Get a Windows 11 development environment
Start building Windows applications quickly by using a virtual machine with the latest versions (build number 22621.2715) of Windows 11 Enterprise, the developer tools, SDKs, and samples ready to go.
Download a virtual machine
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.
VMWare
Hyper-V (Gen2)
VirtualBox
Parallels
Expiration date: February 13, 2024
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 |
|---|
| WinDev2311Eval.HyperV.zip | 22397619833 | 22EA6F97427F1D8F29767183B116C53C928B51F944573F426CA259EC2E8AF939 |
| WinDev2311Eval.Parallels.zip | 21758729603 | 226A3F5AC94885DDBEE7FAC53125CB15ED9285B811E81A4C14578B9B28588F78 |
| WinDev2311Eval.VirtualBox.zip | 22773847997 | E8D1FC6C26F56272B5D3DCDB864E8BD9C6DC2BC3647723FAB64BE65179297A49 |
| WinDev2311Eval.VMWare.zip | 23599417406 | 91263BE91CF755AAD53FD45E4B875B65DD70977CB45D05746AB17B45A08BB551 |
Note
By using the virtual machines, you are accepting the EULAs for all the installed products listed above
