
Starting with version 5.0 of VirtualBox, there was the introduction of para-virtualization support, bringing increased performance and time accuracy for supported guest operating systems (Hyper-V on Windows and KVM on Linux). To begin, you need to understand some concepts. So how to do it? Easy, just follow this recipe. However, the advances of VirtualBox can not be ignored: if correctly configured, VirtualBox can perform very well, rivaling in certain cases with Vmware player.Īlso, VirtualBox has one advantage: it can work with recent Linux kernels, while Vmware player does not (it does not support kernels 4.14 and higher).īut how do you configure VirtualBox to play with 3D effects and with DirectX? In fact, the DirectX to be used is the 9C version, from 2010, which is supported by VirtualBox. Not that it is common, since usually one chooses Vmware player to play games. Well, you can use VirtualBox to play games. O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.Using Virtual Box To Play Games With DirectX, Easily Get Windows XP in a Nutshell, Second Edition now with the O’Reilly learning platform. Often, manufacturers will post workarounds, patches, or other fixes on their web sites.

If you’re experiencing problems only with a certain application or game, check with the manufacturer of that software to see if there’s an update or compatibility issue with your specific hardware. Version of DirectX, open the DirectX Management Tool and read theĭirectX Version on the bottom of the System tab. There’s a more recent version of DirectX than the

The latest drivers for your display adapter, sound card, and game Whenever you encounter problems with DirectX is make sure you have DirectX relies on hardware drivers, so the first thing you should do
