With virtual machines, it is possible to run Tails inside a *host* operating system(Linux, Windows, or macOS). A virtual machine emulates a real computer and its operating system, called a *guest*, which appears in a window on the *host* operating system.
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.
<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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To run Tails inside a virtual machine, you need to have virtualization software installed on the host operating system.Different virtualization software exists for Linux, Windows, and macOS.Unfortunately, we only know of virtualization solutions for Linux that work well with Tails.
To run Tails inside a virtual machine, you need to have virtualizationsoftware installed on the host operating system.Different virtualizationsoftware exists for Linux, Windows, and macOS.Unfortunately, we only know of virtualization solutions for Linux that work well with Tails.
<p>We only mention Free Software, because we believe that it is a necessary condition to be trustworthy. Proprietary virtualizationsoftware exist, such as <i>VMWare</i>, but is not listed here on purpose.</p>
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**<em>*GNOME Boxes</em>*** is only available on Linux. It has a simpler user interface than *virt-manager* but does not allow to useof a Persistent Storage.
**<em>*virt-manager</em>** is*** is only available on Linux. It has a more complex user interface andthan *GNOME Boxes* but allows to useof a Persistent Storage, either by:
***virt-manager*** is only available on Linux. It has a more complex user interface than *GNOME Boxes* but allows to use a Persistent Storage, either by:
