Create Windows Environment

The following process can be used to create a Windows environment on a machine that is otherwise incompatible or to complex to configure for DOD PKI required sites.

We’ll walk you through the following steps:

  • Download and install Oracle VM Virtualbox
  • Download Windows 10 installation media
  • Run Windows 10 installation media creation tool to create a Windows 10 ISO
  • Create a Windows 10 virtual machine inside Virtualbox
  • Download, install, and run InstallRoot on the VM to install DOD Certificates

So let’s begin with the first step of downloading and installing Virtualbox