Virtualbox For 32 Bit Windows 10

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After the release of Windows 10 to the public, many people are interested in continuing on the early release builds coming out as well. Using visualization is a great alternative to outright installing Windows 10, or newer builds, that allows users to try new features without risking any damage to their system. VirtualBox is free for all users. Operating System: Windows XP/Vista/7/8. Can run on both a 32-bit and 64-bit OS. File Size: 108.56 MBs. VirtualBox is a multi platform and open-source virtualization tool for Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, and other operating systems, that lets you create virtual disc units in which you can install a guest operating system within the one you normally use on your computer, using it in the same way as if it was actually installed. Oracle Virtual Box: link for mac users: http://download.virtualbox.org.

Learning has never been so easy!

How-to convert a (UEFI-based) Windows 10 physical installation into an Oracle VirtualBox guest.

You will need Windows 10 installation .iso to complete this guide. Don't forget to make sure you are licensed properly as well.

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5 Steps total

Step 1: Create a VHDX/VHD

You will need to run (as administrator) SysInternal's Disk2vhd on the computer you are converting
Download Disk2vhd from https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/disk2vhd

Simply select where you want to save the file to and click 'Create'

Step 2: Convert VHDX to VDI

On the computer you have Oracle VirtualBox installed run the following command in Powershell (as administrator). You will need to run this command from the directory that VirtualBox is installed to i.e. C:Program FilesOracleVirtualBox

./VBoxManage clonehd .vhdx .vdi --format VDI

Step 3: Create a Virtualbox VM

Create a New VM from within VirtualBox Manager and choose 'Use an existing virtual disk file' which points to your newly created VDI file.

After it is created open Settings for the VM.

Under System > Motherboard make sure only Hard Disk and Optical is selected, Optical is at the top of the boot order and 'Enable EFI (special OSes only)' is ticked.

Under Storage, point the optical drive to the Windows 10 installation ISO.

Configure the rest as you please.

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Step 4: Boot VM to Optical Media

Once you have booted to the installation media and it is asking for 'Language to install,' etc, press Shift+F10. This will open a command prompt.

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In the command prompt run 'diskpart'

Enter the command: 'list vol'

This will list off the volumes and should show Volume 3 as a RAW FS. You will need to format this EFI partition. Use the following commands

'sel vol 3'
'format quick fs=fat32 label='System'

If you enter 'list vol' again you will see the changes made.

Exit diskpart by entering command 'exit'

Run the command 'bcdboot C:Windows' which will add the required boot records.

Step 5: Restart VM to Disk

You can now close out of the installation media and restart. On restart make sure you don't boot from the Optical drive again and it should boot into Windows as expected.

You have now converted your physical Windows 10 UEFI device to an Oracle VirtualBox VM.

Below I have added a reference to doing this in Hyper-V, which is part of what I followed to create the above guide. I have also added a reference to licensing requirements as suggested by a comment.

Published: Nov 27, 2017 · Last Updated: Nov 28, 2017

References

  • Don't forget licensing requirements!
  • Hyper-V - Create and Use VHD of Windows 10 with Disk2VHD

15 Comments

  • Mace
    PatrickFarrell Nov 27, 2017 at 04:27am

    Make sure it's licensed properly when you do this.

    https://community.spiceworks.com/how_to/124053-licensing-windows-10-with-virtualization-technologies-how-to

  • Serrano
    Glorified Pet Rock Nov 27, 2017 at 01:55pm

    I was just about to write my own tutorial on this same subject. We still have some Fire Control Panels that MUST talk to a Win XP for programming and nothing else. I have been converting a Win XP dual boot to a VHD for use in Oracle VM for this issue. Great write up.

  • Cayenne
    jhTech86 Nov 27, 2017 at 07:42pm

    Just read the licensing post. I didn't realize that Chris spoke Chinese. I assume the licensing info was written in Chinese because I couldn't make heads or tails from it.

  • Jalapeno
    nexus0000 Nov 28, 2017 at 02:11pm

    This is a neat guide, VMware has a free software that can do this as well.

    https://www.vmware.com/products/converter.html

  • Tabasco
    WarKraft Nov 28, 2017 at 03:06pm

    Cool article thank anyone out there know how to do this to create a vm box on vmware host?

  • Serrano
    ScarInt Nov 28, 2017 at 03:13pm

    This was my missing step (diskpart and bcdboot) for migrating a bare metal server (Server 2012) to KVM. Volume names were different, but that was easy to re-interpret.

