The best software for virtualization on a Windows laptop is VMware Workstation. You can also use VMware Workstation Player for free for personal use on a Windows laptop for one VM. On the other hand, if you are using macOS, then the best virtualization software is VMware Fusion. You can download the VMware Fusion trial version for 30 days to complete the exercises presented in this book.

Whichever VM you are using—Windows or macOS—the following section will take you through the setup process for each of them.