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Does Family Safety record site visits on a virtualbox?
So my son has been seeing some very disturbing stuff lately. So I decided to setup family safety. But he uses his Ubuntu VM most of the time and I would like to know if the family safety can record ...
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Nmap scanning Virtualbox Windows VM through static IP
I have a Windows 7 VM set up on a Ubuntu host with a static IP assigned to the VM (192.168.56.2) but when I tried scanning this IP with nmap I got strange results
root@Host-PC:~# nmap 192.168.56.2
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How to edit contents of a vmdk disk image (ext4) on Windows
I'm running Android-x86 on a VMware Virtual Machine. The .vmdk contains a single partition, formatted as ext4, and for that (and other) reasons I simply cannot mount it with the so-called "Disk Mount ...
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Install a windows VM on my CentOS server [closed]
I have a dedicated server with a centOS installed. I need a windows environment. I just thought if it would be possible to install a Windows virtual machine and use remote desktop to connect to it.
I ...
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Expose GPU from Windows 10 host to Ubuntu 16
I need to fully expose my GPU to a VM that run Ubuntu 16. The host is Windows 10. I am using Oracle VirtualBox. However, I do not mind change to another VM program if it will make it work.
Any ...
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Windows XP guest VM on Windows 10 host with GPU and audio
I am attempting to run a Windows XP guest VM on a Windows 10 host, with GPU acceleration and audio.
This is so that I can convert a really old XP computer with really old installed games into a VM, ...
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Running VM image created by Workstation in Windows in a Linux machine
I have a Windows machine, on which I'm running a VM image using Workstation. I would like to run this VM image on a Linux machine.
I know I at least need the Linux version of Workstation. But is the ...
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Develop from Windows, run on a command-line Linux virtual machine [closed]
I've always developed web apps on my Windows pc in a Linux virtual machine (programs and frameworks not always have full compatibility with Windows, but I find Windows handy for other reasons, so that'...
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VMware Workstation Pro: Is there a feature matrix for Windows guests?
Is there a feature matrix available for VMware Workstation Pro guests?
The situation: Have to deploy a virtual environment at a client. They have a valid Windows 7 and Windows 8 license, and they ...
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Is that possible to use different network adapters among real pc and virtual machine
I have a PC in my office, it only connect to the LAN in our company, If I want to access internet, I need to use another computer. It's very inconvenient. But we have wifi in our office, So I am ...
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Spoof GPU in Windows 10 Virtual Machine
I want to be able to use my Windows 10 Virtual Machine in order to browse the Oculus Store (I am well aware that actually playing games within my VM will be impossible).
Whenever I try to launch the ...
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Use ADB with Genymotion from concurrent linux VM
I have a linux VM and a genymotion VM on my host. Both have the same network configuration (I set it up myself) which is:
Adapter 1:
Attached-To: Host-only adapter
Name: VirtualBox Host-Only ...
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Deliberately slow down file access speed
I am trying to deliberately slow down access to files on my Windows machine to test load times on an application I am making.
I've tried virtual machines and giving it limited CPU/RAM resources, but ...
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Error with VMware Player on Windows 7 - Virtual system won´t start
my OS is Windows 7 64bit and I have installed VMware Workstation Player 12.1.1-3770994.
I never had problems with it, every time I started the virtual machine it worked without any problems.
But since ...
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How do I access local web address in a microsoft virtual machine?
I have downloaded a Windows 8.1 VM from Microsoft's dev center to do local testing for IE11.
Host is OSX
Guest is Windows 8.1
Using Virtualbox 5.0.12
Host machine /etc/hosts file:
127.0.0.1 www....
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What happens with the local virtual machine when I shutdown my PC
I have an Hyper-V virtual machine running on my PC and I'm in the middle of an installation wizard.
but I have to shutdown my PC where the Hyper-V is running.
My question is, what happens with the ...
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Is it possible to activate a Windows 10 Pro virtual machine on the same keyed host?
