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Android 4.4 KitKat on PC with VirtualBox Windows 8 and Windows 7 computer

If you wish to install latest version of Android 4.4 KitKat on your Windows 8 or 7 PC, here is the simple guide. It is easy with free desktop virtualization software Oracle VirtualBox or VMware. There are few methods available with earlier Android versions to install directly on normal PC hardware but these methods are slightly complicated and not recommended for all computer users.

By following below method you can install Android 4.4 KitKat on PC as another virtual Operating System and it doesn't require any hacking steps. This could be an ideal way to see the new features, interface change, new dialer and others in KitKat on your PC even if your mobile device doesn't support the latest release.

This demonstration has been done with current Android 4.4.2 on Windows 8, so will work perfectly on Windows 8.1 and 7. Even though official release from Google is not available for X86 and x64 PC hardware yet, we can use another package from famous Android-x86 project team.

Installation steps of android 4.4 kitkat on pc

1) Download android-x86-4.4-RC1.iso from project site here.

2) Make sure you have the latest VirtualBox and updated extension pack.

3) Create a new virtual machine, OS type is Linux and version is Linux 2.6 as shown below.

Better to have enough RAM, I configured 1024 MB.

Configure the virtual VDI hard disk in next screen.
4) Attach the downloaded Android 4.4 ISO to virtual machine’s CD/DVD drive.

5) Other installation steps are very similar to our earlier guide about Jelly bean on PC, follow the steps from Step 5 to Step 10 from previous guide.

6) Once the KitKat Android has been successfully installed on the Windows PC, remove the ISO from CD/DVD drive of virtual machine and restart the VM.That should take you to initial configuration screens.

7) You must disable the mouse integration on virtual machine, so the proper cursor will appear inside KitKat virtual machine to use easily.

To release the mouse pointer (cursor) back to host Windows computer, simply press right ‘Ctrl’ key on keyboard.

8.) After the initial configuration, you can experience the Android 4.4.2 on Windows PC with VirtualBox.
Here is the home screen.

thats it u had android 4.4 on u r pc.

How to Download and Install Latest Oracle VM VirtualBox Extension Pack 4.2.4 in Windows Host

By: kedharinath on 17:50

Whenever Oracle releases updates for their best and free desktop virtualization software, you must update the extension pack also. If you are a person using some of the advanced features such as USB 2.0 devices, VirtualBox RDP and PXE boot for Intel cards inside virtual machine, then you must update VirtualBox extension pack to latest version. This small guide shows how to download and install latest Oracle VM VirtualBox extension pack 4.2.4 in Windows host machine. Even though, the screen shots are taken from older VirtualBox version but this will work with latest VirtualBox 4.2.4 also.

Normally if you open a saved or new virtual machine without updating extension pack but with older version, you will be getting an error message informing about USB2.0 and extension pack and VM will not start.

Either you need to disable USB2.0 controller for particular virtual machine or install/update the latest virtualbox extension pack. It is always better to have a guest Operating System with USB 2.0 support for faster data transfer.

If you want to start the virtual machine without installing latest extension pack, you can simply disable USB2.0 support under VM settings as below.

Download Link – Latest Oracle VM VirtualBox Extension Pack 4.2.4 can be downloaded here.

You can install it in 2 ways:-

1) You can execute the downloaded file directly from Windows explorer. It will open VirtualBox program and prompt as below.

Press Install to start the installation.

and the 2nd way is:-

2) The other way is, go to File –> Preferences in menu bar and select Extensions option in VirtualBox console.

Press Add Extension button as shown in above screen and browse the downloaded VM VirtualBox Extension Pack. That’s it.

You can view the installed extension packages in same place.

Uninstalling an extension package can be done here by selecting the pack and click remove button as below.

This installation will fix the warning message of USB 2.0 support in Oracle VirtualBox and now you should be able to start new or saved virtual machines.