Virtualbox Windows Additions

  

In the previous article, we have seen how to install Centos 7 Minimal on VirtualBox. In this article, you will learn how to install guest additions in VirtualBox.

In the following example the needed certificates will be extracted from the VirtualBox Windows Guest Additions installer on the CD-ROM. Right click on VBoxWindowsAdditions.exe, click on 'Properties'. Go to tab 'Digital Signatures', choose 'Oracle Corporation' and click on 'Details'. In tab 'General' click on 'View Certificate'. In the VM window, go to Devices Insert Guest Additions CD image to insert the ISO disk into the virtual CD drive of the VM. In the guest Windows system open Windows Explorer, go to the virtual CD drive (disk D: in this case) and run VBoxWindowsAdditions-amd64.exe file to install VirtualBox Guest Additions on the Windows 10 guest.

  • While the virtual graphics card which Oracle VM VirtualBox emulates for any guest operating system provides all the basic features, the custom video drivers that are installed with the Guest Additions provide you with extra high and non-standard video modes, as well as accelerated video performance.
  • The VirtualBox virtualization program does not officially support Guest Additions for 9x versions of Windows. Therefore, you may not be able to fully install the drivers of the old systems you have installed in the virtual machine. After installing Windows 98, you must configure the display adapter to be able to change the screen resolution.

Guest additions are drivers and software applications that enable some of the features in VirtualBox which is not enabled by default.

Guest additions features include:

  • Improved Video support.
  • Mouse point Integration.
  • Shared folder support between Host and Guest operating system.
  • Shared Clipboard between Host and Guest Operating system.
  • Better time synchronization between Host and Guest Operating systems.

Install Guest Additions in VirtualBox

Guest additions come with the VirtualBox package so you don’t need to download it separately. To install guest additions you need a guest OS machine running. Go to “Devices ⇒ Insert Guest Additions CD Image ⇒ Run”.

Type the following command to mount the Guest addition and run the installer. Nissan a14 engine manual.

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In case if we run any Linux OS with a Desktop version the installation will be automatically taken care of. Once you press “Insert Guest Additions CD image” automatically Installer will start running.

You will get a message as shown below. Reboot the VM machine to make the changes to be effective.

Now when you reboot the machine the first thing you will notice is your display resolution is automatically adjusted according to the size of the screen. You never need to explicitly set the display resolution.

Enable Mouse Integration in VirtualBox

Mouse point integration will only be supported once the Guest addition is installed. You can see from the below image the option is grayed out.

Xpod camera software. Normally when you click inside the VM machine your mouse will be united with VM. To bring the mouse back to the host os you need to press the CTRL key that will release the mouse from VM. Guest additions support mouse point integration which allows you to use mouse between VM and Host machine without pressing any keys.

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Go to Input and Press Mouse Integration to enable it. To disable it press the same option again.

Enable Shared Clipboard and Drag/Drop in VirtualBox

You can use a shared clipboard between your Host OS and Guest OS by enabling the shared clipboard feature. You can also drag any files from the host machine to the guest machine through the drag and drop feature. To enable both the feature go to “Machine ⇒ Settings ⇒ General ⇒ Advanced”.

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There are different options on how to set both the features. I always prefer setting it to bidirectional.

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Enable Shared Folder in VirtualBox

The shared folder option enables you to mount directories from the host machine to the guest VM. This gives an advantage of working with files and directories that can be accessed from both Guest VM and Host OS. To enable a shared folder follow the below method.

Go to “Machine ⇒ Settings ⇒ Shared Folders”. You have to fill the folder path in your local file system and mount the point location in your guest OS. You have to choose “Auto Mount” options so shared folders will be automatically mounted and no need of adding any entries in fstab.

The shared files and directory will be owned by root in your Guest OS. In order to access it with any normal user add the user to the vboxsf group.

In the next article, we will be talking about different networking options in VirtualBox.

The VirtualBox Guest Additions consist of device drivers and system applications that optimize the operating system for better performance and usability. One of the usability features required in this guide is automated logons, which is why you need to install the Guest Additions in the virtual machine. For a Windows 7 desktop template, you also enable Windows media redirection for enhanced playback of multimedia content played in Windows Media Player (including content displayed in Internet Explorer).

In the Window containing the running virtual machine, select Install Guest Additions from the Devices menu, as shown in Figure 6.11.

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Figure 6.11. Install Guest Additions Menu


When the AutoPlay window is displayed (prompting you to run the VBoxWindowsAdditions.exe program) as shown in Figure 6.12, close the window without installing the Guest Additions. Closing the window leaves the ISO image used to install the Guest Additions inserted in the virtual CD/DVD drive. You need to install the VirtualBox Guest Additions from the command line to get all the features we need.

Figure 6.12. AutoPlay Window


In the virtual machine, on the Windows Start menu, type run in the search field and press Return. The Run dialog is displayed. Enter D:VBoxWindowsAdditions.exe /with_autologon /with_vboxmmr in the Open field, as shown in Figure 6.13, and press the Return key. If you are preparing a Windows XP desktop template, you can omit the /with_vboxmmr command line switch.

Figure 6.13. Run Dialog With the Command for Installing the Guest Additions


When you are prompted, click Yes to install the Guest Additions. The VirtualBox Guest Additions Setup wizard is displayed in a new window, as shown in Figure 6.14.

Figure 6.14. VirtualBox Guest Additions Setup Wizard


Click the Next button to move though the various steps of the wizard. Accept all the default settings and then click Install to install the Guest Additions. If a Windows Security dialog is displayed that prompts you to install device software (see Figure 6.15 for an example), click Install.

Figure 6.15. Windows Security Dialog


When the Guest Additions installation is complete, ensure Reboot now is selected (see Figure 6.16) and click Finish.

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Sony products multikeygen v2.8 keygen patch by di. Figure 6.16. Reboot Step After Installing the Guest Additions


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The VirtualBox Guest Additions Setup wizard closes and the virtual machine is rebooted. When the virtual machine reboots, log in.

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Next, you need perform some additional configuration in the virtual machine, as described in Section 6.5, “Additional Virtual Machine Preparation”.