How to use VirtualBox - Tutorial for Beginners

In this step-by-step tutorial, learn what Oracle VirtualBox is, how to install it on your computer, and how to run it. Oracle VirtualBox is a free and open-source software that allows you to create and run virtual machines on your computer. You can use it to test different operating systems, software applications, or configurations without affecting your main system.
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- Oracle VirtualBox: www.virtualbox.org/
- Ubuntu ISO: ubuntu.com/
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00:00 Introduction
00:51 Enable virtualization
01:59 Install VirtualBox
03:10 Download ISOs
04:16 Set up virtual machine
06:58 Adjust view
08:39 Apps
08:55 Machine menu
10:07 View, input, devices & help menus
10:53 Shutdown virtual machine
11:03 Add multiple virtual machines
11:35 Start up virtual machine
11:51 Settings
12:25 Remove virtual machine
12:39 Wrap up
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[@patrickdaly5068]

I saw a video in which a former MS employee got one of those scam calls from India saying his Windows PC was infected. He recorded the call and let them get on his computer, but he had set up a virtual machine, so they couldn’t do any damage. The scammer even got his supervisor on the call, and both of them got pretty frustrated that they couldn’t open the things they were trying to open. It was pretty humorous.

[@relamor112]

what’s the video called

[@noertri618]

So is vm really secure and safe??

[@legohexman2858]

​@@noertri618to scammers who don't know much about computers, probably

[@jay10194]

A vm has the same security risk as any other pc. Treat it as such, maybe look into vm escape lol.

[@ThatBritishGuyOG]

​@@noertri618yeah I use it to test if a download has viruses on it

[@no3ironman11100]

Great video, well categorized, kept short enough to not get confusing but long enough to hold all the information you need to get started and potential issues categorized. One just has to watch the steps and execute them as you go. Thank you!

[@gsaldanajr]

By far the most easiest and user friendly way and step by step on how to do this. Thank you so much and keep up the great work!!!!!

[@alfonzfistron]

Thanks for the tutorial! Really helpful and it was clear what to do. For anyone who reads this: If you start the VM and there is an error saying that a critical error has occured, try restarting your PC. This happened to me and restarting the PC worked.

[@LameOwl]

Easy to follow and just what I needed. Got VBox installed and the installed Kali Linux. Thank you!

[@ramnik.khanna]

@Kevin, you're a mind reader! It's just yesterday that I was looking for a tutorial video by you, on how to install a VM on my PC, but couldn't find any! And then today, I got the notification of this new video by you! Thanks a lot for a well explained walk-through!

[@Grea812]

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[@DenseMelon]

@@Grea812 dont think algorithms tell youtubers to upload a video

[@ProduktOfEv0lution]

@@Grea812 right? Sometimes I just be thinking shit and it pops up. Im serious too....

[@Winteriine]

Interacting with this to hopefully bump it up in the search results! This is a very clean and easy to understand tutorial, so thank you for making the video! Here’s hoping I can use your advice to get my own virtual machine running.

[@satioOeinas]

Easy to follow and straight to the point! Thank you Kevin.

[@Strizzy359]

THANK YOU!!! I have delayed my process on the odin project this summer/fall because I couldnt figure out how to run this VM effectively! This helped so much!!

[@akhileshb_]

Best tutorials on youtube, thanks Kevin!

[@forgotabhi]

wow i was just looking for yet another up to date installation guide but your explanation was just amazing! subbed

[@XoticBrandsTV]

This was really helpful. Provided just the minimum amount of information for me to execute my project.

[@kuukurii1897]

My man... that was a nice and comprehensible walkthrough.

[@edwald4056]

Clear and straight to the point. Love it. New subscriber.

[@fellowlearners]

Thank you, I watched several other videos but it still took me 2 hours until I watch yours.

[@workingTchr]

Thanks! Totally lucid, and you anticipated all of my questions.

[@NoWayJoseNJ]

Kevin ive done this before but im here for a refresh. Thank you bro.

[@oldnewsboy]

Excellent video - could not ask for more, at this point in my learning. Keep it up

[@Tindergate]

I've been trying to do this for 3 years and this is the first video I've seen that actually helped me get it done, finally. THANK YOU!

[@453am8]

3 years is crazy

[@zypxier]

Wtf

[@IbrahimMerjanah]

no way are you the actual tinder

[@markm2048]

Probably the best video on Virtual Box I seen for newbies

[@ingzimmerman899]

I really appreciate your step by step procedure. Tks.

