How to set up the virtual box program. VirtualBox - installing a virtual machine. Creating Permanent Folders

Hello everyone! Today we will talk about Virtual. Yes, not about Natasha the virtual girl, the one who sits on VKontakte, but about the virtual machine.

A long time ago, in one of my previous articles, or rather in the article “”, I promised to talk about how to install and properly configure a virtual car Virtual box for testing programs, checking them for gluing and analyzing viruses.

A lot of time has passed since then, and the other day, when my conscience was finally eating me up, I finally decided to fulfill my promise. This article will be the first part of the manual. It will talk about correct setting virtual machine, and in the next article - about malware analysis. Well, friends, let's go!

  • Virtual machine
  • VirtualBox virtual machine
  • Installing VirtualBox
  • Setting up VirtualBox
  • Creating a virtual machine
  • Setting up a virtual machine
  • Windows installation
  • Installing the Guest OS Add-on
  • VirtualBox Snapshots

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What is a Virtual Machine?

A virtual machine (VM - Virtual machine) or in common parlance a virtual machine is a software and/or hardware system that emulates the hardware of a certain platform (target - target, or guest platform) and executes programs for the target platform on the host platform (host - host platform) platform, host platform). You can get more in-depth theoretical knowledge on Wikipedia.

Why do you need a virtual machine?

Virtualization allows you to create an operating system within an operating system and test programs without installing them on the main machine. Virtualization also allows you to do pentesting. Instead of hacking other people's computers (which, as you know, is considered illegal and punishable), find or use vulnerabilities to hack operating systems and other software at home. I will tell you more about how to properly configure the network on a virtual machine for pentesting later in a separate article.

My friends, if you want to be a little more than just a computer user, you must know how to use a virtual machine and do it correctly.

I've often been asked how I test programs. To test white software I use VirtualBox virtual machines and VMware Workstation. For gray software, I do not use virtual machines; for this I have a separate computer - quarantine, which was assembled specifically for this purpose. I did this for two reasons:

  • To secure everything home network, since physically my virus laboratory is not connected to the network at all.
  • And in order to malware could not determine the use of the virtual machine. You probably know that viruses have such protection that they can detect and not start the infection mechanism in order to prevent detection and subsequent analysis of the malware.

Which virtual machine is better?

That's a moot point. We have a separate article for it ““. Read at your leisure, there at the beginning of the article in the photo you will find a friend of today's test chick.

VirtualBox virtual machine

After following the links above, you already realized that there are a large number of virtual machines. This begs the question: “why Virtual Box?” - after all, he is not the best. Yes, not the best, but it’s free and already native. Therefore, this instruction will be about installing VirtualBox.

Download VirtualBox

You should download Virtualbox only from the developers’ website, not from trackers or software portals. VirtualBox downloaded from torrent trackers can be glued with malware. And on software portals the version may be outdated, and even with all sorts of vulnerabilities. With the help of which the malware, i.e. malware, it can run out of the guest car and bite you a little o_0.

You can download VirtualBox for free on the official website using the link. Versions for operating systems are available as free downloads:

  • Windows
  • Mac OS X
  • Linux
  • Solaris x-86

Which version should I download?

Based on what operating system you have. In this article, I will install VirtualBox on Windows 10. Installing VirtualBox on all versions of Windows is identical.

Go to the official website and download the installation file.

The file weighs approximately 120MB, after installation it takes up 150MB on disk (not counting installed virtual machines).

Installing VirtualBox

So, after we downloaded latest version Let's start installing Virtual Box. Launch the program and click “Next”. Then the component selection window will appear. Without changing anything, click “Next”.

In the next window there is nothing, click “Next” again.

Now a window will appear indicating that the Internet will be temporarily disabled during the installation of the program. Click “Yes”.

“Next” again. And at the end “Finish”. This completes the tedious installation process.

Setting up VirtualBox

Now let's move on to setting up the virtual machine and installing operating system.

