Articles Tagged “Virtualization”
3 articles tagged “Virtualization”, newest first.
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The Depths of Windows Virtualization (Part 3) — Virtual Machines That Boot in Seconds: Why WSL2, Windows Sandbox, and Containers Are So Light
Why do WSL2 and Windows Sandbox start in seconds and feel so light? This article explains the mechanisms, from dynamic base images and direct map through dyn...
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The Depths of Windows Virtualization (Part 2) — Memory Even the Kernel Cannot See: How VBS, HVCI, and Credential Guard Work
On a clean install to compatible hardware, VBS is enabled by default and uses the hypervisor and SLAT to create isolation stronger than the kernel. This arti...
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The Depths of Windows Virtualization (Part 1) — Where Is Your Windows Actually Running? The Hypervisor and Partitions
When you enable Hyper-V, the host Windows itself runs on top of the hypervisor as the root partition. This article explains the foundations of virtualization...