VirtualBox 7.2.0 Beta 1 has been released and introduces new features such as a move to global and VM tools, the addition of Arm virtualization in the unified Windows installer package, and guest additions for Windows 11/Arm. Additionally, issues with Arm VMs from VirtualBox 7.1 are fixed, and vboxwebsrv is now included in packages. 

VirtualBox 7.2.0 Beta 1

This is a major update. The following new features were added:

• GUI: Moved global and VM tools from hamburger menus to global tools taskbar (vertically on the left) and the VM tools tabs (horizontally above the right hand panel) to make them easier to reach
• Windows/Arm host: Arm virtualization of VMs added, in the unified Windows installer package
• Arm host: Virtualization of Windows 11/Arm VMs
• Windows/Arm guest: Guest additions for new OS type Windows 11/Arm

In addition, the following items were fixed and/or added:

• Arm VMs: Note that the saved state of Arm VMs from VirtualBox 7.1 is incompatible with VirtualBox 7.2, so please shut down such VMs in saved state before upgrading to 7.2 (snapshots with associated saved state created with 7.1 will no longer work with 7.2)
• Arm host: vboxwebsrv is now included in the packages
• Arm VMs: ACPI now available
• 3rd Party Tools: Eliminated dependency on libIDL and IASL

VirtualBox source code now also available on GitHub at  https://github.com/VirtualBox/virtualbox.

Please discuss the release  here. If you want to report issues needing tracking, use  https://github.com/VirtualBox/virtualbox/issues.

Download VirtualBox 7.2.0 Beta 1