If you have the Russian language installed on your system, the program will automatically change the interface language to Russian when you first launch it. If this does not happen, then go to the “File” -> “Settings” menu and select your language on the languages ​​tab.

In principle, there is nothing else that needs to be changed in the settings of Virtual Box itself, but if you are in the know and know what you are doing, you can wander around there a little.

Creating a virtual machine

Click the “Create” button.

In the settings window, specify the name (you can change it in the future), type and version of the operating system. Keep in mind than older version Windows, the fewer resources need to be allocated. I'm installing Windows 10, and as you know, it's quite resource-intensive. Microsoft claims that minimum requirements Windows 10 for full operation: 1GB for 32-bit and 2GB for 64-bit, but this is garbage. With these settings, you won’t be able to test any programs; the only thing you can do is engage in masochism.

Therefore, we set the maximum possible volume virtual memory. I have 32GB, and I usually allocate 8GB for the virtual machine. Sometimes even more, it all depends on the tasks and how many virtual machines I run at the same time.

At the end, click the “Create” button and proceed to creating a virtual hard drive. Minimum hard drive size for Windows 10: 16GB for 32-bit version and 20GB for 64-bit. Set the minimum to 80GB and check the “Dynamic size” checkbox.

You can also change the location of the virtual machine. If possible, in terms of performance it is better to install it on an SSD drive. This is usually drive C.

We check everything thoroughly and click the “Create” button.

Setting up a virtual machine

Now right-click on the created virtual machine to open the settings. On the menu " Are common» Go to the “Advanced” tab and disable the use of the shared clipboard and the Drag’nDrop function.

On the menu " System» Go to the “Processor” tab and set the number of processors of the virtual machine. I have 4, so I set it to 2cp. If you have 2, set 1cp. And the processor load slider is set to maximum.

In the same menu, go to the “Acceleration” tab and check all the checkboxes.

In the “Network” menu, disable the network adapter. But in some situations, when dealing with viruses, you may need to enable the adapter. If you turn it on, then turn off the Internet by selecting the connection type “Not connected” in the drop-down menu. And if you want Internet, set up a separate network without using a Nat connection. One last thing for the paranoid.

On the menu " USB» uncheck the “Enable USB controller” checkbox.

On the menu " Shared folders"let's add a folder where we will send it for our virtual machine necessary programs. Click on the icon on the right and in the window that appears, configure the shared folder. Select the path where the shared folder will be located, and be sure to check the boxes as shown in the screenshot below. Especially on the “Read Only” checkbox.

If you will use the virtual machine for another purpose, for example, to test operating systems, then you can skip this checkbox. But if you are creating a virtual machine to scan for suspicious programs and viruses, then, of course, you should enable the “Read-Only” function.

Installing Windows on a VirtualBox virtual machine

In the main program window, mark our virtual machine and click on the green “Launch” button. The virtual machine will start and immediately display an error. This is normal; to install the operating system, you need to load a disk image. To do this, in the drop-down menu “Devices” -> “Optical disks”, click “Select disk image”.

That's it, now you need to follow the OS installation steps.

Guest OS Additions

After completing the operating system installation process, you need to install guest OS additions. To do this, in the “Devices” drop-down menu, click on the “Mount guest OS Add-ons disk image” item. Look at the screenshot above.

Then we follow the installation steps. There is nothing complicated there, just click “Next” where necessary, and then reboot the virtual machine.

Besides this after Windows installations, in the operating system itself, be sure to enable . The desktop.ini files will loom on the desktop, but there’s nothing you can do, it’s the way it is, deal with it.

Now you need to install everything on a clean Windows necessary programs and utilities. To work with the registry, you can install the Regshot utility, which we described in detail in the article “”. I will talk about all other tools for analyzing programs and viruses later in a separate article.

If you don't want to wait and want to get started right away, here's one more thing to do. While Windows is clean, you need to take a snapshot of the state or clone the operating system.

