Running IE 7/8/9/10/11/Edge Virtual machines from Microsoft under Linux via VirtualBox

Detailed step-by-step notes for installing the Microsoft provided Internet Explorer virtual machines under Linux using VirtualBox.

Has been tested under Ubuntu 16.04LTS (previously 14.04LTS) with VirtualBox version 5.1.

General notes
Available images
Activating images
Rearming images
Reference

General notes

Download, re-construct and decompress archive image as per each images instructions below.
From VirtualBox goto File -> Import Appliance...
Select the decompressed Open Virtualization Format ovf file.
Review virtual machine name and settings (adjusting to suit if required), then click Import.
Before starting the image, create a snapshot of the current machine state - this will allow you to quickly roll back to a fresh virtual machine once the usage period of the OS expires.
All images are 32bit virtual machines except for the following, which are 64 bit:
You may need to update the images installed VirtualBox Guest Additions after VM startup to match that of your VirtualBox version.
It's a smart idea to keep a clean copy of each ovf disk image once the OS usage period ends, to avoid a full image re-download hit.

Available images

IE6 - Windows XP

$ mkdir -p ~/vm/ie6-windowsxp && cd ~/vm/ie6-windowsxp
$ wget -ci https://github.com/magnetikonline/linuxmicrosoftievirtualmachines/raw/master/vmarchiveset/ie6-windowsxp.txt
$ cat IE6.XP.For.Linux.VirtualBox.zip.00? >IE6.XP.For.Linux.VirtualBox.zip
$ rm ie6-windowsxp.txt IE6.XP.For.Linux.VirtualBox.zip.00?
$ unzip IE6.XP.For.Linux.VirtualBox.zip
$ rm IE6.XP.For.Linux.VirtualBox.zip

Use the resulting IE6 - WinXP.ova with VirtualBox.
Recommended 256MB RAM minimum.
Image will give a total of 30 days of use, after which you may be able to rearm the image.

IE7 - Vista Enterprise

Note: Sadly no "IE7 with XP" image has been provided by Microsoft, which could have offered a smaller download.

$ mkdir -p ~/vm/ie7-vista && cd ~/vm/ie7-vista
$ wget -ci https://github.com/magnetikonline/linuxmicrosoftievirtualmachines/raw/master/vmarchiveset/ie7-vista.txt
$ cat IE7.Vista.For.Linux.VirtualBox.zip.00? >IE7.Vista.For.Linux.VirtualBox.zip
$ rm ie7-vista.txt IE7.Vista.For.Linux.VirtualBox.zip.00?
$ unzip IE7.Vista.For.Linux.VirtualBox.zip
$ rm IE7.Vista.For.Linux.VirtualBox.zip

Use the resulting IE7 - Vista.ova with VirtualBox.
Recommended 512MB RAM minimum.
Image will give a total of 30 days of use, after which you may be able to rearm the image.

IE8 - Windows XP

$ mkdir -p ~/vm/ie8-windowsxp && cd ~/vm/ie8-windowsxp
$ wget -ci https://github.com/magnetikonline/linuxmicrosoftievirtualmachines/raw/master/vmarchiveset/ie8-windowsxp.txt
$ cat IE8.XP.For.Linux.VirtualBox.zip.00? >IE8.XP.For.Linux.VirtualBox.zip
$ rm ie8-windowsxp.txt IE8.XP.For.Linux.VirtualBox.zip.00?
$ unzip IE8.XP.For.Linux.VirtualBox.zip
$ rm IE8.XP.For.Linux.VirtualBox.zip

Use the resulting IE8 - WinXP.ova with VirtualBox.
Recommended 256MB RAM minimum.
Image will give a total of 30 days of use, after which you may be able to rearm the image.

