Oracle Vm Virtualbox 32 Bit Windows 10

 

  1. Note: This may be obvious for most of you, but your host operating system should be 64-bit to run 64-bit guest operating systems in VirtualBox. If VirtualBox has no 64-bit option on Windows 10, then you can try the solutions on this page to fix the problem. Methods: Make sure that “Intel Virtualization Technology” and “VT-d” are enabled.
  2. In this video I am going to show how to download and install Oracle VirtualBox for 32bit Windows 10/8/7 OS.
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How-to convert a (UEFI-based) Windows 10 physical installation into an Oracle VirtualBox guest.

Oracle Vm Virtualbox 32 Bit Windows 10

You will need Windows 10 installation .iso to complete this guide. Don't forget to make sure you are licensed properly as well.

Oracle VM VirtualBox Base Packages - 6.1.26. Freely available for Windows, Mac OS X, Linux and Solaris x86 platforms under GPLv2: Platform. Windows Installer. Solaris 10 5/08 and later or Solaris 11.

5 Steps total

Oracle Vm Virtualbox 32 Bit Windows 10

Step 1: Create a VHDX/VHD

You will need to run (as administrator) SysInternal's Disk2vhd on the computer you are converting
Download Disk2vhd from https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/disk2vhd

Simply select where you want to save the file to and click 'Create'

Step 2: Convert VHDX to VDI

On the computer you have Oracle VirtualBox installed run the following command in Powershell (as administrator). You will need to run this command from the directory that VirtualBox is installed to i.e. C:Program FilesOracleVirtualBox

./VBoxManage clonehd .vhdx .vdi --format VDI

Step 3: Create a Virtualbox VM

Create a New VM from within VirtualBox Manager and choose 'Use an existing virtual disk file' which points to your newly created VDI file.

After it is created open Settings for the VM.

Under System > Motherboard make sure only Hard Disk and Optical is selected, Optical is at the top of the boot order and 'Enable EFI (special OSes only)' is ticked.

Under Storage, point the optical drive to the Windows 10 installation ISO.

Configure the rest as you please.

Step 4: Boot VM to Optical Media

Once you have booted to the installation media and it is asking for 'Language to install,' etc, press Shift+F10. This will open a command prompt.

In the command prompt run 'diskpart'

Enter the command: 'list vol'

This will list off the volumes and should show Volume 3 as a RAW FS. You will need to format this EFI partition. Use the following commands

'sel vol 3'
'format quick fs=fat32 label='System'

If you enter 'list vol' again you will see the changes made.

Exit diskpart by entering command 'exit'

Oracle Vm Virtualbox 32 Bit Windows 10

Run the command 'bcdboot C:Windows' which will add the required boot records.

Step 5: Restart VM to Disk

You can now close out of the installation media and restart. On restart make sure you don't boot from the Optical drive again and it should boot into Windows as expected.

You have now converted your physical Windows 10 UEFI device to an Oracle VirtualBox VM.

Below I have added a reference to doing this in Hyper-V, which is part of what I followed to create the above guide. I have also added a reference to licensing requirements as suggested by a comment.

Published: Nov 27, 2017 · Last Updated: Nov 28, 2017

References

  • Don't forget licensing requirements!
  • Hyper-V - Create and Use VHD of Windows 10 with Disk2VHD

15 Comments

  • Mace
    PatrickFarrell Nov 27, 2017 at 04:27am

    Make sure it's licensed properly when you do this.

    https://community.spiceworks.com/how_to/124053-licensing-windows-10-with-virtualization-technologies-how-to

  • Serrano
    Glorified Pet Rock Nov 27, 2017 at 01:55pm

    I was just about to write my own tutorial on this same subject. We still have some Fire Control Panels that MUST talk to a Win XP for programming and nothing else. I have been converting a Win XP dual boot to a VHD for use in Oracle VM for this issue. Great write up.

  • Cayenne
    jhTech86 Nov 27, 2017 at 07:42pm

    Just read the licensing post. I didn't realize that Chris spoke Chinese. I assume the licensing info was written in Chinese because I couldn't make heads or tails from it.

  • Jalapeno
    nexus0000 Nov 28, 2017 at 02:11pm

    This is a neat guide, VMware has a free software that can do this as well.

    https://www.vmware.com/products/converter.html

  • Tabasco
    WarKraft Nov 28, 2017 at 03:06pm

    Cool article thank anyone out there know how to do this to create a vm box on vmware host?

  • Serrano
    ScarInt Nov 28, 2017 at 03:13pm

    This was my missing step (diskpart and bcdboot) for migrating a bare metal server (Server 2012) to KVM. Volume names were different, but that was easy to re-interpret.

  • Jalapeno
    SadTech0 Jan 19, 2018 at 08:05pm

    I did this step by step in a lab environment and it went perfect. Good to learn for future use. Thanks!

  • Mace
    bbigford Feb 23, 2018 at 04:27pm

    Nice write up. I'm assuming this is just a test machine, or maybe something being used for OS deployment/builds?

  • Datil
    Simon Matthews Apr 4, 2018 at 01:55am

    This was originally a request from a customer because they needed to be able to access an old database for a piece of hardware they were replacing. In the end it turned out we only needed to backup the database and keep a copy. The person installing the new piece of hardware had no idea about how the software (they were supposed to be experts with) worked.

  • Anaheim
    dtrade84 Feb 12, 2019 at 06:33pm

    I have Windows 10 running on VirtualBox, but it seems to be running a little slow. Any tips on how I can speed it up? I'm running Windows 7 on a dual boot MacBook Pro late 2011, with an i7 and 8GB of ram. I tried it on Workstation Pro 15, and still slow. Any help will be appreciated.

