Tomo453
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I am setting up a new laptop that needs to run both Siemens Software (Simatic Manager, Simatic Step7; Simotion Scout; etc.) and Rockwell Automation Software (Studio 5000; RSLogix 5000; RSLogix 500; etc.). I want to run each installation as a seperate Windows 7 VM on a Windows 10 host. The VMs will be installed onto a partitioned SSD that is seperate from the SSD that the Windows 10 host is installed on. Should I use the Hyper V that is built into the Windows 10 host or a third party virtualization software? I would also like to know if the application software should be installed directly onto each VM respectively or onto the host. I also need to know if the licenses and or activations should be manged by the VM or the host. These applications will only be used by theses VMs installed here.