Why is an Oracle Virtual Box required for Windows installation?

**Why is VirtualBox required for Windows installation?**

- Genymotion Desktop works on Windows through a hypervisor (a software that creates virtual machines). In Windows, VirtualBox is the default and recommended hypervisor for running emulated Android devices.

- The complete Genymotion installer for Windows includes VirtualBox along with the Genymotion software to simplify the installation. If you prefer to install Genymotion separately, you can still install VirtualBox in addition.

- It is also possible to use QEMU as a hypervisor, but it is not recommended at the moment for performance and stability on Windows. Furthermore, QEMU requires Hyper-V, which can be complicated on some Windows editions (Hyper-V is required for QEMU on Windows). Alternatively, VirtualBox remains the most stable and supported choice for most Windows users. (References: Windows installation guide and How Genymotion Desktop requirements)

Sources:

- Desktop User Guide – Windows Installation Guide (Genymotion) — specifies that VirtualBox is the default/recommended option and that the Windows installer includes VirtualBox: https://docs.genymotion.com/desktop/Get_started/011_Windows_install

- What are Genymotion Desktop requirements? — confirms VirtualBox as the default hypervisor on Windows and mentions QEMU as an unsupported alternative: https://support.genymotion.com/hc/en-us/articles/360005432518

If you want, I can guide you step by step through the installation of Genymotion Desktop on Windows with VirtualBox included.

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