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How to run Folding@home in a sand boxed virtual machine under Windows 10 Pro or Enterprise to fight COVID-19


Microsoft recently came up with a Power Shell script to launch a sand boxed virtual machine using Hyper-V that downloads and installs Folding@home. However, their script attaches you to their team and does not use a passkey. Anyone running their script are not generating max points and are going to their team. So, I have modified the script so that it runs under my account with my passkey. I tested it and it seems to work ok. In the attached video, I show you how you can edit the script with your information as well as show you how to set up your system to allow the script to work. 


1. Make sure virtualization is turned on in the BIOS
2. Make sure Hyper-V is enabled in Windows
3. Make sure you have the credentials that you want to run under in your script.
4. Make it simple to get to and that you run Power Shell as an administrator.
5. Remember that since it is sand boxed, it will not retain any of your files when you shut it down. So, you will want to make sure it can run as long as possible without being closed. The next time it is launched, it is a fresh install all over again.
6. Subscribe to my channel. 

 

If you want to earn Folding Coin while at it, I have a video on how to set that up as well. Earn FLDC with Folding@home

 

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What is Volunteer Computing and why do it?
What is Volunteer Computing and why do it?

Volunteer computing (VC) is the use of consumer digital devices, such as desktop and laptop computers, tablets, and smartphones, for high-throughput scientific computing. Device owners participate in VC by installing a program that downloads and executes jobs from servers operated by science projects. You can read a paper by one of the most known developers for volunteer computing platforms here. - https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s10723-019-09497-9.pdf

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