Windows 11 on Oracle Virtualbox

[BeornBear]

I have been able to download the Windows 11 Iso. However, before upgrading my Windows 10 desktop computer, I would like to test Windows 11 in a Virtual Machine. Does anyone know if Windows 11 will work in Oracle Virtualbox?

[Parabellum117]

4 minutes ago, BeornBear said:

I have been able to download the Windows 11 Iso. However, before upgrading my Windows 10 desktop computer, I would like to test Windows 11 in a Virtual Machine. Does anyone know if Windows 11 will work in Oracle Virtualbox?

It should be able to. Virtualbox is designed to create a boot environment for an .iso file, so I don't see how it wouldn't.

 

Is your computer not running official Win11 supported hardware? If it's running the specified hardware by MS, I'd just go ahead and upgrade. Built largely the same as Win10 so you should be fine. I'm running it right now on a pre-release build with no issues.

[BeornBear]

I have a HP Gaming desktop with Intel I5-10400 with 12 GB RAM, Nvidia GTX 1650 super, 250 GB m.2 ssd and 1 TB Harddrive. However, before upgrading, I want to test it out first. There are always concerns that every other Windows version is not good. 

[MathewBijuBuz]

If you have any concerns, I'd recommended you wait for a couple of weeks. So that all the initial bugs got ironed out.

[linkboy]

Just to let you know, there's an issue with Windows 11 and Virtualbox where a Windows 11 install in a VM on Virtualbox won't boot.

 

 

[BeornBear]

Hopefully soon Oracle Virtualbox will be able to create a fix. I would like to play around with Window 11 in a virtual machine before deciding on an upgrade. I also concerned about a drop in gaming performance.

[BeornBear]

Here is a link to install Windows 11 on Oracle Virtualbox https://blogs.oracle.com/virtualization/post/install-microsoft-windows-11-on-virtualbox I will test it out and post on how it went.