If you found this page, then you are probably in the situation where you need to be able to run Windows-only software on your Macintosh computer. Here is a summary of the steps you need to follow in order, followed by the detailed instructions for each step. Note that taking the default is not always correct for any given step.
Summary
- Install VirtualBox
- Install VirtualBox Extension Pack
- Create VirtualBox Guest
- Install Guest OS
- Install VirtualBox Guest Additions
- Install Guest OS Patches
- Install Software Prerequisites
- Install Guest OS Patches
- Install Software
Launch VirtualBoxon your Mac and follow these steps to load Microsoft Windows 7, VirtualBox Guest Addition, and OS patches. Note that you can cancel the installation of Windows at any time. If desired, complete the VirtualBox Registration Form, and click OK, otherwise click Cancel. In the Welcome to VirtualBox! Window, click New. When you want to run Windows again in Mac OS X, just launch VirtualBox again, select your Windows 10 virtual machine, and click the “Start” button to boot Windows in the app. INSTALLING VIRTUALBOX GUEST ADDITIONS PACKAGE. Open Virtual Box, run Windows 10, log into your account.
Detailed Instructions
- Introduction to Guest Additions. As mentioned in Section 1.2, “Some Terminology”, the Guest.
- In the Guest OS (Mac OS X), open System Preferences Sharing, then activate Remote Login; note the ip address specified in the Remote Login instructions, e.g. Ssh [email protected] In VirtualBox, open Devices Network Network Settings Advanced Port Forwarding and specify Host IP = 127.0.0.1, Host Port 2222, Guest IP 10.0.2.15, Guest Port 22.
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Follow these instructions to install VirtualBox and Microsoft Windows on your Intel-based Macintosh computer running Mac OS X.
- Obtain a copy of Microsoft Windows 7 and Microsoft Office from the VUIT software store.
- Download and install on your Intel-based Macintosh computer a free copy of VirtualBox from http://www.virtualbox.org/.
- Double-click to open the VirtualBox.pkg icon.
- If the following warning appears,
This package contains a program that determines if the software can be installed. Are you sure you want to continue? If you're not sure about the source of this package, click Cancel to prevent it from running the program and installing the software.
click Continue. - A window entitled Install Oracle VM VirtualBox appears.
On the Welcome to the Oracle VM VirtualBox Installer screen, click Continue. - On the Software License Agreement screen, read through the agreement, print and/or save a copy if you wish, then click Continue.
- A pop-up window appears requiring you to explicitly agree to the license terms. Click Agree.
- On the Select a Destination screen, select Install for all users of this computer, and click Continue.
- On the Standard Install on Macintosh HD screen, click Install.
If prompted, enter your password to authorize the software installation. - On the Installation completed successfully screen, click Close.
- Install VirtualBox Extension Pack.
- Download a copy of the latest VirtualBox Extension Pack from https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads .
- Select Open with VirtualBox (default) by clicking OK.
- When a pop-up window appears stating You are about to install a VirtualBox extension pack..., click Install.
- Read through the VirtualBox Personal Use and Evaluation License (PUEL) and click I Agree. If prompted, enter your password to authorize the software installation.
- When you see The extension pack Oracle VM VirtualBox Extension Pack was installed successfully, click OK.
- Launch VirtualBoxon your Mac and follow these steps to load Microsoft Windows 7, VirtualBox Guest Addition, and OS patches. Note that you can cancel the installation of Windows at any time.
- If desired, complete the VirtualBox Registration Form, and click OK, otherwise click Cancel.
- In the Welcome to VirtualBox! window, click New.
- In the initial Create New Virtual Machine window, click Next.
- In the VM Name and OS Type window, input the desired name of your new Virtual Machine running Windows. Select the Microsoft Windows 7 operating system. Click Next.
- In the Memory window, select the desired Base Memory (RAM) size. For Windows 7, you should select at least 2048MB (2GB) of RAM. Click Next.
- In the Virtual Hard Disk window, verify that the Boot Hard Disk (Primary Master) box is checked and that the Create new hard disk radio button is selected. Click Next.
- In the Welcome to the Create New Virtual Disk Wizard! window, click Next
- In the Hard Disk Storage Type window, verify that the Dynamically expanding storage radio button is selected. Click Next.
- In the Virtual Disk Location and Size window, set the location and size of the virtual hard disk. If unsure, accept the defaults. Click Next.
- In the Create New Virtual Disk - Summary window, click Finish.
- In the Create New Virtual Machine - Summary window, click Finish.
- Having created a new virtual machine, you must next configure it appropriately. Click Settings.
