Tag: VirtualBox Guest Additions

Windows stopped booting in Virtual Machine after upgrading to VirtualBox 7 (SOLVED)

After upgrading to VirtualBox 7 (more precisely, to VirtualBox 7.0.2), the Windows 11 guest OS stopped booting. Windows 11 guest boot starts as usual, no errors are displayed. Moreover, you can hear the Windows logon sound, but the desktop is not shown. Boot freezes on the initial screen with UEFI messages. As a host (main) OS, I use Linux, namely...

Ubuntu in VirtualBox does not stretch to full screen although Guest Additions are installed (SOLVED)

1. Are the Guest Additions actually installed? First, make sure you actually have Guest Additions installed. It is recommended to update the guest OS to the latest package versions: sudo apt update sudo apt full-upgrade After the update is complete, restart your computer: reboot There is a guest additions package in the standard repositories. It can be installed as follows:...

VirtualBox shared folder is read-only (SOLVED)

VirtualBox Shared Folder allows you to easily exchange files between a virtual machine and a real computer. By default, the contents of the Shared Folder are owned by the root user. Therefore, the files in the shared folder are read-only for regular users. The following manual shows how to make the VirtualBox shared folder read/write accessible to regular users. 1....

How to install VirtualBox Guest Additions in Linux LMDE

LMDE is the Linux Mint Debian Edition, i.e. Linux Mint based on Debian. VirtualBox Guest Additions are kernel modules (drivers) that are needed if you run Linux LMDE in a VirtualBox virtual machine. Thanks to guest additions it is possible: enable a shared clipboard between the real operating system and the guest OS enable file drag and drop between host...
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