Descargar Microsoft Visual C 2019 Redistributable Package Virtualbox [updated] -

This often happens on older versions of Windows (like Windows 7) that are missing basic Windows Updates. Ensure your OS is fully updated before installing C++ packages.

When Oracle compiles VirtualBox, they link it against the Microsoft Visual C++ runtime. If those runtime files are missing from your system, Windows cannot interpret the code, leading to immediate crashes or installation failure. The is particularly important because recent VirtualBox releases (version 6.1.x and 7.0.x) explicitly require this specific runtime. This often happens on older versions of Windows

Instead of the operating system loading, you were met with a grim pop-up window. Perhaps it said "Failed to open a session for the virtual machine," or maybe it was more cryptic, mentioning a missing VCRUNTIME140_1.dll or a "Runtime Error." Windows cannot interpret the code