

Oh, and it isn't fear, it's just a lack of understanding how to set them up.

If I knew anything about hyper-v I'd use that. Not sure of the exact edition but it isn't the home edition. One last thing, what version of Win? I think 2016/2017 is 8+ If it doesn't work, likely you might have something in your Windows host that's borked. I think you should be able to install 2017 easily on your host. If you have W10, you could just get Docker running and pull a 2017 container image. If you want to do this with Windows, same thing, just download a Windows. You'll use this as your sudo password, and the BOL instructions give you the commands. You'll log in and set a new password for admin. Create a VM with 4GB RAM, let it install. It's just a file, but when you create a new VM, just point the install to this file. Download the Ubuntu desktop, 16.04.3 LTS (Long Term Stable release). Create a VM, pick a folder/file to hold it. Virtual Box is a Windows app, next, next, next.