VirtualBox snapshots allow you to roll back the operating system to its previous state in one click. It's done like this. After you have configured Windows and installed all the necessary programs, in the main window of the program, select the desired virtual machine and click the blue “Snapshots” button.

Then we wait for the process of creating a snapshot of the operating system to complete.

Now we can install and test everything downloaded from the network.

Installation on a computer software, especially a little-known one, is always associated with a certain risk. The program may contain errors that affect the stability of the system, built-in advertising or tracking modules, and other unwanted elements. In addition, any software leaves traces on the system that may not have the best effect on its operation. As for experiments with Windows, everything is even more risky here, because sometimes even a seemingly insignificant change in registry data or modification system files can lead to the most unpleasant consequences.

Ask how to avoid them? Very simple, use virtualization systems, for example, the VirtualBox virtual machine - special program, which allows you to install, run and test different operating systems in an isolated environment. You can do anything with such virtual computers - install programs on them, configure them, modify system files, work with disks and partitions, in a word, perform any experiments. If the virtual OS is damaged, you can restore it from a snapshot or delete it altogether - this will not have any effect on the host system, that is, the main working system.

Installing VirtualBox for Windows

Perhaps all this may seem complicated to some, but in fact there is nothing in working with Virtualbox that a novice user cannot handle. So how to use VirtualBox? As usual, it all starts with installation. We go to the developer’s website www.oracle.com/virtualization/virtualbox/index.html and download the latest version of the program.

Installing VirtualBox on Windows 7/10 is almost no different from installing most other programs; you just need to follow the instructions of the wizard and do not change anything in its parameters. Upon completion of the procedure, you will receive a ready-made virtualization platform.

Creating and basic configuration of a virtual machine

Like installing VirtualBox, creating and configuring virtual computer is not particularly difficult; the program automatically selects the best configuration depending on the operating system being installed. User control, however, will not hurt.

Let's create a virtual machine for Windows 10 32-bit as an example. Launch VirtualBox and click the “Create” button on the toolbar. In the window that opens, give the machine a name (can be arbitrary); in the drop-down lists, select the operating system and its version.

At the next stage you will be asked to specify the volume of the allocated virtual machine random access memory. There are no strict rules regarding the allocated RAM; for 32-bit Windows it is advisable to reserve at least 1 GB of memory, for 64-bit Windows - at least 1.8-2 GB.

At the third stage, a virtual HDD, here we leave everything by default. Click “Create”, select the disk type VDI or VHD.

As for the storage format, it is better to select “Dynamic”, this way you will save time and space on the physical disk, although losing a little in performance.

Size virtual disk we install as desired, but not less than specified in the operating system requirements. Click “Create”.

The virtual machine has been created and now you can quickly go through its settings. First of all, however, go to the settings of the VirtualBox program itself and on the “General” tab change the path to the virtual machine storage directory. It is best to allocate a folder for them on drive D, where there is the most space.

Now go to the settings of the created VM and check the following parameters:

  • In the “General” section on the “Advanced” tab, change the path to the VM snapshot files if necessary (it is advisable to place them in the folder with the main VM container file). Here you can enable a shared clipboard for the host and virtual machines.
  • If you want to install the system in EFI/GPT mode, in the “System” section, be sure to check the “Enable EFI (special OS only)” checkbox.
  • To be able to run 3D applications on a virtual machine, in the “Display” section, check the “Enable 3D acceleration” checkbox.

Setting up the Internet and shared folders

If you plan to provide access to the VM to other users of the local physical network, you should select the “Network Bridge” connection type in the VirtualBox network settings. To ensure interaction between different virtual machines The “Virtual Host Adapter” mode is used; to connect guest OSes to a single internal network, the “Internal Network” mode is used. There is also a “Universal Driver” connection type, but it is used much less frequently.