IE8 - Windows 7

$ mkdir -p ~/vm/ie8-windows7 && cd ~/vm/ie8-windows7
$ wget -ci https://github.com/magnetikonline/linuxmicrosoftievirtualmachines/raw/master/vmarchiveset/ie8-windows7.txt
$ cat IE8.Win7.For.Windows.VirtualBox.zip.00? >IE8.Win7.For.Linux.VirtualBox.zip
$ rm ie8-windows7.txt IE8.Win7.For.Windows.VirtualBox.zip.00?
$ unzip IE8.Win7.For.Linux.VirtualBox.zip
$ rm IE8.Win7.For.Linux.VirtualBox.zip

Use the resulting IE8 - Win7.ova with VirtualBox.
Recommended 1024MB RAM minimum.
After install you will need to activate the trial to gain a full 90 days usage period, after which you may be able to rearm the image.

IE9 - Windows 7

$ mkdir -p ~/vm/ie9-windows7 && cd ~/vm/ie9-windows7
$ wget -ci https://github.com/magnetikonline/linuxmicrosoftievirtualmachines/raw/master/vmarchiveset/ie9-windows7.txt
$ cat IE9.Win7.For.Linux.VirtualBox.zip.00? >IE9.Win7.For.Linux.VirtualBox.zip
$ rm ie9-windows7.txt IE9.Win7.For.Linux.VirtualBox.zip.00?
$ unzip IE9.Win7.For.Linux.VirtualBox.zip
$ rm IE9.Win7.For.Linux.VirtualBox.zip

Use the resulting IE9 - Win7.ova with VirtualBox.
Recommended 1024MB RAM minimum.
After install you will need to activate the trial to gain a full 90 days usage period, after which you may be able to rearm the image.

IE10 - Windows 7

$ mkdir -p ~/vm/ie10-windows7 && cd ~/vm/ie10-windows7
$ wget -ci https://github.com/magnetikonline/linuxmicrosoftievirtualmachines/raw/master/vmarchiveset/ie10-windows7.txt
$ cat IE10.Win7.For.Linux.VirtualBox.zip.00? >IE10.Win7.For.Linux.VirtualBox.zip
$ rm ie10-windows7.txt IE10.Win7.For.Linux.VirtualBox.zip.00?
$ unzip IE10.Win7.For.Linux.VirtualBox.zip
$ rm IE10.Win7.For.Linux.VirtualBox.zip

Use the resulting IE10 - Win7.ova with VirtualBox.
Recommended 1024MB RAM minimum.
After install you will need to activate the trial to gain a full 90 days usage period, after which you may be able to rearm the image.

IE10 - Windows 8

$ mkdir -p ~/vm/ie10-windows8 && cd ~/vm/ie10-windows8
$ wget -ci https://github.com/magnetikonline/linuxmicrosoftievirtualmachines/raw/master/vmarchiveset/ie10-windows8.txt
$ cat IE10.Win8.For.Linux.VirtualBox.zip.00? >IE10.Win8.For.Linux.VirtualBox.zip
$ rm ie10-windows8.txt IE10.Win8.For.Linux.VirtualBox.zip.00?
$ unzip IE10.Win8.For.Linux.VirtualBox.zip
$ rm IE10.Win8.For.Linux.VirtualBox.zip

Use the resulting IE10 - Win8.ova with VirtualBox.
Recommended 1024MB RAM minimum.
After install you will need to activate the trial to gain a full 90 days usage period, after which you may be able to rearm the image.

IE11 - Windows 7

$ mkdir -p ~/vm/ie11-windows7 && cd ~/vm/ie11-windows7
$ wget -ci https://github.com/magnetikonline/linuxmicrosoftievirtualmachines/raw/master/vmarchiveset/ie11-windows7.txt
$ cat IE11.Win7.For.Linux.VirtualBox.zip.00? >IE11.Win7.For.Linux.VirtualBox.zip
$ rm ie11-windows7.txt IE11.Win7.For.Linux.VirtualBox.zip.00?
$ unzip IE11.Win7.For.Linux.VirtualBox.zip
$ rm IE11.Win7.For.Linux.VirtualBox.zip

Use the resulting IE11 - Win7.ova with VirtualBox.
Recommended 1024MB RAM minimum.
After install you will need to activate the trial to gain a full 90 days usage period, after which you may be able to rearm the image.

