How To Boot From USB Drives In VirtualBox
VirtualBox by default has no clear option for booting from USB drives when creating Virtual Machines (VM).
There is a workaround for this though. It requires mapping the physical USB drive as a Virtual Hard Drive (VHD) file and then setting it as the hard disk for the VM.
Here is how to do this:
Find the USB drive details:
With the USB drive plugged in, open Disk Management by typing in the Run box:
diskmgmt.msc
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How To Fix VM Errors In VirtualBox
While running virtual machines (VMs) in VirtualBox for Windows, it may happen that an error message like ” Failed to open a session for the virtual machine” pops up, and the VMs won’t run.
There are a couple of ways to fix this. Let’s take a look at them.
Run as administrator:
The simplest way to fix this error is to run VirtualBox as an administrator. To do that, right-click...
How To Record Virtual Machine Sessions When Using VirtualBox
It can be useful to record a virtual machine (VM) session when using VirtualBox right from the boot-up to shutdown.
So, there is a useful feature in VirtualBox to capture video recording for virtual machines and it is simple to set it up.
Here is how to do it in Windows and Linux:
In Windows:
Launch VirtualBox, then right-click on the VM to be recorded and choose Settings.
Next, go to the Display...
How To Download And Use Preconfigured Linux Distros In VirtualBox
Using virtual machines can be a great way to get familiar with various operating systems and also test stuff. Rather than trying to install a new OS from scratch every time after configuring the virtual machine, using already existing images can be a timesaver.
For pre configured Linux distros, VirtualBoxes is a useful resource to download various Linux flavors/open-source OSes.
These images are for...
