r/virtualization • u/Ok-Candidate-2183 • 17d ago

Cannot install windows server 2022 on VirtualBox, it boots into windows 11

Hello I am having difficulty installing windows server 2022 on my virtual box VM. When I enter the ISO file, and start it, it always boots into windows 11, not windows server. I have verified that I have the correct ISO file, Ive changed the boot order, and it still doesnt work.

Also when I enter my ISO file the box for OS version is greyed out, it doesn't autopopulate like its supposed to. I did recently change everything to japanese, so Im not sure if the file paths got messed up, but it still doesnt work even after i changed it back to english. (Im new to all this I have no idea what Im saying quite frankly)

I have a video of my problem.

https://imgur.com/gallery/windows-server-2022-virtualbox-installation-not-working-YNknlfQ

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u/webtroter 17d ago

Have you actually went thru with the install?

If you have the right ISO, then you should have Windows Server. What's the name and hash of your ISO file? We can always confirm that for you.

But yeah, don't worry about the name of the window. Later in the process you have to select the OS flavor (core or desktop), that should indicate SERVER.

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u/Ok-Candidate-2183 16d ago

I did go though with the install and the options were pro and home, no server. Are you saying if I select pro that I can get server later on?

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u/BinaryGrind 7 Layer Dip Of Internet Fun 16d ago

Windows Server 2022 IS Windows 11 and uses the same installer. If you completed the install rather then bailing when you saw the Windows 11 window title you would have seen that.

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u/Ok-Candidate-2183 16d ago

I did. I continued the installation and it was just a regular windows 11 pro/home installation. not the windows server installation. But I figured it out already. But are you saying that if I continue the install i can get windows server if so how? Because all I saw was pro and home for options