IE11 - Windows 8.1

$ mkdir -p ~/vm/ie11-windows8.1 && cd ~/vm/ie11-windows8.1
$ wget -ci https://github.com/magnetikonline/linuxmicrosoftievirtualmachines/raw/master/vmarchiveset/ie11-windows8.1.txt
$ cat IE11.Win8.1.For.Linux.VirtualBox.zip.00? >IE11.Win8.1.For.Linux.VirtualBox.zip
$ rm ie11-windows8.1.txt IE11.Win8.1.For.Linux.VirtualBox.zip.00?
$ unzip IE11.Win8.1.For.Linux.VirtualBox.zip
$ rm IE11.Win8.1.For.Linux.VirtualBox.zip

Use the resulting IE11 - Win8.1.ova with VirtualBox.
Recommended 1024MB RAM minimum.
After install you will need to activate the trial to gain a full 90 days usage period, after which you may be able to rearm the image.

IE11 - Windows 10

Important: This image has expired and raised as a bug with Microsoft. As noted (and have personally confirmed), setting your host system clock anytime before April 15th, 2015 will allow the image to boot. Unfortunately you will need to do this each and every image bootup.

$ mkdir -p ~/vm/ie11-windows10 && cd ~/vm/ie11-windows10
$ wget -ci https://github.com/magnetikonline/linuxmicrosoftievirtualmachines/raw/master/vmarchiveset/ie11-windows10.txt
$ cat IE11.Win10.For.Linux.VirtualBox.zip.00? >IE11.Win10.For.Linux.VirtualBox.zip
$ rm ie11-windows10.txt IE11.Win10.For.Linux.VirtualBox.zip.00?
$ unzip IE11.Win10.For.Linux.VirtualBox.zip
$ rm IE11.Win10.For.Linux.VirtualBox.zip

Use the resulting IE11 - Win10.ova with VirtualBox.
Recommended 1024MB RAM minimum.
After install you will need to activate the trial to gain a full 90 days usage period, after which you may be able to rearm the image.

MS Edge - Windows 10 Stable (13.10586)

$ mkdir -p ~/vm/msedge-windows10-13.10586 && cd ~/vm/msedge-windows10-13.10586
$ wget -ci https://github.com/magnetikonline/linuxmicrosoftievirtualmachines/raw/master/vmarchiveset/msedge-windows10-13.10586.txt
$ unzip MSEdge.Win10TH2.VirtualBox.zip
$ rm msedge-windows10-13.10586.txt MSEdge.Win10TH2.VirtualBox.zip

Use the resulting MSEdge - Win10TH2.ova with VirtualBox.
Recommended 2048MB RAM minimum.
After install you will need to activate the trial to gain a full 90 days usage period, after which you may be able to rearm the image.

MS Edge - Windows 10 Preview (14.14342)

$ mkdir -p ~/vm/msedge-windows10-14.14342 && cd ~/vm/msedge-windows10-14.14342
$ wget -ci https://github.com/magnetikonline/linuxmicrosoftievirtualmachines/raw/master/vmarchiveset/msedge-windows10-14.14342.txt
$ unzip MSEdge.Win10_preview.VirtualBox.zip
$ rm msedge-windows10-14.14342.txt MSEdge.Win10_preview.VirtualBox.zip

Use the resulting MSEdge - Win10_14342.ova with VirtualBox.
Recommended 2048MB RAM minimum.
After install you will need to activate the trial to gain a full 90 days usage period, after which you may be able to rearm the image.

