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VirtualBox 7.1.6 – Open Source Virtualization at Its Best

VirtualBox is a powerful tool for creating virtual environments. It’s perfect for both enterprise and home use. This professional-quality virtualization solution is open source and free, making it the ideal choice for anyone looking to run multiple operating systems on a single machine. Currently, VirtualBox supports Windows, Linux, macOS, and Solaris as host systems. It can run a wide variety of guest operating systems, including but not limited to, various versions of Windows, Linux, Solaris, and even DOS/Windows 3.x.

Why Use VirtualBox?

VirtualBox 7.1.6 - Open Source Virtualization at Its Best

VirtualBox stands out because of its versatility and power. Whether you need it for server, desktop, or embedded use, it delivers a robust performance. Here’s a closer look at its key features.

Key Features

Modularity

Virtual Box has an extremely modular design. With well-defined internal programming interfaces and a client/server design, it’s easy to control from several interfaces at once. You can start a virtual machine in a typical GUI and control it from the command line or even remotely. Plus, Virtual Box comes with a full Software Development Kit (SDK). You don’t need to hack the source code to write a new interface.

XML-Based Virtual Machine Descriptions

The configuration settings of virtual machines are stored entirely in XML. This makes them independent of the local machines, allowing you to easily port virtual machine definitions to other computers.

Staying Up to Date: VirtualBox 7.1.6 Changelog

VMM

  • Fixed issue when Windows 11 24H2 guest was experiencing BSOD in rare conditions.

GUI Improvements

  • Improved representation of disabled preferences contents with certain Linux themes.
  • Fixed seamless mode issues according to GA status events.
  • Resolved rare crash on macOS hosts on application exit.
  • Addressed preferences window focus issues and added improvements in Advanced properties/settings dialog.
  • Restored functionality to change bridged adapter at VM startup if the current one wasn’t found.
  • Fixed issue with Show action duplicates on macOS hosts when switching between running and powered off VMs.

Graphics Enhancements

  • Fixed Linux guest screen flickering with VMSVGA graphics adapter.

Network and System Enhancements

  • Added ability to export and import VMs with NVMe storage controllers.
  • Replaced NAT engines with libslirp.
  • Added support for Windows Server 2025 and initial support for RHEL 9.6 kernel.

Guest Additions

  • Initial support for kernel 6.13 and improvements for kernel 6.12 in vboxvideo.

License – Open Source

Official page

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Size – 117.0 MB

VirtualBox 7.1.6

VirtualBox 7.1.6 Extension Pack

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