Of particular interest are shared folders in VirtualBox, thanks to which the user can exchange any files between the host and virtual machines. You can connect such a directory in the “Shared Folders” section. To do this, click on the plus sign opposite the “Machine Folders” item, select a folder on your hard drive through the overview and connect it, not forgetting to check the “Auto-connect” checkbox.

Starting a VM and installing the operating system

Now you know how to configure VirtualBox and the created VM. Next, let's see how to install the operating system on it. The procedure for installing an OS on Virtualbox is practically no different from installing it on a physical computer, except that instead of a bootable flash drive or DVD, an installation installer is used here. ISO image. Launch the created virtual machine and specify the path to the bootable ISO image with the system in the window that opens.

The standard installation procedure will begin, during which you will be asked to accept the license agreement, partition the disk, and after copying the system files, create account user.

The guest operating system is installed, but some functions, in particular, shared folders and the clipboard, will not work until you install a special plugin - guest OS additions. In addition, without these add-ons you will not be able to adjust the screen resolution, connect flash drives to the virtual machine, etc. Fortunately, you don’t need to download anything; guest OS add-ons are included with VirtualBox. All you need to do is select the option in the virtual operating system menu Devices – Mount the Guest Additions disk image.

Go to the “This PC” section in the virtual OS, open the disk drive VirtualBox Guest Additions and, if the system does not offer to do this itself, run executable file VBoxWindowsAdditions.exe.

Install the add-ons as a regular program, accepting the security agreement, and restart the virtual computer.

The guest system is ready for use, all that remains is to check the network operation. We will not dwell in detail on how to set up the Internet in VirtualBox. If you selected NAT, the VM will connect to the Internet automatically. With other types of connections, you will most likely have to tinker a little. Remember the main thing: if the IP address for your main computer is issued automatically by the router, the same settings must be set in the parameters of the virtual system network adapter. If settings are assigned manually, then they must also be assigned manually in the guest system network adapter settings.

Main problems when working with VirtualBox

VirtualBox is a stable and high-quality software product, and if users have to encounter problems during its operation, the causes of the latter are most often the errors of the users themselves. Thus, those who try to launch virtual machines on VirtualBox with Hyper-V active will encounter the error “Failed to open a session for the virtual machine” (code E_FAIL 0x80004005). The reason is the incompatibility of these virtualization platforms. If you are planning to use VirtualBox, please disable Hyper-V and vice versa.

However, the disabled virtualization function in the BIOS can lead to the same error. This will be indicated by the unavailability of hardware virtualization options in the virtual machine settings (VT-x/AMD-V and Nested Paging in the section System - Acceleration). By the way, these options must be enabled even with active virtualization in the BIOS, otherwise the VM will also not start.

A VM crashing into BSOD upon startup is a common problem caused by a lack of physical computer resources allocated to the guest operating system. When creating a virtual machine in VirtualBox, you need to ensure that the allocated resources meet the requirements of the operating system.

The Blue Screen of Death can also be caused by Hyper-V enabled on the host system and a controller type mismatch. If the virtual disk was previously connected to SATA and then you connect it to IDE, the guest OS will terminate critical error with a BSOD crash. The issue is resolved by creating a new compatible controller and connecting a container file with the guest system to it.

Accidental deletion of snapshot files by the user may result in the inability to start the VM. You need to delete snapshots correctly - through the “Snapshots” section, otherwise you will have to completely reinstall the guest system. If VirtualBox itself does not start or when you start it you get the error “Cannot access the kernel driver!”, most likely you will have to uninstall the program and then reinstall it.

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VirtualBox is a program that allows you to create, run and import one or more virtual machines simultaneously on your computers. That is, the user can install and work with any OS without installing it on his computer - all operating systems run in an isolated environment.

Using VirtualBox, any user can test a wide variety of operating systems, work with them, record videos and perform other actions. It’s not difficult to use this program; let’s look at the first launch of VirtualBox and .

Step 1. Download the operating system

First, you need to download an image of the operating system that you plan to install in VirtualBox. Naturally, you don’t need to create any bootable flashes; you need the image itself, for example, . However, if you already have a ready-made bootable USB flash drive, you can install the OS from it.

