[dba-Tech] VM inside out

[Arthur Fuller]

I couldn't think of a better description of what I want to try. I only have
two boxes, unfortunately. The one of interest is currently running Windows
10, with a few essentials installed (Office, etc.), and Oracle VirualBox
with a Linux VM. I'm thinking that I'd like to reverse this setup, so that
the native boot-up is Linux and then run Windows 10 as a VirtualBox VM
inside that. I suppose I could do it all from scratch, but I wondered
whether there might be a way to turn the current Windows 10 setup (plus its
installed apps) into a VM; if so, then I could boot from a Linux disc, set
up VirtualBox inside that, and finally install the Windows 10 VM from
there, the result being a clone of my current Windows 10 setup, with no
need to re-install all its apps and data.

Can this be done, or should I just bite the bullet and do it from scratch?

(In the past, I have tried to set up a dual boot on said machine, without
success. For some reason, I just end up in grab, not a dual boot. It's been
a while since I've tried that approach, so things may have improved, but
once bitten twice shy.)

-- 
Arthur