![]() Use this tool to make VirtualBox a standalone portable application you can take with you on a USB key. This is not a portable version of VirtualBox, just a creation tool. Note that Portable-VirtualBox will enable you to take the VirtualBox installation file, extract the contents and turn this in to a standalone portable application. (Of course you'll need to have the system discs to hand.) (Note it's OK to be running a 32-bit kernel, the processor just has to be capable. ![]() You can check your exact CPU model on the Intel or AMD spec sites to see. That's called VT-x for Intel or AMD-V for AMD. The config has just forgotten it’s version: Machine > Settings > Basic Update the Version drop-down to the correct OS and version Correct the OS version in the machine config In my case it had reset it to Windows 7 (32-bit) when it should have been Windows 10 (64-bit). In order to run 64 bit guest OSes in VirtualBox, you must have a 64-bit capable processor with virtualization acceleration features. ![]() Right now you can install Google Chrome OS, all the mainstream Linux variants (2.4 and 2.6), OpenBSD, OS/2, ReactOS, SkyOS, DOS, and just about every version of Windows there's ever been. The solution This happens frequently, but it’s a simple fix. VirtualBox can also be a useful security tool: if you download and test apps in a VM, then any malware you might encounter will be isolated from your main system.Īnd it's the perfect choice if you want to try out another operating system with the minimum of hassle. Or maybe you've upgraded to Windows 8 and find a favourite old app doesn't work any more? Create a Windows XP VM and you might be able to run it again. ![]() If you'd like a closer look at Windows 8 before you upgrade, for instance, then you could install Microsoft's latest in a VM, then access it in a window on your XP or Vista desktop. It's a powerful capability that has many different applications. Oracle VM VirtualBox is an industrial-strength open source virtualisation tool that makes it easy to create virtual machines (VMs), simulated computers that run on your PC but act as though they were separate systems.
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