Software-update: VirtualBox 7.2.0

Oracle heeft versie 7.2.0 van VirtualBox uitgebracht. VirtualBox kan worden gebruikt om andere besturingssystemen als een virtuele machine op een computer te installeren. Daardoor is het mogelijk om verschillende besturingssystemen op dezelfde hardware naast elkaar en tegelijkertijd te gebruiken. VirtualBox is beschikbaar voor Windows, macOS, Linux en Solaris, en is in staat om diverse gastbesturingssystemen te draaien. In deze uitgave zijn de volgende veranderingen en verbeteringen aangebracht:

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 reachWindows/Arm host: Arm virtualization of VMs added, in the unified Windows installer packageArm host: Virtualization of Windows 11/Arm VMsLinux host: Video decoding acceleration when 3D is enabledWindows/Arm guest: Guest additions for new OS type Windows 11/ArmmacOS Arm host: Experimental 3D acceleration support using DXMT, removing the previous non working solution using DXVK on top of MoltenVK. 3D acceleration is not supported on macOS hosts using Intel CPUs anymore.Storage: The NVMe storage controller emulation is now part of the open source base package

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

Linux host: Video decoding acceleration when 3D is enabled

Windows/Arm guest: Guest additions for new OS type Windows 11/Arm

macOS Arm host: Experimental 3D acceleration support using DXMT, removing the previous non working solution using DXVK on top of MoltenVK. 3D acceleration is not supported on macOS hosts using Intel CPUs anymore.

Storage: The NVMe storage controller emulation is now part of the open source base package

In addition, the following items were fixed 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)VMM: Improved x86_64 and Arm CPU feature reporting when using Windows Hyper-V as the virtualization engineVMM: Added xsave/xrestor instruction handling when using Windows/x86_64 Hyper-V as the virtualization engine, offering the x86_64-v3 instruction set extensions (including AVX and AVX2) on recent CPUsVMM: Fixed issue when X86_64-v3 features were not passed to the guest (github:gh-36)VMM/HM: Fixed Nested Virtualization feature on Intel CPUsGUI: Fixed a bug in clone VM wizard which made impossible to include snapshots in clone result (github:GH-59)GUI: Polished Preferences and Settings pages, NLS fixingGUI: Improved handling of keyboard LEDs in the Soft KeyboardGUI: Added checkbox for making a Shared Folder global to all VMsGUI: Removed IO-APIC from Arm VM settingsGraphics: Avoid assertion when guest tries to use VMSVGA 3D functions when the feature is disabledAudio: Fixed crash in rare circumstances (github:gh-72)NAT: Multiple fixes and improvements, for example better DNS server handling, saving of the VM settings and generating a boot file name which stays within the length limitNAT Network: Use the (almost) same code as for NAT, unifying behavior and featuresNAT: Fixed possible crash in rare circumstances when no nameservers could be detected in the host systemStorage: Fixed corruption of VMDK images when resizingVideo Recording: Fixed frame synchronization, a small memory leak and other bugsTPM: Fixed save state load failuresArm VMs: ACPI now availableAPI/Unattended: Added explicit unattended installation support for Oracle Linux 10API and VBoxManage: Added functionality to define global Shared Folders for all VMsAPI: Fixed issue when OVF/OVA import resulted in a broken VM on Arm (bug #22370)API: Fixed issue when exporting a VM which had an inaccessible disk resulted in crashVBoxManage: Document currently unavailable NAT optionsLinux host and guest: Initial support for kernel version 6.16Linux/Solaris host: Fixed swapped scan code for Pause and Num Lock keys in the table used when relying on Xkb for translationWindows host: Removed release assertion causing crash of VBoxUsbMon driver if unloading failsArm host: vboxwebsrv is now included in the packagesLinux host and guest: Introduced initial support for kernel 6.17Linux guest: Fixed handling of (long optional) vboxvideo kernel module in init scriptLinux guest: Fixed start failure of VBoxClient with kernel from the 2.6 series or olderWindows/Arm guest: Added WDDM Graphics driver, with 2D and 3D modeWindows/Arm guest: Added Shared Folder featureWindows Host: Added improvements in Windows drivers installationLinux Guest Additions: Fixed issue when autorun installer was not automatically starting on Additions ISO image insert for Oracle Linux 10 and RHEL 10 guestsBIOS: Fixed keyboard translation, added and updated several entries and do not report keypresses when scan code and ASCII code are both zeroBIOS: Fixed error reporting fo single sided floppy disksUEFI: Added workaround for Grub bug causing guest OS crashesUEFI: Fixed macOS kernel logging over serial port (github:gh-82)3rd Party Tools: Eliminated build time dependency on libIDL and IASL

