
Accept VDI (VirtualBox Disk Image) as the hard drive file type. On the following screen choose to 'Create a virtual hard drive now' and click Create. (Choose 'Windows 10 (64bit)' if you have a 64-bit ISO).

In the Create Virtual Machine dialog box enter 'Windows 10' as the name of the operating system. Run the program and click 'New' in the Manager window. To set up Windows 10 in VirtualBox, download and install the software from here. Click Next and select 'ISO file.' Save the file to your hard drive. If it’s not the one currently selected, uncheck 'Use the recommended options for this PC' and select the correct version. Agree to the terms, then select the option to 'Create installation media.' Select the version of Windows 10 you require.

Download the Media Creation Tool and run it. To do the latter, you'll need to grab an ISO from here. The Windows 10 S installer will overwrite your existing version of Windows, which means it could screw things up for you, and obviously it won’t be able to run any non-Windows Store software.įor that reason, we’d recommend that you either do a clean Windows 10 install on a spare PC, or better yet set one up in a virtualized environment using VirtualBox. You'll also need to be running the Creators Update (1703), or later. It’s important to note that while you can install Windows 10 S on devices running other editions of Windows 10 it’s not recommended to do so on a Windows 10 Home device as you won't be able to activate it. Read the information to make sure you understand what you can and can’t do.

Although it’s for testing Windows 10 s on existing education devices, anyone can download the self-installer. While the OS is predominately to be found on new hardware like the Surface Laptop, Microsoft last week made it available for developers, and from today anyone can officially download and install it.
