{"id":3758,"date":"2023-04-26T19:49:22","date_gmt":"2023-04-26T18:49:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dpscomputing.com\/blog\/?p=3758"},"modified":"2023-04-26T19:49:24","modified_gmt":"2023-04-26T18:49:24","slug":"how-to-download-and-install-virtualbox","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dpscomputing.com\/blog\/2023\/04\/26\/how-to-download-and-install-virtualbox\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Download and Install VirtualBox"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"180\" data-attachment-id=\"3759\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.dpscomputing.com\/blog\/2023\/04\/26\/how-to-download-and-install-virtualbox\/download-and-install-virtualbox\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.dpscomputing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/download-and-install-virtualbox.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"320,180\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"download-and-install-virtualbox\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.dpscomputing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/download-and-install-virtualbox-300x169.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.dpscomputing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/download-and-install-virtualbox.jpg\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dpscomputing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/download-and-install-virtualbox.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3759\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dpscomputing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/download-and-install-virtualbox.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.dpscomputing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/download-and-install-virtualbox-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dpscomputing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/download-and-install-virtualbox-150x84.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Follow along with our step-by-step guide of How to Download and Install <a href=\"https:\/\/www.virtualbox.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">VirtualBox<\/a> by Oracle on your Windows PC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Oracle VirtualBox is a sandbox based environment where you can try out new software and even new operating systems without risking your main system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Oracle VirtualBox is free and we show you how to get the official copy of the install file from the VirtualBox website before providing a full explanation of which version to download, and how to install VirtualBox once the download has completed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video-container\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-kXZ2l1SROI?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-GB&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Follow along with our step-by-step guide of How to Download and Install VirtualBox by Oracle on your Windows PC. 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