MS Edge - Windows 10 Stable (14.14393)

$ mkdir -p ~/vm/msedge-windows10-14.14393 && cd ~/vm/msedge-windows10-14.14393
$ wget -ci https://github.com/magnetikonline/linuxmicrosoftievirtualmachines/raw/master/vmarchiveset/msedge-windows10-14.14393.txt
$ unzip MSEdge.Win10_RS1.VirtualBox.zip
$ rm msedge-windows10-14.14393.txt MSEdge.Win10_RS1.VirtualBox.zip

Use the resulting MSEdge - Win10_preview.ova with VirtualBox.
Recommended 2048MB RAM minimum.
After install you will need to activate the trial to gain a full 90 days usage period, after which you may be able to rearm the image.

MS Edge - Windows 10 Preview (15.14959)

$ mkdir -p ~/vm/msedge-windows10-15.14959 && cd ~/vm/msedge-windows10-15.14959
$ wget -ci https://github.com/magnetikonline/linuxmicrosoftievirtualmachines/raw/master/vmarchiveset/msedge-windows10-15.14959.txt
$ unzip MSEdge.Win10_preview.VirtualBox.zip
$ rm msedge-windows10-15.14959.txt MSEdge.Win10_preview.VirtualBox.zip

Use the resulting MSEdge - Win10_preview.ova with VirtualBox.
Recommended 2048MB RAM minimum.
After install you will need to activate the trial to gain a full 90 days usage period, after which you may be able to rearm the image.

MS Edge - Windows 10 Preview (15.15014)

$ mkdir -p ~/vm/msedge-windows10-15.15014 && cd ~/vm/msedge-windows10-15.15014
$ wget -ci https://github.com/magnetikonline/linuxmicrosoftievirtualmachines/raw/master/vmarchiveset/msedge-windows10-15.15014.txt
$ unzip MSEdge.Win10_preview.VirtualBox.zip
$ rm msedge-windows10-15.15014.txt MSEdge.Win10_preview.VirtualBox.zip

Use the resulting MSEdge - Win10_preview.ova with VirtualBox.
Recommended 2048MB RAM minimum.
After install you will need to activate the trial to gain a full 90 days usage period, after which you may be able to rearm the image.

MS Edge - Windows 10 Preview (15.15063)

$ mkdir -p ~/vm/msedge-windows10-15.15063 && cd ~/vm/msedge-windows10-15.15063
$ wget -ci https://github.com/magnetikonline/linuxmicrosoftievirtualmachines/raw/master/vmarchiveset/msedge-windows10-15.15063.txt
$ unzip MSEdge.Win10_preview.VirtualBox.zip
$ rm msedge-windows10-15.15063.txt MSEdge.Win10_preview.VirtualBox.zip

Use the resulting MSEdge - Win10_preview.ova with VirtualBox.
Recommended 2048MB RAM minimum.
After install you will need to activate the trial to gain a full 90 days usage period, after which you may be able to rearm the image.
Note: this release will prompt for password on bootup for the IEUser user. Supply the password of Passw0rd! to proceed with login.

Activating images

For Windows 7, 8, 8.1 and 10 images once connected to the Internet you will need to activate the OS trial to give a full 90 days of use. Enter the following from the Command Prompt running as administrator (Start - Right click Command Prompt - Run as administrator):

C:\> slmgr /ato

After a short delay you should be presented with a dialog telling you your Windows OS has been successfully activated for a 90 day trial.

Rearming images

For Windows XP, Vista and 7 images you may be able to extend the initial trial usage period once it has expired via the "rearm" process:

To rearm a Windows XP image, from the command prompt:
```
 C:\> rundll32.exe syssetup,SetupOobeBnk
```
To rearm Windows Vista and 7 images run the following as an administrator from the command prompt:
```
 C:\> slmgr /rearm
```

It is not currently possible to rearm the trial period of Windows 8, 8.1 or 10 images.

Reference

https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/tools/vms/linux/
http://modernievirt.blob.core.windows.net/vhd/release_notes_license_terms_1_5_15.pdf
http://blog.reybango.com/2013/02/04/making-internet-explorer-testing-easier-with-new-ie-vms/
API endpoint returning latest Microsoft Virtual Machine builds (thanks to Antón Molleda for the tip):
- https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/api/tools/vms/

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