Step 2. Download and install VirtualBox

Download VirtualBox from the official website of the program using this link. Download the program for your operating system (in most cases it is Windows).

After the .exe file has been downloaded, you can proceed with the installation. This process is worth considering in more detail, as some users may have certain questions.

Once the installation begins, the Custom Setup window will open. It asks you to select the location where VirtualBox will be installed, as well as the choice of volume. If you are not sure whether you need additional features, then we recommend skipping this step and leaving the program in full.

In the next window the program will offer:

  • create a shortcut on the desktop;
  • create a shortcut in the panel quick launch;
  • register VirtualBox file extensions with the OS.

Check the boxes next to the options you need.

Next, another window will appear in which you will see a warning: “Warning: Network Interfaces”. This means that after you click "Yes", the installation will continue and the Internet connection will be lost for a few seconds. Therefore, before agreeing, it is recommended to shut down all applications that actively use the network connection (Skype conversation, downloading files from the network, etc.), and then proceed to continue the installation.

A window will then appear informing you that preparatory processes have been completed and now the installation of VirtualBox itself will begin. Click on the “Install” button.

As this window informs you, the installation process has started and the user needs to wait a few minutes.

During the installation process, several more windows will appear asking you to install the software. VirtualBox will ask for confirmation to install: USB controller, network adapters, network services. It is recommended to install the requested software for the program to function correctly.



After a short time, the installation of the program will be completed; all you have to do is click the Finish button, after which VirtualBox will start.

Step 3: Create your first virtual machine

In order to create your first virtual machine, click on the blue “Create” button. In the window that opens, set a name for the virtual system, and then select its type and version. After that, click “Next”.

In a new window, the program asks you to specify the amount of memory. The size you specify is what VirtualBox will use. Most often, the size specified by default is enough, but if desired and if the computer is available, you can install more - this way, “heavy” and resource-intensive applications can be easily launched on the virtual machine.

Next, you need to select the hard drive with which the virtual machine will work. At the first starting VirtualBox created virtual hard drives no, so you need to select the “Create a new virtual hard disk” option and click on “Create”.

After that, select the file type that will be used when creating the virtual disk. It is recommended to leave the default selection unless the created disk will be used with other software virtualization products.

Next, a window with advanced hard drive settings will open. Select the virtual disk type based on whether it will be used in other virtualization programs. Select the size that the program will use. It is worth noting that the allocated size will be occupied by VirtualBox on the physical hard drive, so first make sure that the allocated resources are available. Click “Create” and wait.

If all actions were completed correctly, a new virtual machine will appear on which you can install the guest OS.

Step 4: Install Guest OS

After the first launch of the virtual machine, the OS installation will be automatic. To start the machine, you need to press the appropriate button (green arrow to the right, “Run”) and indicate the path to boot disk or image.

Once the disk or image has been selected, auto-installation of the OS will begin. The installation process itself is no different from the actual installation on a computer. After installation, you can start working with the operating system.

Other useful information

Adding, starting and shutting down a virtual machine

You can start virtual machines by selecting them with the mouse (the list is on the left side of the program) and clicking on the “Run” button on the toolbar.

If the machine you need is not in the list, click “Machine” and select “Add”.

There are several ways to shut down a virtual machine:

Pausing the virtual machine

The guest OS can be paused if you need to be away at some point, but it is very important not to miss any activity that is happening in it right now. To freeze a virtual machine, you need to click “Machine” and select “Suspend”. To resume work, you must perform this action again.

This option has a higher priority than shutting down work while saving the state, if only because exiting the pause is instantaneous, and restarting takes much longer.

Connecting removable devices to the virtual machine

You can connect USB devices to the virtual machine. To do this, in the toolbar, follow this path: Devices - USB devices and in the list window that opens, select the required device. Working with a removable device will be the same as with a real machine.

