Here’s the Deal
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When comparing QEMU vs Windows Virtual PC, the Slant community recommends QEMU for most people. In the question“What is the best Virtual Machine (VM) for developers?” QEMU is ranked 2nd while Windows Virtual PC is ranked 8th.
Specs
PlatformsWindows, Linux, Mac
PlatformsWindows
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Pros
Pro Near-native performance
Pro Free and open source
QEMU is available for free with source code available here.
Pro Can do snapshots
QEMU is capable of taking whole-system snapshots and writing them to a backing file.
Pro Can do snapshots
Virtual PC is capable of taking whole-system snapshots and writing them to a backing file.
Cons
Con No official GUI
Con Abandoned
Hasn't been updated since 2011