Introduction
A guide on installing Oracle VM Virtual Box on Windows. I wrote this guide while installing VirtualBox on my PC, which is running Windows 10
What is a VM (Virtual Machine)
A Virtual Machine emulates a computer system. Oracle VM Virtual Box is a System Virtual Machine that simulates an entire computer system. Further information on how a virtual machine works can be found on Wikipedia
Installing Oracle VirtualBox
- Visit https://www.virtualbox.org/ and download the latest release
- Run the installation file that was downloaded
- Click next in the installation wizard
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- Check what features are to be installed and check the location. I’m installing to my D: drive, but the default location will be the C: Drive. Then select Next.
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- Select the appropiate locations from which VirtualBox can be started
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- As I selected the installation of Network Interfaces a warning is displayed advising you that your computer will temporarly be disconnected from the network. Select Yes
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- Once the wizard is completed select install and install any device software prompted by Windows Security during the installation
- Once the software has been installed it will ask you if you want to open VirtualBox untick if you don’t and then click Finish
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Conclusion
Thank you for reading my installation guide. I also think you will be interested in reading our guide to installing Windows 10 on Virtualbox. Or if you want to play with Linux our guide on setting up a Linux environment on Virtualbox.