I used to run this already sketchy software with its even sketchier crack on my old notebook because I really didn’t give a fuck about how syphilitic it was, but now that I need it again and only have my current device, I’m kinda worried.
ps: it needs internet connection.
Windows literally has a VM build in for this purpose.
Called Windows Sandbox.
Windows sandbox like everyone else is saying is a great answer, but bear in mind if you’re sufficiently paranoid or security conscious that many, many exploits exist to escape VMs and sandboxes. Esxi and cell phones pretty much made that happen.
Keeping a cheap old computer to run weird bullshit on isn’t a terrible choice if you’re truly worried about it.
VirtualBox or any other hypervisor is good choice but keep in mind that some malware can escape VMs. Check your threat model and keep everything upto date.
Windows has a built-in feature for this
1: Windows Sandbox
2: Hyper-V
If you have 10 or 11 Pro, you should have these features. If not, there’s always
3: Oracle Virtualbox
4: VMware Player
For 2, 3, 4, Get Windows 11 IoT Edition to install in the VM
Personally I run VMware with windows on it.
This VM is disconnected from internet access and put on a separate VLAN on my network but has access to one share folder on my NAS.
Its overkill but fits my needs when I want to roll back the VM or save multiple sessions of it.
Alternative: install Proxmox on the hardware. Then install all the OSes you want to run on top of that.
