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This is how Tails looks when run in a virtual machine on a Debian host.

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	[[!meta title="Running Tails in a virtual machine"]]
	[[!toc levels=2]]
	It is sometimes convenient to be able to run Tails without having to restart your computer every time. This is possible using [[!wikipedia Virtual_machine desc="virtual machines"]].
	With virtual machines, it is possible to run Tails inside a host operating system. A virtual machine emulates a real computer and its operating system, called a guest, which appears in a window on the host operating system.
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	<p>Because, <i>VirtualBox</i> works pretty badly with Tails, we stopped advertising solutions for using virtual machines in Windows or macOS.</p>
	<p>We only present below 2 solutions for Linux: <i>GNOME Boxes</i> and <i>virt-manager</i>.</p>
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	When running Tails in a virtual machine, you can use most features of Tails from your usual operating system, and you can use both Tails and your usual operating system in parallel, without the need to restart the computer.
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	<p>We do not currently provide a solution for running a virtual machine inside a Tails host.</p>
	This is how Tails looks when run in a virtual machine on a Debian host.
	[[!img tails-in-vm.png class="screenshot" alt=""]]
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	Security considerations
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	<p>Running Tails inside a virtual machine has various security implications. Depending on the host operating system and your security needs, running Tails in a virtual machine might be dangerous.</p>
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	Both the host operating system and the [[virtualization software\|virtualization#software]] are able to monitor what you are doing in Tails.
	If the host operating system is compromised with a software keylogger or other malware, then it can break the security built into Tails.
	<div class="caution">
	<p>Only run Tails in a virtual machine if both the host operating system and the virtualization software are trustworthy.</p>
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	<p>For example, when using virtual machines in Windows, <a href="https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/retrace-your-steps-with-recall-aa03f8a0-a78b-4b3e-b0a1-2eb8ac48701c"><i>Microsoft Recall</i></a> might be taking regular screenshots of your activity.</p>
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	Traces of your Tails session are likely to be left on the local hard disk. For example, host operating systems usually use swapping (or paging) which copies part of the RAM to the hard disk.

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