It is important to note that when a device is connected to a virtual machine, it is “disconnected” and becomes unavailable to the real machine, resulting in the loss of unsaved data. Therefore, first make sure that you do not perform any important actions with the host OS (for example, copying).

Switching between host and guest OS

When you work in a virtual machine, the mouse and keyboard are captured. That is, all actions performed by these devices are relevant only for the virtual machine. When you need to switch to the real operating system (host), press the “Right Control” key.

You can resume working with the virtual machine by clicking on any location in the VirtualBox window.

Video on installing and configuring VirtualBox

Creating a virtual machine in Virtual Box

Installing Windows 7 x64 on a VirtualBox virtual machine

Installing Ubuntu server on a Virtual Box virtual machine

In this article we will figure out how to install virtualbox and how to add new virtual machines. First, I’ll tell you for those who don’t know what these virtual machines actually are.

Imagine this situation - at work you have to work in a program that only works under the operating system Windows system XP, and you have Windows 7 (or Windows 8/8.1) installed. How do you get out of this situation? Someone will humble himself and set himself on windows computer xp (for which security updates are no longer issued), and someone more intelligent will install a virtual machine on their computer and install Windows XP in it with the ability to work in the desired program.

That is, to put it briefly, a virtual machine is a full-fledged computer (with a processor, RAM, hard drive and even BIOS), which runs inside your computer using an emulator program.

Virtualization technologies, which just a few years ago were very expensive and resource-intensive, have already entered the homes of ordinary users and occupy a place in the most common home computers. Here is a sample list of what virtual machines are used for:

  • Application testing
  • Testing network programs in closed virtual networks
  • Testing applications with various PC configuration parameters
  • Lack of funds for additional computers
  • Consolidation of servers on one physical computer
  • Training on various operating systems

and much more…

My experience with virtual machines began with virtualbox, but after working with virtualization giants such as VMware and the mega giant Hyper-V, I felt how much cooler they are. But for this coolness they ask a lot of money.

So if you are just interested in tinkering with other operating systems without reinstalling yours, or you need, for example, to run windows applications on a Linux computer, then Virtualbox should satisfy you completely.

If you are going to launch serious projects network infrastructure, which should work 24/7/365, then you better look towards Hyper-V which comes with Windows Server 2008/2012. Believe me, it's really worth the money.

This was a little background, and now about Virtualbox itself.

Download and install virtualbox

You can download Virtualbox from the official website, the most latest version at the time of writing - 4.3.14, we will install it.

Run the downloaded installer and click “Next”
In the next window, leave everything as default and click “Next”
In the options window, leave all the checkboxes as default
In the next window, the installer will warn you that during installation a new network connection will be created, which will lead to a temporary disconnection of your active network connection. Click “Yes”, and in the next window “Install”
We wait a few minutes for the program to install. After a message appears indicating that the installation was successful, click “Finish”
If everything went well, the program “ VirtualBox Manager“
The “Manager” itself is just a shell with the help of which work will be carried out between the virtual machine and the physical computer.

The program settings are quite sparse, you don’t even have to pay attention to them, since everything is configured there by default, which should satisfy the vast majority of users.

Adding a virtual machine

To add a new virtual machine, click the “ Create“, enter the name of the virtual machine, select the type of operating system and its version.
In the next window, select the amount of RAM for the virtual machine. I would like to draw your attention to the fact that you cannot select more RAM than is installed on your physical computer.
In the next window you are asked to select a virtual hard disk or create a new one. Since we are launching the program for the first time, we will create a new hard disk by selecting “Create a new virtual hard disk”
In the window for selecting the type of hard drive, I advise you to leave the type VDI, by choosing this type your virtual hard disk will be 100% compatible with virtualbox and its operating speed will be equal to the speed of a real hard disk
In the next window you should select the type of virtual hard disk:

  • Dynamic virtual disk– the size of the virtual disk will grow as it is filled with data. It is created faster, works slower.
  • Fixed virtual disk– the size of the virtual disk will be the size that will be specified when creating it. It takes longer to create, it works faster.

