2) yes. I've done it for a failing Windows laptop containing needed applications. I've not done it for Linux, but imagine that it's probably simpler. If you google up "p2v" you will find a smorgasbord of information about the topic.
For the avoidance of doubt, I'm talking about the Physical to Virtual transition, where your separate standalone running computer is transferred to a virtual machine image. There are tools to do this.
For the avoidance of doubt, I'm talking about the Physical to Virtual transition, where your separate standalone running computer is transferred to a virtual machine image. There are tools to do this.