Get a Windows 11 development environment

Start building Windows applications quickly by using a virtual machine with the latest versions of Windows, the developer tools, SDKs, and samples ready to go.

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We currently package our virtual machines for four different virtualization software options: VMWare, Hyper-V (Gen2), VirtualBox, and Parallels. These virtual machines contain an evaluation version of Windows that expires on the date posted. If the evaluation period expires, the desktop background will turn black, you will see a persistent desktop notification indicating that the system is not genuine, and the PC will shut down every hour.

Expiration date: August 9, 2023

The evaluation virtual machine includes:

  • Windows 11 Enterprise (Evaluation)
  • Visual Studio 2022 Community Edition with UWP, .NET Desktop, Azure, and Windows App SDK for C# workloads enabled
  • Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 enabled with Ubuntu installed
  • Windows Terminal installed
  • Developer mode enabled

File hashes

Name Length (bytes) File Hash - SHA256
WinDev2305Eval.HyperV.zip 23046808801 0BFA6ABA9239EB7C26AAE74AC708F86A8ED152A0877FF145977618B4348090CD
WinDev2305Eval.Parallels.zip 20888792244 7E56D7A0DFB2CAD0AC19B959041131D1D9C4CA14D50CB1C16580DD3A5A490E5D
WinDev2305Eval.VirtualBox.zip 22290799347 D087FEBCFF8EE1E4A16ECD64B50AE019AEECECAD1C6E9C9E19014B1C99EEA870
WinDev2305Eval.VMWare.zip 24040674389 0345390C06A124170469AE8D52A3B37D1FC5E229F3CBB2E443C74B2003F1338F

Note

By using the virtual machines, you are accepting the EULAs for all the installed products listed above

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