How to Know If You’re Ready for New in VirtualBox 7.0

You can view these VM settings in New in VirtualBox 7.0 Manager, in the Settings window, and by running the VirtualBox 7.0 is now ready for public consumption..

About VirtualBox 7.0

About four years after the previous major release, VirtualBox 7.0 has arrived with many new enhancements. The Trusted Platform Module (TPM) in Windows 11, EFI Secure Boot, complete virtual machine encryption, and a few Linux enhancements are among the most notable.

The most notable change is that installing Windows 11 does not require any alterations to the registry because of support for Secure Boot and TPM 1.2 and 2.0. (the kind Oracle recommended for 6.1 users). Those who are unable to meet Windows 11’s security standards on their actual hardware may be able to do it with just a few mouse clicks under VirtualBox 7.0.

All data associated with a running virtual machine can be encrypted in VirtualBox 7.0, including the guest operating system, logs, stored states, and other files. Oracle states in the update log that “for now,” this feature is only available via the command line.

First Version VirtualBox 7.0 ARM

The first official version of VirtualBox 7.0 for ARM-based Macs, with a Developer Preview, is now available. Having installed VirtualBox 7.0 on a MacBook Air M2, one can attest to the fact that it gives you plenty of warning before telling you to stop using a development environment. This “unsupported work in progress” is “known to have extremely limited performance,” according to the changelog. The (now unified) message center displays a “Beta Warning,” and in the top right corner of the window itself, a “BETA” warning superimposes itself upon a “Dev Preview” sign designed to look like it was taken straight from a building site.

Unfortunately, Macs with an ARM processor cannot boot guest operating systems designed for Intel or AMD processors. However, Rosetta, Apple’s translation layer, will allow ARM-based Linux installations in macOS Venture to run on x86 CPUs.

VirtualBox ARM Mac

Besides the obvious warning labels, Mac clients on Intel and ARM have completely abandoned Kernel extensions in favor of Apple’s hypervisor and vmnet frameworks. Unfortunately, this means users have to do without internal networking features for the time being, as Oracle has only promised that these features will be “offered at a later date.”

Automatic updates of the Guest Additions in Linux guests and “reworked” screen resizing are both new features for Linux hosts. Support for DXVK, a Vulkan-based implementation of DirectX layers that enables the execution of 3D Windows applications in Wine, is the most intriguing feature for Linux hosts. This brings it closer to compatibility with Windows hosts, who have had standard support for DirectX 11 since version 7.0.

Among the enhancements made in this variant are:

• Machines in the cloud can be administered from afar.
• An in-room guest performance tracking system
• Automated guest setup is simplified via a wizard-like tool.
• When using WebM containers, Vorbis is the default audio recording format.
• IOMMU emulation hardware for Intel and AMD
• Improved Qt/UI aesthetics and fixes and better theme integration across Mac and Linux platforms.

Hosts running VirtualBox 7.0 are supported by Windows, Linux, Solaris, Intel-based Macs, and, as previously mentioned, ARM-based Macs, although this support is still beginning.