This tutorial will show you step by step what to do when VirtualBox is only showing 32-bit and no 64-bit versions of operating systems as options while creating a new virtual machine.

Note: This may be obvious for most of you, but your host operating system should be 64-bit to run 64-bit guest operating systems in VirtualBox.

If VirtualBox has no 64-bit option on Windows 10, then you can try the solutions on this page to fix the problem.

Methods:

My experience with this problem

I experienced the same problem while trying to install a 64-bit version of Linux Mint inside VirtualBox.

Hi, I also get the problem with an Intel Core i7-2600 - 3.4GHz, 4GB RAM, no PAE. Guest: windows 2008 server R2, 64bits. Host: windows 7, 32 bits. Virtualbox release number: 4.1.8 r75467 I note that the more I allocate memory to the guest, the more it waits before rebooting the host. So I guess there is a problem at the limit, when the memory. Unfortunately, you can upgrade from 32-bit to 64-bit in this way, first, check whether your CPU supports 64-bit OS or not (Goto My Computer properties), and if it does, then you will have to clean install Windows 7 64-bit to upgrade from 32 to 64-bit.

I opened VirtualBox, clicked on NEW, entered a name for the virtual machine, choose the type of operating system, but when I wanted to choose a version, I only saw 32-bit versions and NO 64-bit versions as an option.

But:

Fortunately, I found a simple solution online and on this page, I will share that solution with you.

Note! Your host operating system (OS installed on your PC) must be 64-bit.

I was using a 64-bit version of Microsoft Windows 10 Pro while creating this tutorial.

Make sure that “Intel Virtualization Technology” and “VT-d” are enabled

Enter BIOS settings and check if “Intel Virtualization Technology” and “VT-d” are enabled.

The following steps may be slightly different on your computer.

1. Start (or restart) your PC.

2. Press the right keyboard key to enter the BIOS setup. This must be done before Windows starts, so it's best to press the key a few times directly after you start your PC.

The exact key or key combination depends on your computer manufacturer and model.

Common keys to enter the BIOS are F1, F2, F10, DEL, and ESC.

3. Look for the following settings Intel Virtualization Technology and VT-d.

4. Make sure that they're both enabled.

5. If you made changes, then you must save the settings.

Windows 10 (host) must be a 64-bit operating system

To check if your Windows 10 is a 64-bit operating system, press the [Windows] + [pause] keyboard keys.

At System type (located under System), you should see something like 64-bit Operating System, x64-based processor.

Hyper-V must be disabled

Hyper-V is Microsoft's hardware virtualization product.

It lets you create and run virtual machines (like VirtualBox).

But:

Many third-party virtualization applications (including VirtualBox) do not work together with Hyper-V.

That's why you must make sure that Hyper-V is disabled.

To check if Hyper-V is disabled, follow the following steps:

1. Right-click on the Windows start menu button.

2. Click on Run.

3. Enter optionalfeatures.exe in the Run window.

4. Click on OK or press Enter.

The Windows Features window will appear.

5. Check if the Hyper-V option is unchecked.

6. If the Hyper-V option unchecked (like in the screenshot above), then you can close the Windows Features window.

But:

If the option is checked, then you will need to uncheck it and then click on OK.

If you want to be 100% sure that Hyper-v is disabled then follow these steps:

1. Right-click on the Windows start menu button.

2. Click on Command Prompt (Admin).

3. Enter the following command:

4. Press Enter.

5. After the command is finished, you will need to power down and reboot your PC.

Solution 1: Repair VirtualBox installation

1. Right-click on the installer file (the one you used to install VirtualBox) and choose Run as administrator.

If you don't have the installer file anymore, then you will need to download it from the VirtualBox website (www.virtualbox.org). The installer file must be the same version as the version of VirtualBox that's installed on your computer.

2. When the Windows User Account Control window appears, you click Yes.

Note: You might need to enter an administrator password in the User Account Control window and then click Yes.

A setup window will appear.

3. Click on Next.

4. Click on the Repair icon.

5. Click on Repair located at the bottom right.

VirtualBox will now start the repairing process. This will only take a few seconds.

