VirtualBox is feature-rich with broad Linux distro support, but may have slower performance on modern Apple silicon Macs. UTM is lightweight, optimized for Apple silicon Macs, and easy to use, but ...

VirtualBox and virtual machines VirtualBox is software that runs on Windows, OS X, Linux, and Solaris, capable of full virtualization.

Although we're using Windows 7 64-bit as our base OS, VirtualBox runs on nearly any OS, and these tips and tricks are applicable to any serious VirtualBox setup.

Hypervisor: VirtualBox employs a type 2 hypervisor, which runs on top of the host operating system. Virtual Machine Monitor (VMM): The VMM component manages the virtualization process. Features and ...