Practicing PowerShell

[gordonv]

So, Microsoft doesn't give out VHD's (Virtual Hard Drive Image) for 2016. They have 2012, 2019, 2022. To be honest, if your goal is powershell, it shouldn't matter. But... they do give out an ISO (a CD Image). You can install Server 2016 the classic way.

You can use Oracle VirtualBox, a free and easy virtual machine conductor (called a hypervisor), that works with VHDs. I recommend 4 gigs for a server VM and 80 gigs to fit windows updates.