- Click each of the main tabs, General, System, etc. and verify that all settings are appropriate. On the Storage tab, click the DC/DVD-ROM tab, verify that the Mount CD/DVD Drive box is checked. Verify that the Host CD/DVD Drive radio button is selected. Verify that the Enable Passthrough box is checked. Click OK.
- Click Start to launch your Windows 7 VM.
- If you see the following message,
You have the Auto capture keyboard option turned on. This will cause the Virtual Machine to automatically capture the keyboard every time the VM window is activated and make it unavailable to other applications running on your host machine: when the keyboard is captured, all keystrokes (included system ones like Alt-Tab) will be directed to the VM.
You can press the host key at any time to uncapture the keyboard and mouse (if it is captured) and return them to normal operation. The currently assigned host key is shown on the status bar at the bottom of the Virtual Machine window, next to the down-arrow icon. This icon, together with the mouse icon placed nearby, indicate the current keyboard and mouse capture state.
The host key is currently defined as Left Command.
Verify that the Do not show this message again box is checked. Click OK. - In the First Run Wizard window, click Next.
- In the Select Installation Media window, select the appropriate Media Type and Media Source that matches your installation media. Click Next.
- In the Summary window, verify that the information is correct, then click Finish.
- If all settings are correct, after the initial VirtualBox splash screen, you should see a black screen with Windows is loading files... near the bottom of the screen. When the Install Windows screen appears, verify that the correct values are set. Click Next.
- In the next window click Install now.
- In the Type your product key for activation window, enter your Microsoft Windows 7 product key. Verify that the Automatically activate Windows when I'm online box is checked. Click Next.
- In the Please read the license terms window, read through the Microsoft Software License Terms, verify that the I accept the license terms box is checked. Click Next.
- In the Which type of installation do you want? window, click Custom (advanced).
- In the Where do you want to install Windows? window, select the virtual hard disk that you created earlier. Click Next.
- In the Installing Windows... window, you will be able to watch the installation as it progresses, including several reboots.
- In the Set Up Windows window, enter your desired username, password (twice), and password hint, and select a picture to be associated with your account. Click Next.
- In the Type a computer name and choose a desktop background window, enter a unique computer name and select a preferred desktop background. Click Next.
- In the Help protect Windows automatically window, select Use recommended settings.
- In the Review your time and date settings window, select the current time zone, (GMT-06:00) Central Time for Nashville, TN. Verify that the Automatically adjust clock for Daylight Saving Time box is checked. Select the current date and time. Click Next.
- In the Select your computer's current location screen, click the desired setting.
- In the Thank You window, click Start.
- In the Please wait while Windows checks your computer's performance. window, a green bar will extend across the bottom of the window as this task progresses.
- Login to Windows when prompted.
- Eject the Windows CD/DVD.
- Install anti-virus and anti-spyware software.
- Close any open windows.
- In your running virtual machine's menu bar, select Devices, then Install Guest Additions...
- In the Auto Play pop-up window, click Run VBoxWindowsAdditiona.exe . If a User Account Control window appears, click Continue.
- In the Oracle VM VirtualBox Guest Additions Setup window, click Next.
- In the Choose Install Location window, click Next.
- In the Choose Components window, click Install.
- Each time you are prompted, Would you like to install this device software?, click Install.
- On the Completing the Oracle VM VirtualBox Guest Additions Setup Wizard screen, verify that Reboot now is selected and click Finish.
- Select Start.
- Select All Programs.
- Select Windows Update.
- Initialization Steps
- On the Windows Update page, Verify that Automatic Updates are scheduled to occur during a time that you anticipate your VirtualBox/Windows environment will be active, select Change settings in the left column.
- Click Turn on now. If prompted for permission, click Continue.
- If prompted to install Windows Update, click OK.
- Click Get updates for more products.
- On the Microsoft Update webpage, read and agree to the terms of use. Click the I accept the Terms of Use checkbox. Click Install.
- If prompted for permission, click Continue.
- If you see Error number: 0x80240036, follow these instructions.
- Select Start.
- In the Start Search box input services.msc and press Return.
- Select Windows Update, then Action, then Properties.
- On the Log On tab, verify that the Local system account radio button is selected and that Undocked Profile is selected.
- On the General tab, set StartUp Type to Automatic (Delayed Start).
- If Service status is not started, click Start.
- Click OK and close the Services window.
- When you return to the previous Windows Update screen, click Install now.
- If prompted for permission, click Continue.
- Updating Windows
- Eventually, updates will be identified. When prompted to download and install updates for your computer, click Install updates.
