Supported Guest Operating Systems
Because Oracle VM VirtualBox is designed to provide a generic
virtualization environment for x86 systems, it can run guest
operating systems (OSes) of any kind.
The following guest OS platforms are supported:
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Platforms With Full Support.
These guest OS platforms qualify for Oracle Premier Support.
See .
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Platforms With Limited
Support. These legacy guest OS platforms can be
used with Oracle VM VirtualBox, but only qualify for best
effort support. Therefore, resolution of customer
issues is not guaranteed. See
.
Guest Operating Systems With Full Support
Operating System
Comments
Windows 11 (64-bit)
Insider preview builds are not supported
Windows 10 (32-bit and 64-bit)
Insider preview builds are not supported
Windows 8 and 8.1 (32-bit and 64-bit)
Windows Server 2019 (64-bit)
Windows Server 2016 (64-bit)
Windows Server 2012 and 2012 R2 (64-bit)
Solaris 11 (32-bit and 64-bit)
Solaris 10 8/11 Update 10 and later (32-bit and 64-bit)
Oracle Linux 9 (64-bit)
Includes Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9, CentOS 9
Oracle Linux 8 (64-bit)
Includes Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, CentOS 8
Oracle Linux 7 (64-bit)
Includes Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, CentOS 7
Oracle Linux 6 (32-bit and 64-bit)
Includes Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, CentOS 6
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) (32-bit and 64-bit)
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver) (64-bit)
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa) (64-bit)
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 (64-bit)
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 (64-bit)
Legacy Guest Operating Systems With Limited Support
Operating System
Comments
Windows 7 (32-bit and 64-bit)
Windows Vista SP2 and later (32-bit and 64-bit)
Windows XP (32-bit)
Windows Vista (32-bit)
Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2 (32-bit and 64-bit)
Windows Server 2003 (32-bit and 64-bit)
Oracle Linux 5 (32-bit and 64-bit)
Includes Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, CentOS 5
Ubuntu 14.04.5 LTS (Trusty Tahr) (32-bit and 64-bit)
OS/2 Warp 4.5