Install free legal Windows on Ubuntu

Install a free legal Windows in VirtualBox in Linux

1) First install VirtualBoxand its extensions pack.

$ sudo apt-get install virtualbox virtualbox-qt virtualbox-ext-pack

2) Add yourself to the group vboxusers

$ sudo adduser USERNAME vboxusers

3) Now download a free legal VM with Windows 7 Enterprise (IE17 on Win7).

https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/tools/vms/

You can use this legal VM with Windows 7 for 90 days. After those 90 days, you can etend the activation five times. So you can use the Windows 7 VM legally for 6 x 90 = 540 days on total.

Select Virtual machine: IE11 on win7 Select platform: VirtualBox

Now click on Download .zip

4) Unzip the VM (it`s a .ova file).

$ unzip IE11.Win7.For.Windows.VirtualBox.zip

5) Launch Oracle VM Virtualbox and select in its panel: File - Import Appliance...

Import the .ova file.

6) Click on the import VM - click Settings - USB - select USB 2.0 (EHCI) Controller

7) Now click on Snapshots and create a snapshot - for renewed activation when the five activation extensions have been exhausted.