How to Install Windows 7 on Virtualbox 2021 (Complete + Picture)

Steps on how to install windows 7 in virtualbox starting from making settings in virtualbox to installing windows 7

Have you ever imagined having more than one Windows operating system on one computer? This can happen if you are using a virtual machine.

Virtual machine that is very popular and often used by computer users is VirtualBox. This application is made by the Oracle company which has no doubt about its quality.

With a virtual box, you can install various operating systems, be it Linux, Windows and so on. In this article I will explain about how to install Windows 7 on Virtual Box.

How to Install Windows 7 in Virtualbox

Windows 7 is an operating system that is very light when compared to later versions of the Windows operating system. Therefore, today there are still many who use Windows 7 as the operating system on their computers. You must often see computers in offices, schools and other places that are still using Windows 7, right? That means Windows 7 is still the flagship operating system for some people.

However, if you are currently using another version of Windows operating system and want to have Windows 2007 you can make it happen with the help of Virtualbox. Here are the steps to install Windows 7 on Virtual Box.

1. Before you install Windows 7 in VirtualBox, you must meet several conditions first. First you have to install the VirtualBox application first. Then you have to download the Windows 7 ISO file on your computer. You can click here to download the Windows 7 ISO file. If both conditions are met, then you must open the VirtualBox application, and click the menu New.

2. Then enter the name of your operating system. Here I named it Windows 7. Then click the button Next.

3. Provide a storage size for your operating system. Then click the button Next.

4. Then here you are asked to create a virtual Hard Disk. Click option Create a virtual hard disk now. Then click the button Create.

5. Next, give the type of hard disk that you will use. Just choose VDI (VirtualBox Disk Image). Then click the button Next.

6. After that click option Dynamically allocated. Then click the button Next.

7. Select the location of the file to be used for the operating system and you can provide the size as well. If so then click the button Create.

8. Then click the button Start to start the Windows 7 virtual machine.

9. Then a box will appear, here you have to enter the Windows 7 ISO file that you downloaded earlier. Click the folder icon.

10. Then the Optical Disk Selector window will appear. Click button Add to add files.

11. Then click the Windows 7 ISO file that you downloaded earlier. And then click the button Open.

12. Then you will be returned to the Optical Disk Selector window. Click the windows 7 ISO file, and click the button Choose.

13. Then click the button Start to start the operating system.

14. Then Windows 7 will be displayed. Here you have to choose the language to install Windows 7. Just choose the language to be English. then click button Next.

15. Next click the button Install Now to install the Windows 7 operating system.

16. In the license terms box, put a check mark on I accept the license terms. Then click the button Next.

17. Then select Custom (Advanced).

18. Here is a very important stage. Because you have to share the disk partition that will be used on your Windows 7. Click Drive options (advanced).

19. Click button New to add a hard disk partition.

20. Provide the memory size for the disk you will use and then click Apply.

21. Then a warning box will appear. Just click the button OK.

22. Here you have to click Disk 0 Partition 2, because on that disk you will install the system. Click button Next.

23. Next you have to wait for the installation process to complete.

24. The Set Up box will appear. Type your name as well as a name for your computer. Then click the button Next.

25. Next enter the password for your Windows account. And click the button Next.

26. Then you will be asked to choose the protection of your computer. Just click the menu Ask me Later.

27. Change the time zone setting on the Windows 10 operating system. Select Time Zone Bangkok, Hanoi, Jakarta. Then click the button Next.

28. For further settings, just select menu public network.

29. Wait for the Windows 7 screen to appear. So now you can use Windows 7 on VirtualBox.

Thus the article that explains how to install Windows 7 in VirtualBox. Hopefully this article can be useful for you.

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