
Windows hosts: Added experimental support for running autostarted virtual machines in session 0 to allow running VMS without user logged in (disabled by default, see manual).
VBoxManage: Added guest control “wait level” subcommand that can wait for the guest to reach a certain runlevel.Guest Control: Implemented the ability to wait and/or restart the guest when updating guest additions via VBoxManage.Guest Control: Implemented initial support for guest additions that automatically update Linux guest guests.
Audio: Added “default” host driver type to move VMs (devices) between different platforms without explicitly changing the audio driver. When the “default” driver is selected, the platform’s best audio backend option will be used. This is the default for newly created VMs. Audio recording: Vorbis is now used as the default audio format for WebM containers. The work is no longer used. GUI: Improved theme support on all platforms. Linux and macOS use the native engine, while for Windows hosts it is implemented separately. GUI: Added a new notification center, unifying most of the running progress and error reporting in the GUI. GUI: Added a new help viewer widget that enables the user manual to be navigated and searched. GUI: New vm wizard redesigned to integrate unattended guest OS installations and enable a more streamlined workflow. GUI: Added a new utility similar to “Top” or “Resource Monitor” that lists performance statistics for running guests (CPU usage, RAM usage, disk I/O rate, etc.). OCI: Cloud networking can now be configured through the Network Manager tool just like host-only and NAT networks. OCI: Cloud virtual machines can be added to the hypervisor and controlled as local virtual machines. Virtual machines can now be fully encrypted, including VM configuration logs and save state (currently CLI only). VirtualBox 7.0 runs on Windows, macOS (Intel, M1/M2), Linux, Solaris devices and is free to use. The new release brings updates to fully encrypted virtual machines, new vm wizard, performance statistics, new notification center, new icons, 3D support for DirectX 11, TPM 1.2/2.0 support, and more.
It has been 4 years since the last major version 6.0 was released. On October 10, VirtualBox version 7.0 was officially released. VirtualBox is a well-known cross-platform virtual machine software.