I think you can decide for yourself which type suits you best, but I will choose the Dynamic disk type.
In the next window you will be asked to select the name of the disk, its size, as well as the location where the disk itself will be stored
After selecting this data, click “Create”. At this point, the preparatory work can be considered complete.

Now a program with an added virtual machine has opened in front of you
In this case, a virtual machine is a “bare” computer, without an operating system. If you need to have a disk with the operating system or bootable USB flash drive, then you can use disk images to install the operating system in virtualbox (as in other virtual machines). It is very convenient and practical.

Setting up a virtual machine

Let's move on to the settings of the virtual machine we added. Click the “Configure” button and examine the virtual machine settings window.


After setting up the virtual machine, click “OK” and click “Launch”. If you did everything correctly, then when you start the machine you should start booting from the disk image
Then everything is the same as in a regular computer!

As you can see, there is nothing complicated and you now also know how to work with virtual machines! If you have any questions or suggestions, I’m ready to discuss them in the comments.

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Installing VirtualBox usually does not take much time and does not require any skills. Everything happens as usual.

Today we will install VirtualBox and go through the global settings of the program.

1. Run the downloaded file VirtualBox-4.3.12-93733-Win.exe.
When launched, the installation manager displays the name and version of the application being installed. The installation program simplifies the installation process by giving the user hints. Click "Next".

2. In the window that opens, you can remove unnecessary application components and select the desired installation directory. You should pay attention to the installer's reminder about the required amount of free space - at least 161 MB must be free on the disk.

Leave all settings as default and proceed to the next step by clicking "Next".

3. The installer will offer to place an application shortcut on the desktop and Quick Launch panel, as well as to associate files and virtual hard drives with it. You can select the desired options from the proposed ones, and uncheck the unnecessary ones. Let's move on.

4. The installer will warn you that during installation the Internet connection (or connection to local network) will be torn apart. We agree by clicking "Yes".

5. By pressing a button "Install" We start the installation process. Now you just need to wait for it to complete.

During this process, the installer will prompt you to install drivers USB controllers. This should be done, so click on the appropriate button.

6. This completes all stages of installing VirtualBox. The process, apparently, is not difficult and does not take much time. All that remains is to complete it by clicking "Finish".

Settings

So, we have installed the application, now let's look at setting it up. Usually, after installation, it starts automatically, unless the user disabled this function during installation. If the launch does not happen, open the application yourself.

When launched for the first time, the user sees a welcome message from the application. As virtual machines are created, they will appear on the start screen along with their settings.

Before you create your first virtual machine, you must configure the application. You can open the settings window by following the path “File” – “Settings”. More quick way- pressing a combination Ctrl+G.

Tab "Are common" allows you to specify a folder for storing virtual machine images. They are quite voluminous, which should be taken into account when determining their location. The folder must be located on a disk with enough free space. In any case, the specified folder can be changed when creating the VM, so if you have not yet decided on a location, you can leave the default directory at this stage.

Paragraph "VDRP Authentication Library" remains the default.

On the tab "Enter" You can set key combinations to control the application and the virtual machine. The settings will be displayed in the lower right corner of the VM window. It is recommended to remember the key Host(this is Ctrl on the right), but there is no urgent need for this.

The user is given the opportunity to set the desired application interface language. He can also enable or disable the option to check for updates.



You can configure the display and network separately for each virtual machine. Therefore, in this case, you can leave the default value in the settings window.



Installation of application add-ons is performed on the tab "Plugins". If you remember, add-ons were downloaded when installing the program. To install them, press the button "Add plugin" and select the desired add-on. Please note that the versions of the plugin and application must match.

And the last setup step - if you plan to use a proxy, then its address is indicated on the tab of the same name.

That's all. Installation and configuration of VirtualBox is complete. Now you can create virtual machines, install the OS and get to work.