Installing VirtualBox on a Mac

Certain programs such as Microsoft Access and Excel Add-Ons (@Risk, StatTools, other Decision Tools) are not compatible for use on a Mac. Faculty, staff, and students who need their computer to run these types of programs for work or a class will need to install Oracle's VirtualBox onto their Mac computer. VirtualBox allows the MacOS to run a Windows system on top of their computer. This is not permanent and should only be used when the user opens the VirtualBox application to run the restricted programs.

The following instructions are for the installation of VirtualBox on a Mac:

Prior to installing, make sure you have:

• ~30 GB of free space

First, install VirtualBox application:

1. Go to https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads
2. Under "VirtualBox platform packages", click "OS hosts".
   1. This will download the base VirtualBox application
      
3. Under "VirtualBox Oracle VM Extension Pack", click "All supported platforms"
   1. This will download the VB extension pack
      
4. Locate the 2 downloaded files in your folder, and open the first file VirtualBox-6.1.10-138449-OSX.dmg
   1. It will open a drive window, click "VirtualBox.pkg
      
   2. Proceed with the installation by clicking through to Agree
   3. *** If you get an error that says Installation Failed, follow these steps:
      1. Open up System Preferences
      2. Click on the Security & Privacy icon
      3. Hopefully you’ll see a message saying System software from developer “Oracle America, Inc.” was blocked from loading.
      4. If you do see the message, click the lock icon in the bottom left of the window
      5. Enter your Mac password
      6. Then click the Allow button
      7. Try the installation again
5. Locate the second file and open Oracle_VM_VirtualBox_Extension_Pack-6.1.10.vbox-extpack
   1. Double-clicking the file will automatically open the VirtualBox application
   2. Either click "install" or "upgrade"
      
   3. Allow the extension pack to install and once you're done, it should look like this
      

Now that you have VirtualBox installed, you need to install the OVA file that allows Windows 10 to be run with VirtualBox:

1. Go to https://utexas.app.box.com/v/msb-student-vms
2. Login with your EID and Password
3. Click the 3 dots to the right of the Windows10-1903.ova file and click Download
   
4. Once the file finishes downloading, locate the file and double-click to open.
5. Make sure these settings are selected and click Import
   
6. Let the installer run and once it is done you can open VirtualBox

Next, we want to change some settings so we can view the window in full screen:

1. Open VirtualBox from your Launchpad or list of applications
2. Select Windows1903 from the left side
3. Click the green Start arrow
4. Windows will power up
5. Navigate to the toolbar at the top of the screen and select Device
6. Click Insert Guest Additions CD Image...
   
7. Open file explorer from the taskbar at the bottom > This PC
8. Double-click CD Drive (D:) VirtualBox Guest Additions
   
9. Click Next> and follow through with the installation
   
10. Select to Reboot Now
11. Once the Windows system reboots, navigate to the toolbar at the top of the screen
12. Click View > Full-Screen Mode