@dhayman I can't imagine what your reason is for needing VirtualBox version 5.2 specifically, but I know that the v6.x release had "working" compatibility with Hyper-V, and v7.x has mostly ironed out the kinks. In any case "working" leaves much to be desired, as VirtualBox uses the Hyper-V hypervisor if it's enabled on your PC, and VirtualBox running on top of Hyper-V is painfully slow. In fact, the CPU icon in the VM status bar will change from a blue rectangular "V" icon to a green "sea turtle" icon when the VM is using the Hyper-V hypervisor, and yes it's slow as a turtle.
To allow VirtualBox to use it's own hypervisor (a much speedier experience) you'll need to take extra steps to prevent Hyper-V from getting in the way. Which steps to take depend on whether or not you've explicitly installed and enabled certain Hyper-V components in Windows, and also if the (default) DeviceGuard settings are enabled. This link does a fairly decent job of laying out all the places to look and things to do, however if you search "VirtualBox green turtle" you'll find a lot of pages that focus on specific suggestions: https://superuser.com/questions/1778061/green-turtle-snail-mode-slow-performance-indicator-on-virtua...
And yeah, ChatGPT is a big little liar. Just wait until it gets ahold of all our tax returns claiming exemptions for pets. 😹