I've built a couple computers for my kids, and naturally they want to play MineCraft and whatever other games. So, we purchased full versions of Windows 10 Pro. I don't really have time to "manage" ...
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External hard drive not being recognized by Windows virtual machine on Mac
Using: VMWare Fusion 8.0.0, El Capitan 10.11.4 on MacBook Pro (Late 2013), Windows 10 x64 (trial version by the way), LaCie 1TB Porsche Design Mobile Drive (USB 3.0, NTFS)
Goal: Read/write/delete/etc ...
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Can Virtual Box/VMware infect the host PC when testing Cryptolocker?
Can cryptolocker encrypt the host PC if I test it on a Virtual Machine?
Currently I am using 'NAT' as my network type or whatever...
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Cache big file downloads systemwide on Windows
I'm on Windows 8.1 and I'm working with a lot of scripts that automatically download Linux images and create VMs with it. Also docker images etc. and these VMs or docker images are downloading a ton ...
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How can I recover my Mac when I leave the focus within a VM?
I have had this happen a few times.
I am using a Windows VM on my Mac, I am working within my Windows Vm (via VirtualBox, fullscreen), leave it for a few hours, come back, and then my Mac is ...
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VMware Windows 7 corrupted, need to recover my files
I installed a Windows 7 operating system on VMware virtual machine and my host computer is running Windows 10. My Windows 7 operating system of virtual machine is corrupted and I need to recover some ...
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how do i automatically back up Citrix Xen server VMs to a backup server?
I want to backup the VMs on a Xen server to a backup repository automatically using a script. I have a windows and a Linux backup server so which ever one is easier to do would be great. Is there a ...
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Are fresh windows installs more anonymous/unlinkable than clones?
If you're using multiple virtual machines or VPS's with separate IP addresses to remain anonymous and unlinkable, is there any difference between doing fresh installs on each or doing a fresh install ...
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How to Mount Guest DOS OS with HOST OS.?
I am newbie to VM concept. actually i have installed DOS6.22 under virtualbox and using 32bit windows 7 OS as HOST Operating System, now i want to copy some folders/files from HOST OS to DOS6.22 Guest ...
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Is it possible to autostart a VMware virtual machine in background as a Windows service, and shut it down elegantly when Windows shuts down?
The host is Windows 7. I would like my virtual machine to start with Windows in the background, without the need to login to Windows and manually start it. I also hope the virtual machine can be shut ...
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Why won't my mapped drive persist for elevated user after reboot?
This is related to this issue: Command Prompt in Administrator mode doesn't see mapped drives
I'm needing to run a program (InstallShield) as an elevated user, but this program also needs to ...
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Displaying windows from a Windows virtual machine on a Linux host window manager
I am able to display windows from an UNIX machine on a Windows client using SSH X11 forwarding. But is it possible to do the opposite? Let's say I have a Windows virtual machine and run some software ...
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Virtual machine GPU passthrough with Windows 7 as host
Is it possible to do that with VMware or VirtualBox? I want to have Windows 7 as a host OS and Windows 7 or Windows 10 as a guest OS.
I've seen a few guides, but they all assume I use Linux as a host....
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Is it possible to use different graphics chips in host and VM?
What I'm looking for is some way to configure a Windows/Linux dual system (either one as host, other as VM) where Linux uses my Intel HD chip and Windows uses my GTX 970. Preferably with near native ...
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Get-VM for a hyper-v , what are the differecnes between VMName & Name
I want to get a list of VMS for a Hyper-V server, so I run the following command , to get the VMs details inside hyper-v server named "hyperV01":-
PS C:\Windows\system32> Invoke-Command -...
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Swapping from Windows 7 to Ubuntu (host) and Windows 7 VM on same hardware
This may have been asked elsewhere, but it always seems to be unclear about whether they are staying on exactly the same physical hardware.
I have Windows 7 32bit with lots of programs installed (inc ...
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Using VMWare to muti boot OSes virtually?