[@PKpanzerkrieger]

Clear and straight to the point. I love it!

[@vinkanchana3849]

Thank you Kevin. It’s too complicated for me, but I love to watch your video. Keep flowing for some beginner aw well. 😊

[@magnusm4]

Installed it for fun and it was enjoyable to get it running and working on the first go. A little confused about writing in a username, password then when starting it up it asked me to do the same again. I loved the startup window asking about softwares to install. As I like to work on hobbies I was surprised it had Krita and OBS in it's list. I don't get how they made installing and setting up an operating system look like counting to 3 compared to simply installing and playing a game.

[@Glowing1234]

Thank you so much! I’ve always wondered.

[@tommymaddox3051]

Great tutorial brother, straight to the point and very detailed leaving no info out✅

[@T4eva]

Virtual Machine/Box is truly awesome to have. I can't wait to start having fun with it.

[@CodersDomain]

You are awesome man! I am new at this and not even my favourite Tech creators have shown me how to get started in linux from the absolute bottom

[@technoWZ5598]

My favourite software virtualisation tool! VirtualBox is great for running Linux, any version of Windows, BSD, Haiku OS, React OS, etc. You can run so many older OS's with this too! I love this program because it works on Linux, meaning I can use Windows specific software in a VM on Linux without having to reboot into Windows, or install Windows. As of right now, I use VirtualBox version 6.1, which I find easier than the newer 7.0, although I guess I'll have to update eventually. I don't believe version 7 is available yet for most Linux distro's. Keep up the fantastic work with your videos, we really appreciate it. :)

[@andreynguyen2503]

Hey. Does your Linux VM run smoothly? When I installed mine, KZbin is glitchy as hell. The video keeps freezing, and the sound keeps breaking up. I checked all the videos about the correct settings. My host machine specs are good for a vm (Win 11, i7 12gen 1260P, DDR4 16 RAM, SSD 512)

[@technoWZ5598]

@@andreynguyen2503 Linux VM's generally are good when it comes to running smoothly in virtual machines. Not exactly sure why you are experiencing issues with KZbin.

[@user-vb7im1jb1b]

@@andreynguyen2503 Same here, it is runny awfully slow. Videos don't even load and the system is laggy!

[@GuyWithBeardButNoMoustache]

if i download stuff in it, do i get them back after shuttingdown or start a new? what if i want to install some cracked stuff? games, if they were infected do they affect my host?

[@babygrandadplays]

Your videos are always really helpful and no dilly dally. I appreciate that

[@KevinStratvert]

Glad you like them!

[@AbdulMalik-xv2rz]

Literally this video is so helpful, Thanks Kevin.

[@Ruben-GG]

Thank you for the incredibley comprehensive, yet easy to follow, guide! I can now get started.

[@tonyvain100]

Great job with the video. Just what I was looking for. Thank you very much.

[@_ASHWIN__KUMARA_]

seriously thanks for explaining sir!! really helped a lot

[@jasonlong1313]

Soooo easy! This is better instruction than my IST prof! You are the best! Thank you

[@CamiloSanchez1979]

Fantastic tutorial Kevin, you truly are your brother's keeper.

[@erlonzefanias]

Great video, helpful, concise e straight forward.

[@dsnako1]

Thank you so much for your insights, your amazing teaching abilities. Great job.

[@RobloxianX]

Very nice. Now I can test out Operating Systems before I get them!

[@gisfdlc9210]

Thank you so much, Kevin. You explain everything way better than my teacher🤝👍

[@halohalo4845]

what a nice & neat tutorial! Thank you so much! Kevin

[@doodahgurlie]

Really great job with this tutorial, Kevin. Would love to see a more in-depth video where you add/move a vdi image. Also maybe a bit more info on snapshots and how they work and such. Maybe show a mix of various Linux distros (Ubuntu, Kali, etc.) with Windows. Or maybe toss in VMware for comparison. Also demo sharing files between host/guest.

[@rafiali4144]

just what i wanted to see. Thank you!

[@caseywellington4761]

Thank you for explaining what this is!

[@laxmankhadka3800]

I really love your explanation you are like a brother we have in our church his name is Brendan. God bless you, Kevin

[@simbakali]

Thanks. Next video talk more about virtual network settings on VMs. Thank you so much.🙏

[@lovemearowlet]

this video helped me set up my first VM thanks so much. it was very helpful!

[@chazcon5133]

Awesome video, great VM tutorial!