- If prompted to accept license terms, click the I accept the license terms radio button, then click Finish.
- If prompted for permission, click Continue.
- If prompted, click Restart now to reboot the OS.
- Repeat the Updating Windows section until there are no more updates to apply.
- Initialization Steps
- If the software package you plan to install has prerequisites, this is the time to install them. Software package prerequisites vary by package and are documented by the package vendor. After completing this step, repeat the previous steps to update your Windows OS.
- Launch VirtualBox on your Mac and follow these steps to load your software package. Microsoft Office is used in this example. Your installation may be similar. Note that you can cancel the installation of Office at any time.
- Load your Microsoft Office CD/DVD.
- If an AutoPlay window appears, click Run SETUP.EXE.
- If prompted for permission, click Continue.
- If an AutoPlay window does not appear, while holding down the Command key, click the Start menu, and select Explore to open Windows Explorer.
- Scroll down in the left column and select your CD or DVD drive.
- Double-click Setup.
- If prompted for permission, click Continue.
- When prompted, enter your Microsoft Office product key, which is printed on your Office CD/DVD case, then click Continue.
- Read the Microsoft Software License Terms agreement, click the I accept the terms of this agreement check box. Then click Continue.
- Click Install Now.
- Possibily click Go to Office Online (if you know what you are doing) otherwise Click Close
- Eject Microsoft Office CD/DVD.
- If you opened Windows Explorer, close it.
- After launching IE, when prompted to turn on/off Phishing Filter, click the Turn on radio button and click OK.
- Select Start.
- Select All Programs.
- Select Windows Update.
- Click Check for updates.
- When prompted, click Install updates.
- If prompted, click Restart Now.
- Repeat the Updating Windows section until there are no more updates to apply.
Guest Additions are available for virtual machines running Windows, Linux, Oracle Solaris, or OS/2. The following sections describe the specifics of each variant in detail.
The Oracle VM VirtualBox Windows Guest Additions are designed to be installed in a virtual machine running a Windows operating system. The following versions of Windows guests are supported:
- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 (any service pack)
- Microsoft Windows 2000 (any service pack)
- Microsoft Windows XP (any service pack)
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003 (any service pack)
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008
- Microsoft Windows Vista (all editions)
- Microsoft Windows 7 (all editions)
- Microsoft Windows 8 (all editions)
- Microsoft Windows 10 RTM build 10240
- Microsoft Windows Server 2012
In the Devices menu in the virtual machine's menu bar, Oracle VM VirtualBox has a menu item Insert Guest Additions CD Image, which mounts the Guest Additions ISO file inside your virtual machine. A Windows guest should then automatically start the Guest Additions installer, which installs the Guest Additions on your Windows guest.
For other guest operating systems, or if automatic start of software on a CD is disabled, you need to do a manual start of the installer.
For the basic Direct3D acceleration to work in a Windows guest, you have to install the WDDM video driver available for Windows Vista or later.
For Windows 8 and later, only the WDDM Direct3D video driver is available. For basic Direct3D acceleration to work in Windows XP guests, you have to install the Guest Additions in Safe Mode. See Known Limitations for details.
If you prefer to mount the Guest Additions manually, you can perform the following steps:
- Start the virtual machine in which you have installed Windows.
- Select Optical Drives from the Devices menu in the virtual machine's menu bar and then Choose/Create a Disk Image. This displays the Virtual Media Manager, described in Section 5.3, “The Virtual Media Manager”.
- In the Virtual Media Manager, click Add and browse your host file system for the
VBoxGuestAdditions.iso
file.- On a Windows host, this file is in the Oracle VM VirtualBox installation directory, usually in
C:Program filesOracleVirtualBox
. - On Mac OS X hosts, this file is in the application bundle of Oracle VM VirtualBox. Right-click on the Oracle VM VirtualBox icon in Finder and choose Show Package Contents. The file is located in the
Contents/MacOS
folder. - On a Linux host, this file is in the
additions
folder where you installed Oracle VM VirtualBox, usually/opt/VirtualBox/
. - On Oracle Solaris hosts, this file is in the
additions
folder where you installed Oracle VM VirtualBox, usually/opt/VirtualBox
.
- In the Virtual Media Manager, select the ISO file and click the Add button. This mounts the ISO file and presents it to your Windows guest as a CD-ROM.
Unless you have the Autostart feature disabled in your Windows guest, Windows will now autostart the Oracle VM VirtualBox Guest Additions installation program from the Additions ISO. If the Autostart feature has been turned off, choose
VBoxWindowsAdditions.exe
from the CD/DVD drive inside the guest to start the installer. The installer will add several device drivers to the Windows driver database and then invoke the hardware detection wizard.
