If you have a 32-bit host operating system, you should use VirtualBox 5 or install the 64-bit host OS in order to install the newest VirtualBox 6 version. Be aware that VirtualBox 6 supports only 64-bit host operating systems. VirtualBox 6 contains a set of new features including VM export to Oracle Cloud, high-resolution support, GUI improvements, better 3D graphics support, etc. If you want to download the latest version and perform a major version update, go to the official VirtualBox site and download the latest VirtualBox installer for your platform (Windows in this case).

The installer that is downloaded can be used as an updater. Click the download link displayed in the window below if you wish to download that version for an update. This notification pop-up window usually appears automatically after launching VirtualBox when a minor update is available (for example update from v.5.2.16 to v.5.2.30). You can go to File > Check for Updates to check and see if any updates are available. In the current example, the installed VirtualBox version is 5.2.16 as you can see on the screenshot below, and the newest available version is 6.0.8. Open your VirtualBox and check its version by going to Help > About VirtualBox. How to Update VirtualBox on WindowsĪs you may recall, in the previous blog post VirtualBox 5.2 was installed. Now let’s explore how to update VirtualBox in details.

Run the Installer and select the path of your installed VirtualBox instance.Download the latest VirtualBox Installer for your OS.

Today’s blog post explores how to update VirtualBox on Windows and Mac OS X while preserving the existing configuration of VirtualBox and virtual machines.īriefly, in order to update VirtualBox, you should do the following: What should you do when you want to update your VirtualBox to the latest version, but your older version is configured and fine-tuned? The good news is that your configuration is preserved when you update VirtualBox. New features are usually added with major version releases (for example, v.6.0.0 comparing to version 5.x.x). The advantages to using the latest VirtualBox version are that it includes improvements, bug fixes and allows you to work with a higher security level as well as receiving a higher degree of performance.

As time marches forward, new versions of VirtualBox are released periodically. VirtualBox is a reliable virtualization solution that is recommended for running virtual machines (VMs) on servers, desktops and laptops.

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