size GB : "40", click and select "Store vitual disk as a single file" radio button. Ensure that the "Power on this virtual machine after creation" checkbox is selected. Then click [Finish] button. Now Windows XP installing process starts, then I could follow the instructions to continue. The detailed installing processes and steps are omitted Do "check for software updates", "download all components including VMware Tools", "install or reinstall VMware Tools".

The shared forlder s will be assigned default drive letter s such as Z: and so on mapped network drive s in virtual machine, also will be the window s swaping files, folders, and various data between the virtual machine guest and Windows 10 host.

For example, I use an old scanner to scan an image in the virtual machine of old system, then I can save this image to a shared forlder, then in Windows 10 I can go to the shared forlder to get it. For another example, in Windows 10 I can put old software's installation files or old hardwares' drivers into a shared forlder, then in the virtual machine I can get them from the shared forlder and then use them to install old softwares or old peripherals' drivers.

Because by default in Windows 10 the features of Hyper-V are turned off, so I need to run the following command in Command Prompt Adimin window to turn its features on:. I could check the installation of hyper-v: first type or paste "appwiz. I could type or paste "virtmgmt. And then click and select the "Store the virtual machine in a different location" checkbox, then click [Browse Then on the "Assign Memory" screen, type "" MB for the "Startup memory" value and ensure that the "Use Dynamic Memory for this machine" checkbox is selected.

Then on the "Configure Networking" screen, because I have not created any virtual switch, so in here the Connection setting still keep "Not Connected". Then on the "Connect Virtual Hard Disk" screen, ensure that the default "Create a virtual hard disk" radio button is selected and then type or select the settings as below: Name: "WinXPPro. Then the "Summary" screen reveals, view the virtual machine details in here and then click [Finish] button to complete the virtual machine creation.

Right-click it, and then in the shortcut menu click on "Start" item. This is like pressing the power button on a physical computer. The virtual machine boots into setup and I can walk through the installation just like I would on a physical computer. Was this discussion helpful? Yes No. Sorry this didn't help. Thanks for your feedback. Was this reply helpful? We can see from an examlpe on Hyper-V of this thread: use dism command, can easily turn on or turn off some Windows features.

And, we also can use it to add or remove some Windows provisioned universal app packages. Enables the Windows feature specified by the FeatureName: e. Disables the Windows feature specified by the FeatureName: e. Adds Windows provisioned universal apps: e. Removes Windows provisioned universal apps: e. I have the original Key and CD so that licensing is not an issue. It has a special "Film Adapter Unit" hardware and software to scan in 35 mm slides, which is very difficult to replace. Everything works flawlessly.

VMware Player is very easy to install and intuitive to use. So, this is the way to keep an old special peripheral device. Threats include any threat of suicide, violence, or harm to another. Any content of an adult theme or inappropriate to a community web site. Any image, link, or discussion of nudity. Any behavior that is insulting, rude, vulgar, desecrating, or showing disrespect.

In general, they can take the following 2 measures:. If you choose the first way, you need to create a Windows 10 VM from scratch. The brief process is as follows:. Please note that these virtual machines expire after 90 days. If you want to continue to try the Pro and higher editions, you should enter the product key.

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