Oracle VM VirtualBox R ⃝ User Manual Version 5.2.40 c⃝ 2004-2020 Oracle Corporation http://www.virtualbox.org Contents 1 First steps 12 1.1 Why is virtualization useful? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 1.6 Installing VirtualBox and extension packs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 1.7 Starting VirtualBox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . your virtual machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 1.9.1 Starting a new VM for the first time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 1.9.2 Capturing and releasing keyboard

Oracle R ⃝ VM VirtualBox R ⃝ User Manual Version 7.0.0 Copyright c⃝ 2004-2022 Oracle and/or its affiliates http://www.virtualbox.org Contents Preface xiv 1 First Steps 1 1.1 Why is Virtualization Installing Oracle VM VirtualBox and Extension Packs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 1.6 Starting Oracle VM VirtualBox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 1.7 VirtualBox Manager . 1.7.3 VirtualBox Manager Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 1.7.4 Help Viewer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 1.7.5 About VirtualBox Manager

Oracle VM VirtualBox R ⃝ User Manual Version 4.2.26 c⃝ 2004-2014 Oracle Corporation http://www.virtualbox.org Contents 1 First steps 11 1.1 Why is virtualization useful? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 1.5 Installing VirtualBox and extension packs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 1.6 Starting VirtualBox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . your virtual machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 1.8.1 Starting a new VM for the first time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 1.8.2 Capturing and releasing keyboard

Oracle R ⃝ VM VirtualBox R ⃝ User Manual Version 7.0.8 Copyright c⃝ 2004-2023 Oracle and/or its affiliates http://www.virtualbox.org Contents 1 Preface 1 2 First Steps 1 2.1 Why is Virtualization Installing Oracle VM VirtualBox and Extension Packs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 2.6 Starting Oracle VM VirtualBox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 2.7 VirtualBox Manager . 2.7.3 VirtualBox Manager Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 2.7.4 Help Viewer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 2.7.5 About VirtualBox Manager

Oracle R ⃝ VM VirtualBox R ⃝ User Manual Version 6.1.32 c⃝ 2004-2022 Oracle Corporation http://www.virtualbox.org Contents Preface i 1 First Steps 1 1.1 Why is Virtualization Useful? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 1.5 Installing Oracle VM VirtualBox and Extension Packs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 1.6 Starting Oracle VM VirtualBox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Your Virtual Machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 1.8.1 Starting a New VM for the First Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 1.8.2 Capturing and Releasing Keyboard

Oracle VirtualBox: User Guide for Release 7.1 Contents Contents List of Figures...............................................................................................................xv List ................................................................................. xix Access to Oracle Support for Accessibility....................................................................... ............. 27 1.5 Installing Oracle VirtualBox and Extension Packs...............................................................28 1.6 Starting Oracle VirtualBox.................................

Oracle VM VirtualBox R ⃝ User Manual Version 5.1.4 c⃝ 2004-2016 Oracle Corporation http://www.virtualbox.org Contents 1 First steps 11 1.1 Why is virtualization useful? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 1.5 Installing VirtualBox and extension packs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 1.6 Starting VirtualBox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . your virtual machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 1.8.1 Starting a new VM for the first time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 1.8.2 Capturing and releasing keyboard

Oracle VM VirtualBox R ⃝ User Manual Version 3.2.4 c⃝ 2004-2010 Oracle Corporation http://www.virtualbox.org Contents 1 First steps 9 1.1 Why is virtualization useful? . . . . . . . . . . . . . host operating systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 1.5 Installing and starting VirtualBox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 1.6 Creating your first virtual machine . . . 36 2.3.1 Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 2.3.2 The VirtualBox kernel module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 2.3.3 USB and advanced networking support

Oracle VM VirtualBox R ⃝ User Manual Version 4.2.36 c⃝ 2004-2015 Oracle Corporation http://www.virtualbox.org Contents 1 First steps 11 1.1 Why is virtualization useful? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 1.5 Installing VirtualBox and extension packs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 1.6 Starting VirtualBox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . your virtual machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 1.8.1 Starting a new VM for the first time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 1.8.2 Capturing and releasing keyboard

Oracle R ⃝ VM VirtualBox R ⃝ User Manual Version 6.1.12 c⃝ 2004-2020 Oracle Corporation http://www.virtualbox.org Contents Preface i 1 First Steps 1 1.1 Why is Virtualization Useful? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 1.5 Installing Oracle VM VirtualBox and Extension Packs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 1.6 Starting Oracle VM VirtualBox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Your Virtual Machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 1.8.1 Starting a New VM for the First Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 1.8.2 Capturing and Releasing Keyboard