Install VirtualBox on Windows

Free open-source virtualization to run other operating systems in VMs.

The Scoop package comes from the nonportable bucket and may ask for administrator rights itself.

Install commands

Open PowerShell or Windows Terminal and run one of these commands to install VirtualBox.

winget
winget install --id Oracle.VirtualBox --exact --source winget
Scoop
scoop bucket add nonportable
scoop install nonportable/virtualbox-np
Chocolatey
choco install virtualbox -y

Package details

Category
Virtualization
winget
Oracle.VirtualBox
Scoop
nonportable/virtualbox-np
Chocolatey
virtualbox

Package sources

The script installs exactly these packages. Versions are the latest ones recorded by the automated catalog check on 2026-09-14; they are used when version pinning is enabled.

Package managerPackageVerified versionSource
wingetOracle.VirtualBox7.2.16Manifest
Scoopnonportable/virtualbox-np–Manifest
Chocolateyvirtualbox7.2.16Manifest

Install VirtualBox together with other apps

Add this app to a WinMate selection to install it together with the rest in one script and with a single administrator prompt.

Add to my install script

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