Installing Windows as a VM

Since more organizations use the Windows operating system as the main operating system for their employees' workstation/desktop, you need to understand how to perform a penetration test on the Windows platform.

One of the benefits offered by Microsoft is the 90-day trial of their operating systems through the Microsoft Evaluation Center. In this section, I'll demonstrate how to set up a Windows VM in our penetration testing lab:

1. First, you'll need to download the ISO image of Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016 using the following URLs:
   • Windows 10: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/evaluate-windows-10-enterprise
   • Windows Server 2016: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/evaluate-windows-server-2016

The installation procedures for Windows Desktop and Windows Server are the same.

2. Once the ISO file has been downloaded successfully...