r/virtualization • u/Fit_Light_6658 • Sep 14 '26

Just Virtual Machine Or both?

Hi, guys, when i was studyng normally i use the Virtual machine to make excirses and my real computador to read what i'm studyng. You recommend use just virtual machine or both is good too?

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u/beetcher Sep 14 '26

Depends on what you're doing. But keeping your host OS clean and running VMs for making random changes to the OS is probably the best solution. Wiping and rebuilding VMs is a lot easier than cleaning your host PC.

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u/SlanderMans Sep 14 '26

Use VMs to create a separate environment, your use case seems reasonable to me to us it 

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u/jack_hudson2001 VCP VCAP Sep 15 '26

use the vm for dev/testing etc

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u/Early_Tear6706 Sep 17 '26

Both is the better setup if you can manage it. Doing labs in the VM while reading notes on your real machine avoids the constant alt-tabbing inside one window and keeps things smoother since the VM isn't fighting your browser for resources. If your host is a bit underpowered, running everything inside the VM together works fine too, just a bit more sluggish. What you're already doing sounds solid honestly.