Because of this, developers are quickly optimizing their old and new software for Windows 11, a task Microsoft’s now available virtual machines aim to simplify. Microsoft has quietly released new Windows 11 Enterprise virtual machines to help developers build applications and services for the company’s new operating system (OS).
The download recently appeared on a webpage that originally hosted Windows 10 development environments. Interestingly, the page title remains unchanged even though Windows 10 virtual machines are no longer available.
The new virtual machines are available for VMware, Hyper-V, VirtualBox, and Parallels hypervisors and contain everything a developer might need to build a Windows 11 application, from coding environments, and samples to SDKs.
Windows 11 VMs for devs
Although Microsoft has not made any official announcements regarding the new Windows 11 virtual machines, information is available on the support page.
Virtual machines apparently include Windows 11 Enterprise Edition, Windows 10 SDK, Visual Studio, Visual Studio Code, Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL), and Windows Terminal. Developer mode is also enabled by default, so developers can install unsigned apps for testing.
The main caveat is that Windows 11 virtual machines will expire on January 9, 2022, so developers can only play a few weeks before the holidays. An updated set of virtual machines will likely come online after this date. Microsoft to clarify why the launch of the new virtual machines was not further announced and what was the reason for the delay.
While only a minority of PC owners are currently using Windows 11, the operating system will inevitably become the platform of choice for businesses (and many home users) once the bugs are fixed and businesses have access to it. a chance to get compatible devices.
