Hyper-V: Linux Mint Dev VM on Windows (Guide)
Some development habits are hard to let go of, especially when they keep your main machine clean and your experiments safely contained. Running Linux virtual machines on Windows may look like extra work from the outside, but behind that choice there is a simple need: predictable, disposable, and reusable environments. Of course, this comfort brings its own small battles-network settings, disk choices, package versions, security, and the endless little fixes that turn a fresh machine into a real workspace.