Windows XP Mode AlternativesVirtualization Tools and other similar apps like Windows XP Mode

Windows XP Mode is described as 'And Windows Virtual PC, available ONLY on Windows 7 Professional and Windows 7 Ultimate, allow you to run multiple Windows environments, such as Windows XP Mode, from your Windows 7 desktop' and is a Virtualization tool in the network & admin category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Windows XP Mode for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Android, BSD and Oracle Solaris apps. The best Windows XP Mode alternative is VirtualBox, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Windows XP Mode are VMware Workstation Pro, KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine), VMware Workstation Player and Portable Virtualbox.

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  1. VirtualBox icon
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    Open source VirtualBox offers powerful x86/AMD64 virtualization available freely under GNU GPL v2. Runs on Windows, Linux, Mac, Solaris hosts. Supports a vast array of guest OS like Windows, Linux, Solaris. Portable, lightweight, ad-free, with dark mode.

    70 VirtualBox alternatives

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  2. VMware Workstation Pro Lets You Run Multiple Operating Systems as Virtual Machines (including Windows VMs) on a Single Windows or Linux PC. VMware Workstation Pro is the industry standard for running multiple operating systems as virtual machines (VMs) on a single Linux or...

    37 VMware Workstation Pro alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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  3. KVM (for Kernel-based Virtual Machine) is a full virtualization solution for Linux on x86 hardware containing virtualization extensions (Intel VT or AMD-V). It consists of a loadable kernel module, kvm.

    43 KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
    • Android
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  4. VMware Workstation Player builds on the industry leading foundation of Workstation Pro, and delivers a streamlined user interface for creating and running operating systems and applications in a virtual machine.

    41 VMware Workstation Player alternatives

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    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    • Discontinued

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  5. Portable-VirtualBox is a free and open source software tool that lets you run any operating system from a usb stick without separate installation. It unpacks and adjusts the paths and configuration of VirtualBox so it will run portably.

    40 Portable Virtualbox alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Discontinued

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    • Windows
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  6. MobaLiveCD icon
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    MobaLiveCD is a freeware that will run your Linux LiveCD on Windows thanks to the excellent emulator called "Qemu".

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
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  7. Bochs icon
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    Bochs is a highly portable open source IA-32 (x86) PC emulator written in C++, that runs on most popular platforms. It includes emulation of the Intel x86 CPU, common I/O devices, and a custom BIOS. Currently, Bochs can be compiled to emulate a 386, 486...

    42 Bochs alternatives

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    • Windows
    • Linux
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  8. QEMU Manager icon
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    Qemu Manager is an easy to use management tool for the open-source QEMU emulator. It has a wealth of features for creating, managing and running multiple virtual machines.

    50 QEMU Manager alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Discontinued

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    • Windows
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  9. OpenVZ icon
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    OpenVZ is container-based virtualization for Linux.

    OpenVZ creates multiple secure, isolated Linux containers (otherwise known as VEs or VPSs) on a single physical server enabling better server utilization and ensuring that applications do not conflict.

    Each container performs.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
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  10. The Virtual Environment for secured and comfortable Web Browsing: On the basis of a “Browser-in-the-Box” concept a virtual machine is provided with a reduced operating system and a web browser encapsulated therein.

    88 R&S Browser in the Box alternatives

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    • Paid
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    • Windows
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  11. FAUMachine icon
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    FAUmachine is a virtual machine, similar in many respects to VMWare[tm], QEMU or Virtual PC[tm]. What distinguishes FAUmachine from these other virtual machines, are the following features:

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Discontinued

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    • Linux
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  12. Zinstall XP7 icon
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    Zinstall XP7 migrates a complete Windows system, including files, settings and applications, to another PC, or to the same PC during in-place upgrades of the OS.

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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