What I mean is that I want to be able to install Windows, Ubuntu 15 and Arch Linux on the same VM in a multi-boot like setup. How might I do that?
When I create a new VM in VMWare, I am asked to give ...
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Does running a VM harm the hardware?
I wonder if I'm reducing the life of (or harming in another way) the components of the PC? What if the PC is shared? Other than hard drive space, it should not harm any other operation of the ...
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VT-x is being used by another hypervisor
I am trying to set up a virtual machine using Virtualbox:
Host OS: Windows 7
Guest OS: Ubuntu
Virtualbox version: 5.0.10
Processor: Core i7-5600U
But when I try to start the VM I got the following ...
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No VGA and sound driver installed in XP guest machine in Hyper-v virtualization?
I have a Windows 10 host with 1 XP virtual machine using Hyper-v. However after installing XP for the guest machine, I don't see any VGA or sound driver, so the performance in guest machine is a ...
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Connect Windows virtual machine to my local network
I had this working for the last couple of years, but today I updated to Windows 10 and I guess the settings got removed and now I have a problem. So I have a private network, 192.168.0.0/24 . I have a ...
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Run a linux vm from shell on windows
My friend has a windows pc and wants to run linux software on it - without a GUI. How can he run a Linux virtual machine from the Windows command prompt?
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Hyper-V virtual external switch disables my internet connection
My goal is simply to get internet connection within my virtual machine (without disabling it on the host).
Given the length - I split this is to different parts, as I am aware some would prefer to ...
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Need to try Python on OSX, but I don't have a Mac [closed]
I need to try some Python code on OSX operating system, but I only have a Windows PC.
What is the easiest option that exist out there? An online virtual service would be great, but I am not sure if ...
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VM Support for Custom PCIe Interface
We have a MS Windows application that talks to external equipment over a custom PCIe interface and a performance sensitive environment. We would like to enable the application to run on a VM. This ...
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Virtual Window Server 2012 R2 - This PC information?
What do I see if I open the "This PC" > "Properties" on a Virtual Windows Server 2012 R2?
Is it
the dedicated CPU, RAM a.s.o for the Virtual server
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information of the physical server ...
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Hyper-V Manager can't find virtual machine
I am using the Hyper-V Manager and following a Microsoft Learning tutorial.
I already have the three folders representing the Virtual Machine in:
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Learning\20488\Drives\...
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Can you transfer a Windows 10 OEM licence to a VM while not running a Windows host OS?
From the information scattered around the Internet, it seems that running Windows as a host OS and also installing it as a guest OS somewhere using the same key is okay so long you don't use both at ...
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Virtualbox Windows graceful shutdown of guests on host shutdown
I am trying to find a solution to gracefully shutdown any guest VMs running under VirtualBox Windows when the host computer is shut down or restarted.
It seems that the safest option would be to ...
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How do I virtualize a physical machine, and be able to put the image back on the real machine?
Can I convert a physical machine running Windows (XP, 7, etc) to an exact copy virtual machine, make modifications on it and be able to put it back on the physical machine if I need it?
The OP adds ...
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How to execute command on host machine in Virtualbox
My guest machine is Ubuntu 14.04 and my host machine is Windows 8.1.
I need to execute a command coming from Linuxmachine on Windows.
What is the best idea to do that? If my host was also Linux, I ...
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Virtual Machine to run 32-bit Windows?
I'm trying to run an old game, and oddly the expansion packs to the game only install on 32-bit Windows. I have 64-bit Windows 7, and it won't even let me attempt to install them. If I install a 32-...
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"Borrow Computer"/"Log in to VM" button on Windows Login screen?
My last two workplaces have had a button on the Windows 7 login screen marked "Borrow" or "Use Another Computer". This button allows any user to connect either to their own desktop machine, or to a ...
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Created a VM image, now need to deploy them over network
I've created a freshly installed version of Windows 8.1 "not yet activated" with all necessary software packages on VMWare Workstation. This image is considered the baseline for any computer within ...
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