6. After the repair process is finished, you click on Finish.

VirtualBox may ask you to restart your PC.

Hopefully, this simple solution will solve your problem.

Solution 2: Disable “Memory integrity” in Windows 10

1. Open Windows Security.

2. Click on Device security.

3. Under Core isolation, you click on Core isolation details.

4. Make sure that Memory integrity is turned off.

If Memory integrity was enabled and you just disabled it, then you may need to restart your PC.

Hopefully, this simple solution will solve your problem.

☕ Buy me a coffee

Maybe you're also interested in:

Contents

Windows 7 was developed by Microsoft and it was released to manufacturing on 07/22/2009 and it became generally available on October 22, 2009, less than 3 years after the release of its predecessor, Windows Vista. Windows Server 2008 R2 (Windows 7’s server counterpart) was released at the same time. Microsoft will end its extended support of Windows 7 on 01/14/2020.

I also sell Windows 7 Pro product key, Windows 7 Ultimate key, Windows 7 Home Premium key, Windows 7 Enterprise key ($25/key). If you want to buy it, you visit https://saleproductkey.com/product-category/windows-7-product-key/

Virtualbox Download 32 Bit Win 7 64

Download Windows 7 ISO Free from Microsoft

(Source: Windows 7 Iso Download)

Method 1: You download Windows 7 direct link from Microsoft without product key (trial version)

• Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit: you click here
• Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit: you click here
• Windows 7 Professional 32 bit: you click here
• Windows 7 Professional 64 bit: you click here
• Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit: you click here
• Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit: you click here
• Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit: you click here
• Windows 7 Enterprise 64 bit: you click here

You can see the link to download Windows 7 ISO from Microsoft

You can watch this video to know how to download Windows 7 iso without product key from Microsoft:

After you download, you have Windows 7 ISO file. You need to create a bootable USB to install Windows 7.

Method 2: You download the Windows 7 SP1 ISO directly from Microsoft

Microsoft lets people easy to download the Windows 7 SP1 ISO from their site. The only thing you need is a valid product key in order to download the file–and OEM keys (like the one that came on a sticker under your laptop) won’t work. If that’s you, proceed to the next section.

Step 1: If you do have a valid product key, you head to the Windows 7 download page, then you enter your product key, and click “Verify” to start the download process. If you haven’t product key, you go to method 3 below.

Step 2: After your product key is verified, you select the product language you want to download and then you click “Confirm.”

Step 3: You choose the version that you want to download (32-bit or 64-bit version). After you click whichever version you want, the download will begin. Note that download links are only valid for 24 hours. But you could always come back and walk through the verification and selection process again to generate new links.

Step 4: After you download, you have Windows 7 ISO file. You need to create a bootable USB to install Windows 7.

Method 3: You can download Windows 7 ISO by using a free third-party tool

Step 1: You download tool is developed by heidoc.net by click here

Step 2: You open this file you download and choose “Windows 7 Iso Download Agust 2018”

Step 3: You choose the version of Windows 7 you want to download (Home/Pro/Ultimate) and select the language of it. Then you click “Download”

You can see link to download Windows 7 ISO from Microsoft

Done.

You can watch this video to know how to use this tool:

All files are ISO files, so you need to extract them. You read this article to know How to open iso file

With this method you can download:

• Windows 7 Pro ISO 32 bit – 64 bit
• Windows 7 Home Premium ISO 32 bit – 64 bit
• Windows 7 Ultimate ISO 32 bit – 64 bit
• Windows 7 Enterprise ISO 32 bit – 64 bit

If you want to run Windows 7 on your PC, here’s what it takes:

• 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor*
• 1 gigabyte (GB) RAM (32-bit) or 2 GB RAM (64-bit)
• 16 GB available hard disk space (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit)
• DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver

After you download windows 7 ISO, you can activate it by this method:
How to activate windows 7 Professional without product key

Tag: download windows 7 iso without product key, windows 7 iso download, download windows 7 iso free, download windows 7 disc images (iso files), Windows 7 iso download free, windows 7 free download, windows 7 iso file download

Read more:

Download Windows 7 Iso File For Virtualbox

Virtualbox Download 32 Bit Win 7 64-bit