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# VirtualBox 7.0 Releases With Secure Boot and Full VM Encryption Support
- URL: https://itsfoss.com/news/virtualbox-7-0-release/
- Published: 2022-10-11T13:10:02.000Z
- Updated: 2022-10-11T13:10:02.000Z
- Description: VirtualBox 7.0 is a big upgrade since its last major update. Some nice advancements!
- Author: Sourav Rudra
- Tags: Application Releases, News, #Import 2025-11-08 21:15

A big upgrade for VirtualBox. This release is pretty interesting because we haven't seen a major update in recent years.

For those unfamiliar with VirtualBox, it is a virtualization software developed by [Oracle](https://www.oracle.com/in/?ref=itsfoss.com).

With the launch of VirtualBox 7.0, many new features have been added. 

Let's take a look at some of the most crucial ones.

## VirtualBox 7.0: What's New?

![virtualbox 7.0](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2022/10/VirtualBox_7.0.png)

VirtualBox 7.0 is a helpful upgrade. There are icon updates, theme improvements, and some key highlights, including:

- **A new utility to show performance statistics for running guests.**
- **Secure boot support.**
- **Full VM encryption support (via CLI).**
- **Reworked new virtual machine wizard.**

### Full VM Encryption via CLI

Virtual Machines (VM) can now be fully encrypted, but only through the command-line interface.

This also includes the config logs and saved states.

As of now, users can encrypt their machines only through the command-line interface, and different methods are to be added in the future. 

### New Resource Monitor Utility

![virtualbox 7.0 resource monitor](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2022/10/VirtualBox_7.0_Resource_Monitor.png)

The new utility lets you monitor performance statistics like CPU, RAM usage, disk I/O, and more. It would list the performance stats for all the running guests.

Not the most attractive addition, but useful.

### Improved Theme Support

The support for themes has been improved on all platforms. The native engine is used on Linux and macOS, and on Windows, a separate implementation is in place.

### Support for Secure Boot

VirtualBox now supports Secure Boot, enhancing security against malware, viruses, and spyware.

It will also prevent a VM from booting up with broken drivers, which is very important for enterprise applications.

Users who use operating systems that require a secure boot to run should be able to create VMs easily.

### Other Changes

VirtualBox 7.0 is a significant upgrade. So, there are several feature additions and refinements across the board.

For instance, the new VM wizard has now been reworked to integrate unattended guest OS installations.

![virtualbox 7.0 unattended distro installs](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2022/10/VirtualBox_7.0_Unattended_Guest_Install.png)

Other improvements include:

- **Cloud virtual machines can now be added to VirtualBox and controlled as local VMs.**
- **The VirtualBox icon has been updated with this release.**
- **A new 3D stack has been introduced that supports DirectX 11\. It uses [DXVK](https://github.com/doitsujin/dxvk?ref=itsfoss.com) to provide the same support for non-Windows hosts.**
- **Support for virtual TPM 1.2/2.0.**
- **Improved mouse handling in multi-monitor setups.**
- **Vorbis is the default audio codec for audio recording.**

You can review the [release notes](https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Changelog-7.0?ref=itsfoss.com) for additional information.

If you were looking for enhanced features, such as better theme support, encryption features, secure boot support, and similar feature additions, VirtualBox 7.0 is a nice upgrade.

💬 *What do you think about the upgrade? Would you use the newer version or stick to the older version for your VMs for now?*