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Aug 3, 2024, 4:29:45 PM8/3/24

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VirtualBox is a powerful x86 and AMD64/Intel64 virtualization product for enterprise as well as home use. Not only is VirtualBox an extremely feature rich, high performance product for enterprise customers, it is also the only professional solution that is freely available as Open Source Software under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL) version 3. See "About VirtualBox" for an introduction.

VirtualBox is being actively developed with frequent releases and has an ever growing list of features, supported guest operating systems and platforms it runs on. VirtualBox is a community effort backed by a dedicated company: everyone is encouraged to contribute while Oracle ensures the product always meets professional quality criteria.

We currently package our virtual machines for four different virtualization software options: VMware, Hyper-V (Gen2), VirtualBox, and Parallels.These virtual machines contain an evaluation version of Windows that expires on the date posted. If the evaluation period expires, the desktop background will turn black, you will see a persistent desktop notification indicating that the system is not genuine, and the PC will shut down every hour.

There is no password set up for the user account. However, some software, especially those used to connect remotely to the VM, may require a password. In those cases, you will need to set up a password for the user account first before using that software.

Unfortunately, we don't have an ARM version available at the moment. We understand that this may be disappointing news, but we don't have any short term plans to create these. However, we're always open to feedback and suggestions from our users and will take them into consideration when planning future updates.

Yes, we have noticed that there are some rendering quirks when using VirtualBox to run these developer images. The Start menu may also look different than expected. We are currently investigating this behavior. In the meantime, we appreciate your patience and understanding.

Note: Unless you're running a volume-licensed version of Windows, you need a separate license for Windows running inside a virtual machine. The virtual machine's operating system is independent of the host operating system.

Is it possible to achieve? I have a Pentium Dual-Core CPU E5200 2.50GHz, 2.00 Gb RAM computer with Windows XP installed. Most of the information on virtual machines I found deals with Windows XP being installed on Windows 7 machine, while I need the reverse.

You'll have to remain congruent in your version, if you're using 32bit XP then you'll have to use 32bit virtual machines since a 32bit host system can't virtually expand its memory address space for a 64bit operating system.

I have the latest version of unRAID. I've installed a Windows 10 virtual machine. When I connect to the virtual machine with the Windows RDP, the screen resolution of the virtual machine adjusts itself to the size of the window in which I run it - all the way up to 3840 x 2160. However, when I use NoMachine to connect, I can only connect with an 800 x 600 resolution. In its control panel, the virtual machine shows a display resolution of 800 x 600 and no other. Apparently the VirtIO display driver has decided that this is the proper resolution and won't allow any other.

The resolution isn't a problem when I connect with Windows RDP. However, I've also got Linux virtual machines, some of which I cannot get to connect with Windows RDP. Therefore my interest in NoMachine.

You need to install the graphics driver for the display adapter. Open device manager, look for the display adapter (should say Microsoft Basic Display Adapter). Right click it and select update driver. Point it to the qxl folder on your Virtio ISO disk and let 'er rip!

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@JohnSnyder did you ever end up resolving this? I'm having the same issue, except with TeamViewer rather thanNoMachine. Additionally, I'm not able to RDP to my Windows 10 box, it's on a different network than either my server or my desktop, so not sure what the deal is there. Any help would be appreciated.

This will be because you have the network for the VM set to use virbr0 which is a NAT style connection. If you want the VM visible on the network you need to use a bridged connection (typically called br0). You do need to have enabled bridged networking under the unRAID network settings to have this offered as an option.

I know this is way late to the party, but I had the same issue as OP - initially. However, I looked and saw the "qxldod" folder and that worked for me. I was able to get 1920 x 1080. It seems the "qxl" folder doesn't contain Win 10 drivers.

I'm trying to create a Windows Virtual Drive ( like c:\ ) to map a remote storage.The main purpose is to do it in a clear way to the user. Therefore the user wouldn't know that he is writing/reading from another site.

I was searching for available products, and i find that FUSE is not an option in Windows and WebDAV maps directly the drive, and i would like to build a middle layer between windows and remote storage to implement some kind of services.Another alternatives exists, such as Dokan, that is very expensive, and System.IO.IsolatedStorage Namespace, that doesn't seem to explicity create a new Windows Drive.

You could write a Shell NameSpace Extension, allowing you to represent anything as a drive (with subfolders, files, custom menus and whatnot), but you'd have to build all functionality from scratch. The upside is there are a lot of samples on the net, like this one.

I'm trying to use Dropbox in a "Windows 11 Pro" virtual machine (under Parallels) on Macbook M1 (Apple silicon). When I attempt to install, I get an error message "Couldn't start Dropbox. Your device is not compatible with this version of the Dropbox app." It states that I could use Windows 11 in S mode, but I can't be restricted to S mode.

I installed Dropbox a month ago on the Mac (Ventura) side, and it installed (although it's awkward). I write some of my own apps (C# .Net) and need to have stable locations for many Dropbox files. I just installed the newest version of MacOS Dropbox but it conceals the drive locations of files in a way that wrecks the programmatic access from the Windows side. I therefore uninstalled Dropbox from the Mac side am now trying to install it on the Windows side.

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Welcome to the forum. I wish I could tell you of some profound insight or clever work-around. Right now I just use USB drives to update the Mac virtual Windows machine. It's clumsy but it does work. I continue to look for something better, but that's it for now.

Simple solution is to install Dropbox on your Mac and then make a mapped drive using Parallels so that it maps your Dropbox in Windows 11. Then you get to use the M1/M2 native app for Mac to work on your PC.

For Mac in Parallels, if you turn on file sharing between Mac and Parallels, you can send files to each other using UNC paths. You can set mapped drives and then use them like you would anything else. On mine, the Mac is referenced like \\Mac\ in Windows. If your Dropbox is at \\Mac\username\Dropbox, then that's your Dropbox. Keep in mind that online files will show up as 0 bytes and if you access them, it doesn't seem to download the files when you do... so that's something to be aware of.

If your PC manufacturer isn't listed or you're unsure who it is, you may be able to find instructions for your UEFI (or BIOS). Choose your UEFI firmware developer for specific instructions on enabling virtualization. If you don't see your firmware developer listed, refer to your device documentation.

I recently joined the windows insider program and installed Windows 11. But since then, I am facing a significantly slow virtual desktop switching, compared to windows 10 (4 fingers slide gesture on trackpad).

As others have said, setting to a solid background does solve the issue, I'd like to point out that even using the Background settings panel is painfully slow. E.g Selecting "Solid color" then picking a color, and seeing the change, took 36 seconds to accomplish. These actions should be just a couple of clicks.

Can confirm that selecting a solid accent colour speeds up desktop switching.

Should we accept this as a fix though? I had similar settings on Windows 10 on a lesser machine and it worked seamlessly.

For what its worth I discovered that if I turned off the "Snap Windows" feature under "Multitasking" the lag time issue in switching between desktops went away without resorting to turning off my desktop slide show functionality that others said they had to do. I really like the "Snap Windows" functionality, but I can live without it if it means I can seamlessly move between desktops. @richardrama