[@raccoonair]

Excellent, thanks for sharing.

[@bp3445]

Love the background 55 seconds in. Good video too

[@joandemello]

thank you for the clear instructions

[@DM_DooM]

Saved my life bro! great video.

[@hirushadeshan3482]

Thank you! Clean tutorial.

[@n.alexander]

This really helped me. Thanks! ❤

[@lionheart8430]

Just start Cloud Computing course and part of my assignments is to create VM and I found this video very short and easy to follow 🙂 😀

[@avyakthaachar2.718]

Thank you so much for this amazing video! It was so very helpful to me...

[@adrianbaros5476]

Duuuudeeeee, thanks so much for making me understand it. At first i had some problems like the VM not working and me being dumb and not adding the CD thingy, after a while i did it. Thanks kevin

[@TommyDrone]

This is great. Thanks so much. This was a great help for my Linux class.

[@antemoh6007]

welldone buddy , i learned every thing i need from your vedio ! thanks for your time , good luck ;)

[@MuhammadAownRafaqat]

Awesome Video. Thank you!

[@SmartUnisexStitches]

Thank you for this video It’s very informative and useful ❤

[@willk7184]

Nice one bro, thank you.

[@abuwilliams7228]

Great video Kevin. Thank you ever so much

[@melon_zazu_cat]

this is an amazing video dude.

[@user-zx1or4nz2p]

Thank you Kevin, I just learned about your channel and I'm loving it.

[@TalitaSantos-fr9rc]

hello, thanks for your video, helped me a lot

[@parthapartha3807]

It works for me. Thank you so much

[@fazliddinfayziev-qg1vg]

Amazing bro. Thank you.

[@smcdonald9991]

Superb intro, well done.

[@Thunderharald]

Great guide, thanks

[@Works12363]

Wow, thank you!

[@madangopal1528]

Verry helpfu!thanks Kevin

[@ahmedgaming1384]

Thank you finally a bid that not 3 years old

[@kietlete]

I very appreciate this video. It's a comprehensive guide, with clear voice and subtitle

[@Sunline7]

Great Video Thank you

[@pastoryoda2789]

beautiful tutorial

[@emsquare3575]

Awesome video.

[@user-re9js9km6d]

Thank you. informative video..keep going

[@GalaxyLime]

thank you so much man.

[@coda714]

Thank you very much 🙏

[@UCDS6qgy7IdkY6wS2pyrQAJw]

nice video. thanks!

[@aivaras7718]

Thank you!

[@kokosensei5231]

Thank you for share!

[@kbqvist]

Thanks! I have managed to get Ubuntu running on a Windows computer, but got stuck in my attempt to install an Android virtual machine. Maybe you could go through that process in another video?

[@pinoyace1]

Awesome guide

[@WR1EXO]

Thanks bro ✨

[@amey97]

Thank You!

[@nostress7]

You’re the best!!!

[@Tony474]

Very good tutorial.

[@alphafricxtv]

Thanks kevin for the video

[@julieagbas]

You so good. thank you

[@SimRacer2023]

deserves a like thanks

[@EduardoToledo7]

thank you man

[@tejasraman6913]

Kevin, you didn’t talk about installing the guest tools or the extension pack for virtual box. Other than that, this is a beautifully explained tutorial.

[@rufmeister]

Be very careful with the extension pack. It is not free, it is covered by an Oracle license, and is only free/allowed for personal use. That doesn't sound too bad, but Oracle is known to keep track of VB/EP downloads, hoping to find one that they can somehow track back to a company, and then hunt down that company for an audit. Should not technically be problem for a home user just playing around, but it means that any skills learned about VB would not be useful on the job market, and if you bring a laptop to some kind of company (employer or just visiting for other reasons) and it contains VB, you are a potential financial liability, putting Oracle's crosshairs on them.

[@typicalgamer321]

i love you thanks so much broo

[@b.i.t.t2091]

This works very well much better than windows mpst likely due to linux being open source and the video was easy to follow.

[@direkki9138]

thank you po, da best!

[@kryptosboutique1291]

Thanks for the great explanation, it works perfect for Debian OS as well.

[@randomguyontheinternet5030]

not me thinking the ISO image was the icon image used for the display and skipping it XD Mr Google quickly told me the difference, so now I know what an ISO image is, but thanks for the help in making a VM.

[@carstenjensen3123]

This is a very good tutorial. Great job! Thanks a lot.