How to install Guest Additions in Windows

In the last post, we saw Installation of guest additions in Linux. In this post we will see how to install guest additions in Windows operating systems in Virtual Box. Windows makes any installation just a 4-5 step process, where one of them is EULA. The same case is here, we need to mount the iso, open, few next’s and done.
We will install guest additions in Windows Server 2012. However, the procedure is same in every Windows operating system, be it Windows 7, 8, 8.1, XP or any Server edition(2k, 2k3, 2k12).

So lets check the steps to install guest additions.

1. Mount the CD.
   

   Mount the cd

    

2. Open Windows explorer and navigate to the CD drive. Click on your operating system specific installer.
   If you’re using 32-Bit, just click on ‘VBoxWindowsAddition-x86’ else click on ‘VBoxWindowsAddition-amd64’.
   

   Select the correct installer!

    

3. Next and Next.
   

   Next

   

   Next

    

4. Install.
   

   Install

    

5. Wait for the installation to finish.
   

   Wait

    

6. If it asks to install device drivers, click on Install.
   

   Yes

    

7. Reboot.
   

   Reboot

    

8. Check the desktop now!
   
   

   Check!