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<topic xml:lang="en-us" id="Introduction">
<title>First Steps</title>
<body>
<p>Welcome to <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>.</p>
<p><ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> is a cross-platform virtualization application. That means
it extends the capabilities of your existing computer so that it can run multiple operating systems, inside
multiple virtual machines (VMs), at the same time. As an example, you can run Windows and Linux on your Mac, run
Windows Server on your Linux server, run Linux on your Windows PC, and so on, all alongside your existing
applications. You can install and run as many virtual machines as you like. The only practical limits are disk
space and memory.</p>
<p><ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> is deceptively simple yet also very powerful. It can run
everywhere from small embedded systems or desktop class machines all the way up to data center deployments and
even Cloud environments. </p>
<p>In this User Guide, we will begin simply with a quick introduction to virtualization and how to get your first
virtual machine running with the easy-to-use <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> graphical user
interface. Subsequent chapters will go into much more detail covering more powerful tools and features, but
fortunately, it is not necessary to read the entire User Guide before you can use <ph
conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>. </p>
<p>You can find a summary of <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/>'s capabilities in <xref
href="features-overview.dita#features-overview"/>. For existing <ph
conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> users who just want to find out what is new in this release,
see the <xref href="https://docs.oracle.com/en/virtualization/virtualbox/7.0/relnotes/relnotes-ChangeLog.html"
format="html" scope="external">Change Log</xref>. </p>
</body>
</topic>
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