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VirtualBox notes
Notes
Useful commands
- List all virtual machines:
VBoxManage list vms - List running virtual machines:
VBoxManage list runningvms - Turn on a machine without VirtualBoxGUI:
VBoxManage startvm <uuid|vmname> --type headless - Turn off virtual machine:
VBoxManage controlvm <uuid|nmname> acpipowerbutton
Converting a bootable USB image into a valid VirtualBox disk
Use the VBoxManage tool and subcommand convertdd:
VBoxManage convertdd old.img new.vdiTroubleshooting
When booting Windows installation media, it freezes at "Press any key to boot from USB..."
Although the message says "Press any key to boot from USB", if you press any button it will freeze it! So, just wait for the installer to launch.