OVAs make it easy to distribute a ready-to-run VM across virtualization platforms that support OVF/OVA (e.g., VMware Workstation/Player, VirtualBox, some cloud import tools).

Here’s what you should know:

VMware can usually import OVA files directly, though it often converts the virtual disk format from VDI to VMDK during the process.

Once you have downloaded your file, follow these steps to get started. In Oracle VM VirtualBox Open . Click on File > Import Appliance . Click the folder icon and select your Windows 7 .ova file.