How To Install and Run Backtrack On Windows

Backtrack for Windows : I am going to share How To Install and Run Backtrack On Windows. BackTrack is a Linux-based infiltration testing munititions stockpile that guides security experts in the capacity to perform evaluations in an absolutely local environment devoted to hacking. I needed to run Linux on Windows yet i never needed to introduce it specifically. So what i did is that i introduced it in a Virtual Environment. Which implies you can utilize Windows and run another Operating System while utilizing Windows. This can be accomplished through a Software like VMware or VirtualBox.

The subject of this thread consist of Backtrack. You can Download BackTrack Linux from their Official Website. Now in this post i’m going to show you how to Install Backtrack 5 using VirtualBox on Windows.

Tips To Install and Run Backtrack On Windows,

1. To create a virtual machine, let us start the VirtualBox and click the ‘New‘ virtual machine button in the tool bar.
2. After clicking on new, Enter any name for the Virtual Machine, For Example: Ironman Then choose the type of OS as Linux and Version as Other Linux.
3. Once you are done, Click Next.
   

   Since my PC holds 6 GB of RAM, I am allotting around 1 GB of it to the Virtual Machine. What's more, don't stress, this is not perpetual portion. The memory will be taken back by your PC after you close down Virtual Machine.The layout will further guide you to make a virtual hard commute for the virtual machine. The virtual hard commute is essentially a document on your host PC. This record will comprise all the information of the OS which you are going to keep running in VirtualBox.

   
   
4. Just select ‘Create a virtual hard drive now’ and Click Create.
5. Then it asks you to choose Hard drive file type. Select the default VDI (Virtual Disk Image) and hitNext.
6. Then after you have to select ‘Dynamically allocated‘ and hit Next.
7. And now comes the important part. You have to select the Size of Virtual Drive. I have given about 2.5 GB of disk space for Virtual Machine. You can give more or less according to your wish.
8. After you hit Create, the Virtual Machine will be created.
9. Adding Backtrack Linux ISO to Virtual Machine, Now that you have created Virtual Machine, You need to add an ISO or Image file of an OS. To do that, Just hit the Settings button.
10. In the window above, you have to select Storage, then select Empty. And finally select the disc icon on the rightmost side. Which would open up a drop down menu.
11. Now select ‘Choose a virtual CD/DVD dis file‘ and browse to the directory where your ISO or Image file is stored. In this case i will just browse and select BT5. ISO image from my hard drive. And just click OK.
12. Now everything is set up. All you need to do is click ‘Start‘.
13. After you hit Start, The Virtual Machine boots up. Then it loads up the OS (in this case – BackTrack 5). You might need to hit Enter so BackTrack starts booting.

That’s it now you able to install and run backtrack in windows. So in this way you sucessfully install and run backtrack 5 on your windows 7,8,10. If you face any problem feel free to discuss in below comments,