In software, many times we can do certain things, but just because they work doesn't mean they're going to do it in the best way. In fact I have Ubuntu 22.10 on GNOME Boxes. This is true until the developer makes some tweaks and then yes, the support is official. That is what will happen from the current VirtualBox 7.0 Beta: It is likely that some of you have installed Windows 11 practically since its launch, or more specifically since it was discovered how to do ByPass, but it was achieved unofficially.
Last week, Oracle released VirtualBox 7.0 Beta, and one of the biggest improvements is the official support for Windows 11. In addition to everything should now work better, Windows 11 appears as an option when trying to create a new virtual machine, and the installation experience has also been improved. Automatic installations are now supported, so we will enter the data during the creation of the VM and then the program will do everything without our paying attention to it.
VirtualBox 7 Beta, first improvements for a maintenance version
Although the numbering has been changed, Oracle says that VirtualBox 7.0 will be a maintenance release. It is likely that the change is due precisely to the fact that it supports a new version of Windows, but for the rest, improvements have been added that could well have been added to v6.2.0.
Among the improvements that have been introduced in VirtualBox 7.0 Beta, we have:
- Vorbis and not Opus is used as the default format for WebM containers.
- Added new type of default host driver to be able to move virtual machines across different platforms without having to change the audio driver to do so.
- Initial support for automatic updates of Guest Additions on Linux. Also related to Guest Additions, you can wait or restart when they are updated via VBoxManage.
- Added "waitrunlevel" guest control sub-command to VBoxManage to make it possible to wait for the guest to reach a certain runlevel.
- On Windows, experimental support has been added for running auto-launched virtual machines in session 0, so they can run even if a user is not logged in.
Oracle hasn't said when VirtualBox 7.0 will be available, but you can try now the beta on Windows, macOS and Linux if downloaded from this link. It's in DEB and RPM packages.