The full name of VirtualBox is Oracle VM Virtual Box.  This is open-source software. Anyone on the internet can download and install it and use it. A virtualbox is also known as a virtual machine. With the help of this software, you can make this virtual space on your PC. You can create the space for another operating system on your PC.  Virtual space allows you to do certain tasks that are not possible in one operating system.

Virtualbox divides the resources of computers between the operating systems. As for an operating system you require certain hardware. Virtualbox distributes these requirements among the operating systems. For instance, you have a computer system with a hard disk of 500 GB and 8 GB RAM. You are using the windows operating system but you also require Linex in the same system. You need to install Virtualbox. This software will distribute the drives and RAM as per the requirements of the operating system.

How to Download Virtualbox

Downloading Virtualbox to the existing PC is very easy and you would require following some simple steps-

• Search “Virtualbox download” on the search engine website.
• You will get the link to Oracle Virtualbox . You need to click on the link.
• You will land on the home page. You need to select the operating system and click on the download option.
• The .exe file will start downloading to the system.

Installing the Virtualbox

Installing the Virtualbox is also easy.

• Go to the download folder, double click on the file. Click on run, agree on the policy. By clicking on the next, the software will start to install in the system.

Installing other Operating Systems

• As you will open Virtualbox software you will see an option on new, click on it
• Now select the operating system that you want to install. The next step is to select the file of the operating system.
• Select the RAM that you will allow the system to be used.
• Select the space on the hard disk you want to allot to the new operating system. You will require allotting at least 20 GB of space for another operating system.

 Enable Computer Visualisation from Bios Setting

• If you have not yet enabled the visualization option Virtualbox will not work on your PC. To enable visualization on the PC there are some steps to follow-
• Restart your PC, and press the ESC key to see the bios setting. Now Punch the F10 key to enter into the bios.
• Select the setting option in bios. You will be able to see the visualization option if it is disabled, enable it and click on save.
• In the end, exit from the Bios setting.

Oracle VM Virtual box is cross-platform virtualization software. It allows extending our computers to run multiple operating systems including Microsoft Windows, MAC OS X, Linux, and Oracle Solaris, at the same time. To improve your efficiency we have provided some shortcut keys of virtual Box which you can download from the download icon in PDF or Excel file for your future reference.

VirtualBox Shortcut Keys List

1.Virtual Machine Shortcut:- (Host key is Right CTRL by Default):

Host key combination	Right Ctrl
ACPI shutdown	Host + H
Adjust window size	Host + A
Log viewer: Bookmark	Host + Ctrl + ↑   Shift + D
Close…	Host + Q
Log viewer: Filter	Host + Ctrl + ↑   Shift + T
Log viewer: Find	Host + Ctrl + ↑   Shift + F
Full screen mode	Host + F
Insert Ctrl – Alt – Del	Host + Del
Insert host key combo	Host + Insert
Minimize window	Host + M
Log viewer: Options	Host + Ctrl + ↑   Shift + P
Pause	Host + P
Popup menu	Host + Home
Log viewer: Refresh	Host + Ctrl + ↑   Shift + R
Reset	Host + R
Log viewer: Save	host + Ctrl + ↑   Shift + S
Scaled mode	Host + C
Seamless mode	Host + L
Session information	Host + N
Settings	Host + S
Take screenshot	Host + E
Take snapshot	Host + T

2.VirtualBox General keys shortcuts:-

Cloud Profile Manager: Add Profile	Ctrl + ↑   Shift + A
Media Manager: Add	Ctrl + ↑   Shift + A
Add machine	Ctrl + A
Log Viewer: Bookmark	Ctrl + ↑   Shift + D
Snapshot Pane: Clone	Ctrl + ↑   Shift + C
Clone	Ctrl + O
Cloud Profile Manager	Ctrl + P
Help contents	F1
Media Manager: Copy	Ctrl + ↑   Shift + C
Network Manager: Create	Ctrl + ↑   Shift + C
Snapshot Pane: Delete	Ctrl + ↑   Shift + D
Exit	Ctrl + Q
Export Appliance	Ctrl + E
Log Viewer: Filter	Ctrl + ↑   Shift + T
Log Viewer: Find	Ctrl + ↑   Shift + F
Host Network Manager	Ctrl + H
Import Appliance	Ctrl + I
Cloud Profile Manager: Import Profiles	Ctrl + ↑   Shift + I
Media Manager: Move	Ctrl + ↑   Shift + M
New machine	Ctrl + N
Log Viewer: Options	Ctrl + ↑   Shift + P
Preferences	Ctrl + G
Cloud Profile Manager: Profile Properties	Ctrl + ↑   Shift + P
Media Manager: Properties	Ctrl + ↑   Shift + P
Network Manager: Properties	Ctrl + ↑   Shift + P
Snapshot Pane: Properties	Ctrl + ↑   Shift + P
Log Viewer: Refresh	Ctrl + ↑   Shift + R
Media Manager: Refresh	Ctrl + ↑   Shift + F
Network Manager: Refresh	Ctrl + ↑   Shift + F
Media Manager: Release	Ctrl + ↑   Shift + L
Cloud Profile Manager: Remove Profile	Ctrl + ↑   Shift + R
Media Manager: Remove	Ctrl + ↑   Shift + R
Network Manager: Remove	Ctrl + ↑   Shift + R
Snapshot Pane: Restore	Ctrl + ↑   Shift + R
Log Viewer: Save	Ctrl + ↑   Shift + S
Settings	Ctrl + S
Cloud Profile Manager: Show Help	Ctrl + ↑   Shift + H
Show Log	Ctrl + L
Snapshot Pane: Take	Ctrl + ↑   Shift + T
Cloud Profile Manager: Try Oracle Cloud for Free	Ctrl + ↑   Shift + T
Virtual Media Manager	Ctrl + D

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