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→The VirtualBox Guest Additions ISO File
The ISO image contains executable files intended to autorun when the image is mounted as a virtual CD/DVD device on a virtual machine. The correct executable depends on the guest operating system and virtual machine architecture (i.e 32-bit or 64-bit) as outlined below:
* '''VBoxLinuxAdditions-x86.run ''' - A shell script for installing VirtualBox Guest additions on 32-bit Linux guests.
* '''VBoxLinuxAdditions-amd64.run''' - A shell script for installing VirtualBox Guest additions on 64-bit Linux guests.
* '''VBoxWindowsAdditions-x86.exe''' - The 32-bit VirtualBox Guest Additions executable for Windows guest systems. The is executed automatically by the main VBoxWindowsAdditions.exe installed on 32-bit guest.
* ''''''VBoxWindowsAdditions-amd64.exe''' - The 64-bit VirtualBox Guest Additions executable for Windows guest systems. The is executed automatically by the main VBoxWindowsAdditions.exe installed on 64-bit guests.
Whilst the ISO image file may be manually added to the VirtualBox virtual media library mounted on a virtual machine as a virtual CD/DVD device, a quicker mechanism is provided via the''Devices...'' menu of the virtual machine window.
== Installing VirtualBox Guest Additions on Windows ==
