VirtualBox 7.2.2 fixes TPM, Windows on ARM issues, and more

Following the recent release of VirtualBox 7.2, which introduced plenty of new features and improvements, Oracle released VirtualBox 7.2.2. The update is qualified as a "maintenance release," which means developers focused on fixing various bugs and issues.

The most notable changes in VirtualBox 7.2.2 include fixes for virtual machines not starting on Windows on Arm devices, various GUI crashes, the Trusted Platform Module not working on certain virtual machines (guests), and more. Additionally, VirtualBox 7.2.2 now lets you use legacy dark/light Windows 10 themes on Windows 11 hosts.

Here is the complete changelog with everything new and fixed:

• VMM: Fixed issue when VM was not able to start on Windows Arm host
• GUI: Fixed VBox Manager crash when some VM has a lot of snapshots
• GUI: Fixed issue when error notifications could not be displayed on snapshot deletion
• GUI: Fixed VBox Manager crash while attempting to show error notifications too early
• GUI: Fixed VBox Manager crash while removing all VMs from VM list
• GUI: Fixed VBox Manager freeze on Linux hosts at startup or while attempting to add a VM
• GUI: Fixed VBox Manager layout bug with too strict size constraints
• GUI: Updated VBox VM network status-bar indicator tooltip (IP address) on guest additions change
• GUI: Added possibility for Windows 11 host to use legacy light/dark themes from Windows 10
• GUI: Forcing xdgdesktopportal platform theme on Linux when org.freedesktop.portal.Desktop DBus service is available
• Network (NAT, DNS): Fixed potential issue where a nameserver in the 127/8 network could have been passed to the guest
• Network: Added a new experimental type of e1000 adapter. It requires the ICH9 chipset, since MSIs are not supported by PIIX3
• USB: Fixed passing through USB devices exposed over USB/IP
• USB Webcam: The virtual USB webcam is now part of the open source base package
• Arm host: Improved high CPU usage for idling VMs
• Linux host: Use KVM APIs on kernel 6.16.0 and newer for acquiring/releasing VT-x
• macOS host: Fixed internal networking, including NAT networks on macOS (7.2.0 regression)
• macOS host: Fixed VM crash on Arm host on VM start
• Linux Guest Additions: Fixed issue when VBoxClient was reporting it's unable to load shared libraries on start
• Windows Guest Additions: Fixed issue when installation was failing on Windows XP SP2 64-bit
• EFI: Fixed TPM device not working with certain guests

You can download Oracle VirtualBox 7.2.2 from the official website.

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Posted Friday 12 September 2025 at 3:27 am AEST (my time).

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