    Thank you.

  • Serrano
    Tony2065 Apr 21, 2019 at 02:35pm

    Good article. I haven't used Virtualbox in a while. I'l take another look at it.

  • Serrano
    Rich8790 May 23, 2019 at 01:39pm

    Feeling embarrassed... having an brain freeze...I am not seeing anything about step 4. It looks like the virtual is running, but I do not see any display, just a black screen.

  • Serrano
    ShanePlus Aug 6, 2019 at 12:14am

    @dtrade84
    Your laptop will support 16GB of RAM. I would consider maxing it out and running the Windows 10 instance with 8GB of RAM.

  • Pimiento
    spicehead-vbpyc Nov 14, 2019 at 01:56pm

    Thanks, just perfect and works like it should. Regards, Aym

  • Pimiento
    spicehead-1n8hq Mar 20, 2021 at 01:49pm

    Step: 4: Boot VM to Optical Media does not work for me.
    I can't change boot to ISO
    ISO works perfectly fine, I used it to make a new W10 in VB.

    Please Help
    Best regards
    JC

Summary :

The VM VirtualBox is a free and open-source hosted hypervisor for x86 virtualization. The VirtualBox can be installed on your computer running Windows, macOS, or Linux. After that, you can try out any systems and applications on VirtualBox, without affecting your real system and data. For instance, you may install Windows 11 on VirtualBox.

Can You Install Windows 11 on VirtualBox

Windows

When you can't or don’t want to install Windows 11 Insider Preview build on your computer, you have another choice: try the new system in a virtual machine. You can install Windows 11 on VirtualBox or VMware Workstation if you’d like to experience its new interface, features and major changes, but don’ want to give up the current stable and secure Windows 10 system.

You'd better get to know the differences between VMware and VirtualBox in order to figure out which one is better for you - VMware or VirtualBox.

What Is VirtualBox

Developed by Oracle Corporation, VirtualBox is a powerful x86 and AMD64/Intel64 virtualization product for home and business use. VirtualBox is also known as a virtual machine or emulator that can be installed on a Windows, Linux, Macintosh, or Solaris host; and it allows users to install a large number of guest operating systems without affecting the host system.

Tip: You don’t need to worry about system crash, data loss, or any other problems while performing tasks in VirtualBox guest systems. But you should try your best to avoid such issues in the host system. If an important file is lost and you really need it back, you may use the following recovery software provided by MiniTool.

How to Install Windows 11 on VirtualBox

You should be aware of the fact that you’ll need the latest Oracle VirtualBox, the ISO file of Windows 11, and enough hardware resources on the physical computer to install Windows 11 in a virtual machine.

You may want to know how to install Windows 11 on VMware or other emulators in order to try out the new operating system.

Step 1: Download and Install VirtualBox

How to download VirtualBox:

  1. Visit the download page of Oracle VM VirtualBox.
  2. Click on the correct download link for your system.
  3. Wait for the process to end.

How to install VirtualBox:

  1. Navigate to the Oracle VM VirtualBox Setup file.
  2. Double click on it and click Next.
  3. Follow the on-screen instructions to continue and click Next.
  4. Click Install, wait, and then click Finish.

You’d better also install the Oracle VM Virtualbox Extension Pack on your PC.

Step 2: Create a Windows 11 Virtual Machine

  1. Double click on the Virtualbox.exe to run the VirtualBox.
  2. Click on the New button in the right menu bar.
  3. Specify the Name (type Windows 11), Machine folder, Type (choose Microsoft Windows), and Version (select Windows 10 64-bit).
  4. Click Next.
  5. Drag the slider to set memory to 4096 MB.
  6. Click Next.
  7. Select Create a virtual hard disk now and click Create.
  8. Select VDI (Virtual Disk Image) and click Next.
  9. Select Dynamically allocated and click Next.
  10. Specify the File location and size (at least 64GB) and click Create.

Step 3: Download Windows 11 ISO

You can search for Windows 11 ISO and download it online since this file is already leaked. You should check your internet connection -> choose a folder to store the ISO file -> wait patiently while the file is downloading.

Get to know more details about how to download Windows 11 32/64 bit ISO file & how to install Windows 11:

This post mainly talks about the Windows 11 ISO file download (32 bit or 64 bit) and how to install Windows 11 properly on your PC.

Step 4: Configure the Windows 11 Virtual Machine

  1. Select the Windows 11 virtual machine.
  2. Click on the Settings button (next to New).
  3. Select System, shift to Motherboard tab, and uncheck Floppy.
  4. Shift to the Processor tab to increase the processors.
  5. Select Display, shift to Screen tab, and increase the video memory (128MB).
  6. Select Storage, choose Empty, and click on the disc icon after Optical Drive.
  7. Click Choose/Create a Virtual Optical Disk.
  8. Click Add, choose the Windows 11 ISO file, and click Open.
  9. Click Choose.

Some users are wondering whether they can try Windows 11 online now, since the official release of Windows 11 is not out yet.

Step 5: Install Windows 11 in VirtualBox

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  1. Select the Windows 11 virtual machine and click Start.
  2. Select Language to install and click Next.
  3. Click Install Now.
  4. Click I don’t have a product key.
  5. Select the Windows 11 Edition you want and click Next.
  6. Check I accept the Microsoft Software License Terms and click Next.
  7. Select Custom: Install Windows only (advanced).
  8. Click New -> allocate some disk space -> click Apply.
  9. Select the new partition and click Next.
  10. Wait till the end.

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That’s all about how to install Windows 11 in Oracle VM VirtualBox.