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Supported Windows host operating systems (64 bit)
Virtualbox 7 supports the following Windows hosts:"1.4. Supported Host Operating Systems".
Windows 8.1
Windows 10 RTM (1507 / 2015 LTSB) build 10240
Windows 10 Anniversary Update (1607 / 2016 LTSB) build 14393
Windows 10 Fall Creators Update (1709) build 16299
Windows 10 April 2018 Update (1803) build 17134
Windows 10 October 2018 Update (1809 / 2019 LTSC) build 17763
Windows 10 May 2019 Update (19H1 / 1903) build 18362
Windows 10 November 2019 Update (19H2 / 1909) build 18363
Windows 11 (21H2)
Windows Server 2012
Windows Server 2012 R2
Windows Server 2016
Windows Server 2019
Windows Server 2022
Download and Install with Chocolatey
If you have already installed Chocolatey,https://chocolatey.org/
the easiest way to download and install VirtualBox
is (in PowerShell: Run as administrator):"Grid Singularity: Step 2: Install Virtualbox""Installing Virtualbox via choco ""Install oracle virtual box using PowerShell"
choco install virtualbox
choco upgrade virtualbox
That's it. Then you're ready for ../../Setting up a Virtual Machine/.
Download
The VirtualBox installer can be downloaded from the official VirtualBox website. You might want to compare the checksums to verify the integrity of downloaded packages. The SHA256 checksums should be favored as the MD5 algorithm must be treated as insecure!
Installation
Run the downloaded installer and follow the on-screen instruction to install Oracle VM VirtualBox. You can opt to add a desktop and start menu shortcut.
NOTE: Your network connections (including the Internet connection) will be interrupted for a short time while the installer installs VirtualBox network drivers.