In fact, Oracle have set VirtualBox up in such a way as to allow you to press any of the function keys from F1 through F12 and with the host key, will be passed as CTRL+ALT+Fn to the guest.
The F1 through F8 keys work in a similar way if you press them after the Host key. On my Linux host OS, the host key is the right side CTRL key.īy pressing that, holding it down and pressing BackSpace, for example, I can reset the X system in the guest (Linux) OS. Simple, since very early versions of VirtualBox (around 1.3.7 or 1.3.8) the Host (Virtual) key is a good substitute for CTRL+ALT and can be used for other special key combinations. VirtualBox works on all Windows platforms, Mac, Solaris, and Linux. Although VirtualBox is free for personal use, you need to buy a license from Oracle if you want to use it commercially. It also lets users start, pause or stop the OS with a click of a button. Normally, those keys would be grabbed and actioned by the host OS rather than being passed to the guest. VirtualBox can load multiple OS within the host Operating System. Select 'Attached to:' 'Host-only Adapter'. Select your machine and click on Settings. Each VirtualBox guest needs to be configured to use the Host-only network of VirtualBox. Click Key Assignments to access the Key Assignments panel. How to activate the keyboard in VMware Select VMware Fusion > Preferences and click Keyboard and Mouse. As standard, VirtualBox has a menu option (machine->Insert CTRL+ALT+Backspace or Insert CTRL+ALT+DEL) which is fine if you need these key combinations sending to the guest and not grabbed by the host, however, how can you send CTRL+ALT+F1 through CTRL+ALT+F8 to a Linux guest OS to get it to startup one of its virtual consoles? Add host-only network to your VirtualBox guest. What is the host key in VirtualBox For those who don’t know what the host key is in Virtualbox, it’s the Control (Ctrl) key on the right side of the keyboard (below the Enter key).
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