Depending on your configuration, it might display warnings that the drivers are not digitally signed. You must confirm these in order to continue the installation and properly install the Additions.
After installation, reboot your guest operating system to activate the Additions.
Windows Guest Additions can be updated by running the installation program again. This replaces the previous Additions drivers with updated versions.
Alternatively, you can also open the Windows Device Manager and select Update Driver... for the following devices:
- Oracle VM VirtualBox Graphics Adapter
- Oracle VM VirtualBox System Device
For each, choose the option to provide your own driver, click Have Disk and navigate to the CD-ROM drive with the Guest Additions.
To avoid popups when performing an unattended installation of the Oracle VM VirtualBox Guest Additions, the code signing certificates used to sign the drivers needs to be installed in the correct certificate stores on the guest operating system. Failure to do this will cause a typical Windows installation to display multiple dialogs asking whether you want to install a particular driver.
On some Windows versions, such as Windows 2000 and Windows XP, the user intervention popups mentioned above are always displayed, even after importing the Oracle certificates.
Installing the code signing certificates on a Windows guest can be done automatically. Use the
VBoxCertUtil.exe
utility from the cert
folder on the Guest Additions installation CD. Use the following steps:
- Log in as Administrator on the guest.
- Mount the Oracle VM VirtualBox Guest Additions .ISO.
- Open a command line window on the guest and change to the
cert
folder on the Oracle VM VirtualBox Guest Additions CD. - Run the following command:This command installs the certificates to the certificate store. When installing the same certificate more than once, an appropriate error will be displayed.
To allow for completely unattended guest installations, you can specify a command line parameter to the install launcher:
This automatically installs the right files and drivers for the corresponding platform, either 32-bit or 64-bit.
By default on an unattended installation on a Vista or Windows 7 guest, there will be the XPDM graphics driver installed. This graphics driver does not support Windows Aero / Direct3D on the guest. Instead, the WDDM graphics driver needs to be installed. To select this driver by default, add the command line parameter
/with_wddm
when invoking the Windows Guest Additions installer. This is only required for Vista and Windows 7. For Windows Aero to run correctly on a guest, the guest's VRAM size needs to be configured to at least 128 MB.
For more options regarding unattended guest installations, consult the command line help by using the command:
If you would like to install the files and drivers manually, you can extract the files from the Windows Guest Additions setup as follows:
To explicitly extract the Windows Guest Additions for another platform than the current running one, such as 64-bit files on a 32-bit system, you must use the appropriate platform installer. Use
VBoxWindowsAdditions-x86.exe
or VBoxWindowsAdditions-amd64.exe
with the /extract
parameter. Like the Windows Guest Additions, the Oracle VM VirtualBox Guest Additions for Linux are a set of device drivers and system applications which may be installed in the guest operating system.
The following Linux distributions are officially supported:
- Oracle Linux as of version 5, including UEK kernels
- Fedora as of Fedora Core 4
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux as of version 3
- SUSE and openSUSE Linux as of version 9
- Ubuntu as of version 5.10
Many other distributions are known to work with the Guest Additions.
The version of the Linux kernel supplied by default in SUSE and openSUSE 10.2, Ubuntu 6.10 (all versions) and Ubuntu 6.06 (server edition) contains a bug which can cause it to crash during startup when it is run in a virtual machine. The Guest Additions work in those distributions.
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Note that some Linux distributions already come with all or part of the Oracle VM VirtualBox Guest Additions. You may choose to keep the distribution's version of the Guest Additions but these are often not up to date and limited in functionality, so we recommend replacing them with the Guest Additions that come with Oracle VM VirtualBox. The Oracle VM VirtualBox Linux Guest Additions installer tries to detect an existing installation and replace them but depending on how the distribution integrates the Guest Additions, this may require some manual interaction. It is highly recommended to take a snapshot of the virtual machine before replacing preinstalled Guest Additions.
The Oracle VM VirtualBox Guest Additions for Linux are provided on the same virtual CD-ROM file as the Guest Additions for Windows. See Section 4.2.1.1, “Installing the Windows Guest Additions”. They also come with an installation program that guides you through the setup process. However, due to the significant differences between Linux distributions, installation may be slightly more complex when compared to Windows.