  • Jalapeno
    SadTech0 Jan 19, 2018 at 08:05pm

    I did this step by step in a lab environment and it went perfect. Good to learn for future use. Thanks!

  • Mace
    bbigford Feb 23, 2018 at 04:27pm

    Nice write up. I'm assuming this is just a test machine, or maybe something being used for OS deployment/builds?

  • Datil
    Simon Matthews Apr 4, 2018 at 01:55am

    This was originally a request from a customer because they needed to be able to access an old database for a piece of hardware they were replacing. In the end it turned out we only needed to backup the database and keep a copy. The person installing the new piece of hardware had no idea about how the software (they were supposed to be experts with) worked.

  • Anaheim
    dtrade84 Feb 12, 2019 at 06:33pm

    I have Windows 10 running on VirtualBox, but it seems to be running a little slow. Any tips on how I can speed it up? I'm running Windows 7 on a dual boot MacBook Pro late 2011, with an i7 and 8GB of ram. I tried it on Workstation Pro 15, and still slow. Any help will be appreciated.

    Thank you.

  • Serrano
    Tony2065 Apr 21, 2019 at 02:35pm

    Good article. I haven't used Virtualbox in a while. I'l take another look at it.

  • Serrano
    Rich8790 May 23, 2019 at 01:39pm

    Feeling embarrassed... having an brain freeze...I am not seeing anything about step 4. It looks like the virtual is running, but I do not see any display, just a black screen.

  • Serrano
    ShanePlus Aug 6, 2019 at 12:14am

    @dtrade84
    Your laptop will support 16GB of RAM. I would consider maxing it out and running the Windows 10 instance with 8GB of RAM.

  • Pimiento
    spicehead-vbpyc Nov 14, 2019 at 01:56pm

    Thanks, just perfect and works like it should. Regards, Aym

  • Pimiento
    spicehead-1n8hq Mar 20, 2021 at 01:49pm

    Step: 4: Boot VM to Optical Media does not work for me.
    I can't change boot to ISO
    ISO works perfectly fine, I used it to make a new W10 in VB.

    Please Help
    Best regards
    JC

Portable-VirtualBox is a free and open source software tool that lets you run any operating system from a usb stick without separate installation.

Installation instructions

  1. Download and run Portable-VirtualBox_v5.1.22-Starter_v6.4.10-Win_all.exe.
  2. Choose a folder to extract to.
  3. Go to the folder and run Portable-VirtualBox.exe. You'll see a window like the one below:
  4. If you have already downloaded the installer for VirtualBox from www.virtualbox.org click search and navigate to the file. If not, click 'Download The Installation Files of VirtualBox.' Portable-VirtualBox will show you the download's progress.
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Optional configuration

Portable-VirtualBox makes default settings automatically. You can modify them by pressing CTRL-5 or opening the tray menu while Portable-VirtualBox is running. Either action will bring up the configuration GUI below. The Hokey-Settings tab is shown open in the image below:

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Features

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  • Configure USB and network support
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All install files after launcher version 6.4.10 is digitally signed. Signer is “Open Source Developer, Runar Buvik”, certificate is issued by Certum Level III CA. This is temporarily disabled until a new certificate arrives in the mail.

Note

VirtualBox needs several kernel drivers installed and needs to start several services: if the drivers and services are not already installed you'll need administrator rights to run Portable-VirtualBox.

When Portable-VirtualBox starts, it checks to see if the drivers are installed. If they are not it will install them before running VirtualBox and will remove them afterward. Similarly, Portable-VirtualBox checks to see if the services are running. If not, it will start them and then stop them when it exits.

If you want to save space you can remove the language files for other languages than your own. That can save you nearly 10 MB. They are in the nls directory.

You can also delete the documentation saving nearly 5 MB. You will find it in the doc directory.

When the VM is running you must press the 'Host-Key' (initially configured as the right CTRL-Key) to be able to use the other Hotkeys since otherwise the VM will have the focus.

Network support

  1. To download of Portable-VirtualBox
  2. Unpack from Portable-VirtualBox
  3. Start from Portable-VirtualBox
  4. Attitudes open (Tray --> attitudes, CTRL+5) --> rider Network (Tab) --> VirtualBox with network support start --> memory (save)
  5. Terminate from Portable-VirtualBox
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  8. Wait
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