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Vbox mouse cursor disappear only in text editor of a guest OS [duplicate]
The problem is following: Suddenly the edit text mouse cursor disappear in guest OS text editors and text fields. Instead of Text Select cursor only few pixels are visible.
Issue related to windows ...
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Can't make files hidden on shared folder Linux VirtualBox
I'm running Windows 10 Home (x64, not activated) in oracle VM Virtualbox on Linux Mint 19. I'm having trouble with a shared folder. On the host it is /media/Lukaka/WP30 and it is shared so on the ...
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What is the purpose of snapshots in virtualisation software?
I've recently started using virtualisation software more often, specifically VirtualBox, and the idea of snapshots confuses me.
I understand that they give the user the ability to revert a VM to a ...
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Join VM to Windows Domain using VPN
This seems basic and common but I cannot find anything helping me with this, surprisingly.
Question: anything special to do in a VM to enable VPN connection in the guest?
Context: I have a Windows10 ...
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How to resize VirtualBox disk on Mac?
My VB disk size is 50GB. I'm running Win7 on it. The host is a Mac. I'd like to increase the size to 75GB. I run this command:
VBoxManage modifyhd --resize 75000 "/Users/me/VirtualBox VMs/Win7vb/...
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How to resize VirtualBox volume disk with Microsoft Windows?
I have Apple Macbook (MAC) with 128G volume space.
I received Virtual Machine (VM) in Open Virtual Appliance file (OVA file) with size 25G. After import that file in VirtualBox that space grow to 50G....
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Is update to Windows 10 FCU frozen or just taking too long?
I have a VirtualBox VM with Windows 10 that I only use every few weeks. I checked for updates today, and among other things asked me to upgrade windows saying it would take a long time. I decided to ...
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Connect 2 Domain Controllers using VM VirtualBox on this same system
I want to set up Virtual Enviroment using Windows server 2012 R2. What i did.
Installed 2 Virtual Boxes of Windows Server 2012 R2
Promoted one to Domain Controller, installed AD DS, DNS
I' ve ...
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How to config "ubuntu/trusty64" Vagrant box properly on Windows 10?
I know this question has been asked several times. But all answers on those questions haven't worked for me.
I'm trying to install a new virtual machine using VirtualBox 5.1.4 (VirtualBox-5.1.14-...
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Installed Windows 10 in a VirtualBox VM, is it possible to find the OEM product key? [duplicate]
I have an HP Z230 workstation which came with Windows 8.1 Pro downgraded to Windows 7 Pro preinstalled.
I have since replaced the harddrive and installed Ubuntu 16.04 on it.
I have also installed ...
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Is it possible to create my new Windows 7 install inside VirtualBox VM then migrate it onto my hard drive?
I need to reinstall windows 7 but I want to see if I can create the new install inside virtualbox and install some programs and throw my drivers in a folder, then boot ghost or something similar to ...
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Possible to play 'split-screen' using Virtual Machine?
My question is, on either Windows 8 or Ubuntu 16.04, is it possible to 'isolate' a keyboard and mouse to a virtual machine, hence possibly creating a 'split-screen' experience across 2 monitors?
I ...
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How can I detect if I'm within a vm or not?
Time and again I've seen security programs where the description says "Please don't try to run this inside a VM, as the program will not be able to be started" or "The security program will say that ...
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Win Key in VirtualBox Guest is also captured by Host
I have a fresh install of Windows 10 Home x64. This machine is used as a host for a VirtualBox VM (Ubuntu 16.04.1 x64).
All nice and good until I realized that when I press the win key on guest (...
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Error running regasm in Windows XP on Oracle VirtualBox
I'm trying to install an old application on 32-bit Windows XP. XP is a guest OS running on a Windows 10 x64 host OS via Oracle Virtual Box.
Part of the installation instructions are to install ...
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