Installation generally involves the following steps:
- Before installing the Guest Additions, you prepare your guest system for building external kernel modules. This works as described in Section 2.3.2, “The Oracle VM VirtualBox Kernel Modules”, except that this step must be performed in your Linux guest instead of on a Linux host system.If you suspect that something has gone wrong, check that your guest is set up correctly and run the following command as root:
- Insert the
VBoxGuestAdditions.iso
CD file into your Linux guest's virtual CD-ROM drive, as described for a Windows guest in Section 4.2.1.1, “Installing the Windows Guest Additions”. - Change to the directory where your CD-ROM drive is mounted and run the following command as root:
In Linux and Oracle Solaris guests, Oracle VM VirtualBox graphics and mouse integration goes through the X Window System. Oracle VM VirtualBox can use the X.Org variant of the system, or XFree86 version 4.3 which is identical to the first X.Org release. During the installation process, the X.Org display server will be set up to use the graphics and mouse drivers which come with the Guest Additions.
After installing the Guest Additions into a fresh installation of a supported Linux distribution or Oracle Solaris system, many unsupported systems will work correctly too, the guest's graphics mode will change to fit the size of the Oracle VM VirtualBox window on the host when it is resized. You can also ask the guest system to switch to a particular resolution by sending a video mode hint using the VBoxManage tool.
Multiple guest monitors are supported in guests using the X.Org server version 1.3, which is part of release 7.3 of the X Window System version 11, or a later version. The layout of the guest screens can be adjusted as needed using the tools which come with the guest operating system.
If you want to understand more about the details of how the X.Org drivers are set up, in particular if you wish to use them in a setting which our installer does not handle correctly, see Guest Graphics and Mouse Driver Setup in Depth.
The Guest Additions can simply be updated by going through the installation procedure again with an updated CD-ROM image. This will replace the drivers with updated versions. You should reboot after updating the Guest Additions.
If you have a version of the Guest Additions installed on your virtual machine and wish to remove it without installing new ones, you can do so by inserting the Guest Additions CD image into the virtual CD-ROM drive as described above. Then run the installer for the current Guest Additions with the
uninstall
parameter from the path that the CD image is mounted on in the guest, as follows: While this will normally work without issues, you may need to do some manual cleanup of the guest in some cases, especially of the XFree86Config or xorg.conf file. In particular, if the Additions version installed or the guest operating system were very old, or if you made your own changes to the Guest Additions setup after you installed them.
You can uninstall the Additions as follows:
Guest Additions Virtualbox Download
Replace
/opt/VBoxGuestAdditions-version
with the correct Guest Additions installation directory. Like the Windows Guest Additions, the Oracle VM VirtualBox Guest Additions for Oracle Solaris take the form of a set of device drivers and system applications which may be installed in the guest operating system.
The following Oracle Solaris distributions are officially supported:
- Oracle Solaris 11, including Oracle Solaris 11 Express
- Oracle Solaris 10 4/08 and later
Other distributions may work if they are based on comparable software releases.
4.2.3.1. Installing the Oracle Solaris Guest Additions
The Oracle VM VirtualBox Guest Additions for Oracle Solaris are provided on the same ISO CD-ROM as the Additions for Windows and Linux. They come with an installation program that guides you through the setup process.
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Installation involves the following steps:
- Mount the
VBoxGuestAdditions.iso
file as your Oracle Solaris guest's virtual CD-ROM drive, exactly the same way as described for a Windows guest in Section 4.2.1.1, “Installing the Windows Guest Additions”.If the CD-ROM drive on the guest does not get mounted, as seen with some versions of Oracle Solaris 10, run the following command as root: - Change to the directory where your CD-ROM drive is mounted and run the following command as root:
- Choose 1 and confirm installation of the Guest Additions package. After the installation is complete, log out and log in to X server on your guest, to activate the X11 Guest Additions.
4.2.3.2. Uninstalling the Oracle Solaris Guest Additions
The Oracle Solaris Guest Additions can be safely removed by removing the package from the guest. Open a root terminal session and run the following command:
4.2.3.3. Updating the Oracle Solaris Guest Additions
The Guest Additions should be updated by first uninstalling the existing Guest Additions and then installing the new ones. Attempting to install new Guest Additions without removing the existing ones is not possible.
Oracle VM VirtualBox also ships with a set of drivers that improve running OS/2 in a virtual machine. Due to restrictions of OS/2 itself, this variant of the Guest Additions has a limited feature set. See Known Limitations for details.
The OS/2 Guest Additions are provided on the same ISO CD-ROM as those for the other platforms. Mount the ISO in OS/2 as described previously. The OS/2 Guest Additions are located in the directory
OS2
. We do not provide an automatic installer at this time. See the
readme.txt
file in the CD-ROM directory, which describes how to install the OS/2 Guest Additions manually. Virtualbox Macos Catalina Guest Additions
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