VirtualBox 7.0 totally breaks graphical output! (Windows 7, Vista and probably others too)

[DenisZ]

I have a same issue VirtualBox 7.0.4 on Fedora 37 host (just upgraded from F36) and 2 VMs W8.1 and W10pro both with black screen. And your suggestion solve my problem in both VMs. I was able to upgrade VB Guest Adds, and renabled SVGA & 3d Accelaration after reboot and both VMs are working fine

While VirtualBox 7.0.4 is installed and the VM is not running, open a Windows Command Prompt or a Linux shell on your host and enter the following command(s):

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VBoxManage setextradata "VM name" "VBoxInternal/Devices/vga/0/Config/VMSVGA10" "0"

Note that the cd command is only needed on Windows hosts, and that the "VM name" should be replaced if your VM has a different name .

Please report if your issues persist. To undo the setting, use the following command(s):

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cd "C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox"
VBoxManage setextradata "VM name" "VBoxInternal/Devices/vga/0/Config/VMSVGA10" ""

[mpack]

Thank you very much. This solved a Windows 10 Guest graphical issue for me.

3D On

3D Off

With the above command, the problem is solved.

[mpack]

Offsite image links will not work, so I removed them. Please attach images directly.

[Madbyte]

Hi,

I'm facing the same issue. Lots of screen artifacts and problems with fonts. Comands workaround not working for me.

System: Ubuntu 22.10
GPU: nVidia RTX 3060, Driver: 525.
VirtualBox: 7.0.4 r154605 (Qt5.15.6)

[Madbyte]

Another screenshot

[scottgus1]

Please upgrade to 7.0.6 or newest Virtualbox, Extension Pack if used, and Guest Additions.

If this does not get a stable VM, and you have 3D acceleration turned on, try running the VM with 3D acceleration turned off. If that stabilizes the VM, please create a ticket in the Bugtracker with the problem description, the manufacturer and model of the host PC's graphics card, the graphics driver version (on the host OS), and a (zipped) VBox.log file.

If your host OS is Linux, please provide a zip file with the output of the 'vulkaninfo' command in the Bugtracker ticket, too. (on Debian/Ubuntu/Mint hosts, you may have to install the vulkan-tools package).

[HPSformation]

VERSION 7.0.6 same probleme on my SERVER 2022 (host W11)

without addition (i24.servimg.com/u/f24/12/61/11/36/sans10.png)


with (i24.servimg.com/u/f24/12/61/11/36/avec10.png)

[HF]

I just moved from 6.x to 7 latest and programs such as Word wouldn't draw on the screen. I'm on a Windows 10 host and guest, we do our dev work within VMs.

I unchecked the 3D option and it works now. Surprised this defect made it to a release version.

Also, is there someway to permanently hide the startup sidebar that shows messages. Maybe show that there are messages there with that small icon, but don't show the full sidebar unless the user asks for it.

[mpack]

There is no "also". One issue per topic.

[scottgus1]

7.0 is under development for graphics changes and there are still bugs to find. All me-too-ers, please follow instructions at viewtopic.php?f=2&t=107519&start=15#p530922