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1. #WINDOWS VIRTUALBOX INSTALL#
2. #WINDOWS VIRTUALBOX FULL#
3. #WINDOWS VIRTUALBOX WINDOWS 10#
4. #WINDOWS VIRTUALBOX SOFTWARE#
5. #WINDOWS VIRTUALBOX ISO#

Users can run an old operating system like Windows 8 on their Windows 10 device, or test an OS before installing it fully. It also offers all the features that make virtualization attractive. Additionally, you can use the tool to run applications you would otherwise not have access to.

When you download VirtualBox for Windows, you can easily run Mac and Linux operating systems on your native Windows device. With VirtualBox, you can create a representation of an operating system that significantly reduces hardware costs while boosting agility and efficiency. With VirtualBox, users can harness the power of virtualization from their home computers. Nowadays, virtual machines are becoming an integral part of businesses as well as cloud computing solutions. Increase agility and reduce hardware costs VirtualBox is quite popular and also available for download on devices running macOS. It’s updated regularly by its community of users, and Oracle ensures that the released product meets professional standards. It’s a feature-rich product and is one of the only professional virtualization tools available as open-source software. Developed by the Oracle Corporation, the tool lets users run different operating systems on their computers.

#WINDOWS VIRTUALBOX SOFTWARE#

To verify what files are created for the VM, go to C:\Users\\VirtualBox VMs and verify all files.VirtualBox is free, enterprise-ready virtualization software for Windows users. In each case, verify and/or edit settings. To verify and edit the different settings available in the VirtualBox VM, click on the virtual machine and select Settings. In the case of a linked clone, it won’t copy the virtual hard disk files but a new virtual machine will be tied to the original virtual hard disk files.

#WINDOWS VIRTUALBOX FULL#

A full clone will create an exact copy of the original machine, and it will include all virtual hard disk files too in the process. We will select a Full Clone and not a linked clone. Figure 6: System Settings Figure 7: VirtualBox display settings Figure 8: Network Settings Provide the new VM’s name and click on Next. Go to the left sidebar and click on Clone.

Once the virtual machine is ready and we want to preserve the installation (or if we want to create a similar type of virtual machine), we can clone it. In the startup disk, provide the CentOS 6.7 ISO.Ĭlick on Start and follow the rest of the process for a normal CentOS installation. You will now have a newly created virtual machine in VirtualBox on the desktop.Ĭlick on Start. Keep the file location and size as it is. Select a dynamically allocated size for efficiency as it will use space only as per requirements. Select the hard disk file type as VDI-VirtualBox disk image.Ĭlick on Next. Configure the settings for the hard disk in our case, we will select ‘Create a Virtual Hard Disk’ now. In our case, we will create a CentOS 6.7 virtual machine.Ĭlick on Next and select the memory size (in MB) for the CentOS 6.7 virtual machine.Ĭlick on Next again. Provide a name for the virtual machine, select the operating system type, and select the version. To create a virtual machine in VirtualBox, click on the New button.

#WINDOWS VIRTUALBOX ISO#

Figure 4: Virtual Box ISO Configuration for CentOS 6.7 Figure 5: Virtual Box CentOS Installation Table 1: A comparison between VirtualBox, Xen, KVM and VMware Player We are now ready to create a virtual machine in the VirtualBox. Once the installation finishes successfully, you will get the VirtualBox dashboard.

#WINDOWS VIRTUALBOX INSTALL#

Once you are ready to install, click on the Install button.Ĭlick on the checkbox if you want to start VirtualBox after installation. There will be a warning regarding network interfaces, as the installation will reset the network connection. Read the instructions in each dialogue box and click on Next. In our case, we will download the installation package of VirtualBox 5.1.6 for Windows hosts x86/amd64. VirtualBox platform packages are released under the terms of the GPL version 2. Go to and download the installation packages. Installation and configuration of VirtualBox on Windows 10 The main features of Virtual Box are shown in Figure 1. Figure 1: Features of Virtual Box Figure 2: Virtual Box: Creating a VM Figure 3: Virtual Box: VM Created It also supports various hardware such as multi-screen resolutions, USB device support, built-in iSCSI support, ACPI support, and guest multi-processing.