2 Installation details The installer will create a “VirtualBox” group in the Windows “Start” menu which allows you to launch the application and access its documentation. With standard settings, VirtualBox will be installed for all users on the local system. In case this is not wanted, you have to invoke the installer by first extracting it by using VirtualBox.exe -extract and then do as follows: VirtualBox.exe -msiparams ALLUSERS=2 or msiexec /i VirtualBox-version-MultiArch_x86|amd64.msi ALLUSERS=2 on the extracted .MSI files. This will install VirtualBox only for the current user. If you do not want to install all features of VirtualBox, you can set the optional ADDLOCAL parameter to explicitly name the features to be installed. The following features are available: VBoxApplication Main binaries of VirtualBox. Note: This feature must not be absent since it contains the minimum set of files to have working VirtualBox installation. VBoxUSB USB support. VBoxNetwork All networking support includes the VBoxNetworkFlt and VBoxNetworkAdp fea- tures (see below). VBoxNetworkFlt Bridged networking support. VBoxNetworkAdp Host-only networking support. VBoxPython Python support. For example, to only install USB support along with the main binaries, do a: VirtualBox.exe -msiparams ADDLOCAL=VBoxApplication,VBoxUSB or msiexec /i VirtualBox-version-MultiArch_x86|amd64.msi ADDLOCAL=VBoxApplication,VBoxUSB 2.1.3 Uninstallation As VirtualBox uses the standard Microsoft Windows installer, VirtualBox can be safely uninstalled at any time by choosing the program entry in the “Add/Remove Programs” applet in the Windows Control Panel. 2.1.4 Unattended installation Unattended installations can be performed using the standard MSI support. 30
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