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)

VMM: Improved x86_64 and Arm CPU feature reporting when using Windows Hyper-V as the virtualization engine

VMM: Added xsave/xrestor instruction handling when using Windows/x86_64 Hyper-V as the virtualization engine, offering the x86_64-v3 instruction set extensions (including AVX and AVX2) on recent CPUs

VMM: Fixed issue when X86_64-v3 features were not passed to the guest (github:gh-36)

VMM/HM: Fixed Nested Virtualization feature on Intel CPUs

GUI: Fixed a bug in clone VM wizard which made impossible to include snapshots in clone result (github:GH-59)

GUI: Polished Preferences and Settings pages, NLS fixing

GUI: Improved handling of keyboard LEDs in the Soft Keyboard

GUI: Added checkbox for making a Shared Folder global to all VMs

GUI: Removed IO-APIC from Arm VM settings

Graphics: Avoid assertion when guest tries to use VMSVGA 3D functions when the feature is disabled

Audio: Fixed crash in rare circumstances (github:gh-72)

NAT: Multiple fixes and improvements, for example better DNS server handling, saving of the VM settings and generating a boot file name which stays within the length limit

NAT Network: Use the (almost) same code as for NAT, unifying behavior and features

NAT: Fixed possible crash in rare circumstances when no nameservers could be detected in the host system

Storage: Fixed corruption of VMDK images when resizing

Video Recording: Fixed frame synchronization, a small memory leak and other bugs

TPM: Fixed save state load failures

Arm VMs: ACPI now available

API/Unattended: Added explicit unattended installation support for Oracle Linux 10

API and VBoxManage: Added functionality to define global Shared Folders for all VMs

API: Fixed issue when OVF/OVA import resulted in a broken VM on Arm (bug #22370)

API: Fixed issue when exporting a VM which had an inaccessible disk resulted in crash

VBoxManage: Document currently unavailable NAT options

Linux host and guest: Initial support for kernel version 6.16

Linux/Solaris host: Fixed swapped scan code for Pause and Num Lock keys in the table used when relying on Xkb for translation

Windows host: Removed release assertion causing crash of VBoxUsbMon driver if unloading fails

Arm host: vboxwebsrv is now included in the packages

Linux host and guest: Introduced initial support for kernel 6.17

Linux guest: Fixed handling of (long optional) vboxvideo kernel module in init script

Linux guest: Fixed start failure of VBoxClient with kernel from the 2.6 series or older

Windows/Arm guest: Added WDDM Graphics driver, with 2D and 3D mode

Windows/Arm guest: Added Shared Folder feature

Windows Host: Added improvements in Windows drivers installation

Linux Guest Additions: Fixed issue when autorun installer was not automatically starting on Additions ISO image insert for Oracle Linux 10 and RHEL 10 guests

BIOS: Fixed keyboard translation, added and updated several entries and do not report keypresses when scan code and ASCII code are both zero

BIOS: Fixed error reporting fo single sided floppy disks

UEFI: Added workaround for Grub bug causing guest OS crashes

UEFI: Fixed macOS kernel logging over serial port (github:gh-82)

3rd Party Tools: Eliminated build time dependency on libIDL and IASL

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