From the virtual machines' perspective, it's an entirely standalone computer with its own processor, memory, and storage. All of this is done in software, with no extra hardware required.

You will need a significantly more powerful virtual PC if you not only want to run Office with high performance, but also want to use the image editing software Gimp or a 3D rendering program such ...

You can then boot the virtual disc in Windows 11 with Virtualbox or Hyper-V as a virtual machine in the window. Use the free Disk2vhd to convert a physical data carrier into a virtual hard disk file.