Virtualbox extension pack mac7/19/2023 ![]() Choose “Security & Privacy” and go to the ‘General’ tab within Security preference panel, then click the lock button and enter the administrator password.Now pull down the Apple menu and open System Preferences.Quit out of the VirtualBox installer after it fails. ![]() Run the VirtualBox installer as usual, you’ll eventually see the “Installation Failed” message.How to Successfully Install VirtualBox in MacOS Mojave (if it fails)Īssuming you have already downloaded VirtualBox onto the Mac (it’s free to download here), here is how you can successfully install and run VirtualBox in MacOS Mojave: By the way, while this article is obviously focused on VirtualBox you will find this same general process is necessary for installing other apps that include kernel extensions. The reason for the installation failure and the inability for the kernel module to load successfully is due to security restrictions in MacOS Mojave, and thus to be able to successfully install VirtualBox and run the app you will need to make a relatively simple bypass of those aforementioned security restrictions (alternatively, you can also disable Gatekeeper completely but that is generally not recommended).
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