In QA environment, we are trying to perform automated testing. This web application will be hosted on Ubuntu server. For assistance taking and using snapshots, check out this guide.īe sure to check out our other Ubuntu related tutorials.We are trying to setup an automation testing environment for a web application. This will save you from having to re-download and install the large file to use IE in Ubuntu. They recommend that you take a snapshot when you first install the virtual machine which you can roll back to later. Keep in mind these free virtual machines provided by Microsoft expire after 90 days.Windows 10 will now start up and you can access both Internet Explorer (IE) and Microsoft Edge.

Once you get to the sign-in screen, enter the password: Passw0rd!

Windows 10 will now boot up in VirtualBox.

Once that’s completed, select your newly imported virtual device from the column on the left side of the VirtualBox window, and then click the Start button.

It’ll take a few minutes, but the virtual device will now import.

ova file that you just extracted from the.

Click the “file folder” button located at the end of the File: field (see screenshot below).

Launch VirtualBox and select File -> Import Appliance….

It’s over 6GB, so the download may take some time.

Then head over to the Microsoft Virtual Machines page and download the Windows 10 virtual machine for VirtualBox.

If you don’t have VirtualBox already installed, launch the Ubuntu Software app and search for virtualbox.

Microsoft offers Windows 10 as a free virtual machine, which means you can use it with software like VirtualBox, an open source (free) virtualization app. Be warned – you’ll need 10+ GB and a computer that is capable of running Windows 10 as a virtual machine, because that’s exactly what you’ll be doing.

Until Edge runs natively in Linux, this is the easiest way to use Internet Explorer and Edge from within Ubuntu. This tutorial will guide you step-by-step through the install process for Internet Explorer (IE) and Microsoft Edge in Ubuntu Linux – using the terrific software VirtualBox.

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