Chapter 14. Known limitations

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14.1. Experimental Features
14.2. Known Issues

14.1. Experimental Features

Some VirtualBox features are labeled as experimental. Such features are provided on an "as-is" basis and are not formally supported. However, feedback and suggestions about such features are welcome. A comprehensive list of experimental features follows:

  • WDDM Direct3D video driver for Windows guests
  • Hardware 3D acceleration support for Windows, Linux, and Solaris guests
  • Hardware 2D video playback acceleration support for Windows guests
  • PCI pass-through (Linux hosts only)
  • Mac OS X guests (Mac hosts only)
  • ICH9 chipset emulation
  • EFI firmware
  • Host CD/DVD drive pass-through
  • Support of iSCSI via internal networking
  • Synthetic CPU reporting