Install Windows 11 safely in a virtual machine with this step-by-step guide from ExtremeTech—ideal for testing software or managing files securely.

If you can't run Windows 11 on your PC, then you might want to try it on a virtual machine. Here's how to install Windows 11 on a VM.

When enabled, it will boot into the Windows Recovery Environment and launch the Quick Machine Recovery Tool if Windows 11 fails to start due to a new driver or configuration change.