Now this is pretty cool.

With the new Windows 7 RC just out we can provide virtualization out of the box by downloading and installing the Windows Virtual PC bits from here.

Note that this also provides the benefit of the Windows XP virtualization mode, but that is outside the scope of this post as it is really only something for businesses and enterprises with special compatibility requirements.

Once the small update is completed you have Virtual PC installed and can run existing VPC images or create new images.

But how? Once you start looking for a management console or search for Virtual PC you see that it is missing.

The solution is to open the Virtual PC folder in your Documents location and use the “Create Virtual Machine” and “Settings” commands directly.