VirtualBox now no longer blocks the upgrade to Windows 11

Users who use VirtualBox, a well-known software for creating virtual machines, had until now been unable to proceed with the upgrade to Windows 11, the latest iteration of the Microsoft operating system. In fact, those who still tried to upgrade were blocked by a message that read: "V irtualBox. Your PC requires the latest version of this application. Click Learn More for more information on how to update this application “. However, the problem occurred even while running the latest version, being unable to proceed.



Windows 11 Fortunately, after Oracle fixed a problem in VirtualBox that was causing errors all 'Starting the virtual machine when Hyper-V or the Windows Hypervisor was installed, Microsoft allowed users to upgrade, as long as version 6.1.28 or later of the software is installed on the device. The Redmond company, as reported by colleagues at Bleeping Computer, also added that "if you do not have VirtualBox installed but are receiving the warning, you may have an application that is based on VirtualBox or that has bundled VirtualBox with the inside their installation. If you have applications that use or create VMs or system images, they may need to be updated or uninstalled to remove the block “.




The Redmond company is also continuing to work on the new Windows Subsystem for Android, which allows you to run Android applications on Windows 11, a particularly useful option for developers. Lately, WSA has come to release 2203.40000.1.0, which supports hardware decoding of H.264 movies and brings other improvements. For more information, we advise you to read our dedicated news.