Virtualbox Windows 10 On Mac

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Oracle VM VirtualBox is an easy way to use multiple OS on a single window. You can install many Operating Systems on Virtualbox Virtual Machine. like- Windows, Linux, Solaris, BSD, IBM OS/2, Mac OS X2 & others etc. But after install, when we start any virtual machine then the problem is- it starts with a small screen. We choose full-screen mode but faces resolution problem. It is because when we installed any OS on the virtual box then Virtual Box doesn’t automatically install the drivers. We need to do this manually. So how to fix the full-screen resolution problem & how to enable full screen mode.

Supported OS for Virtual Machine Virualbox-

Running Windows 10 inside Virtualbox on Mac could be a wobbly experience, depending on the type of Mac you have. If you have a MacBook Pro or MacBook with retina display this guide will be helpful for you to make the most out of your laptop’s retina display. Having said that, this guide will also apply to any Mac running off external 4K monitors. By default Windows 98 will run only in 640x480 resolution, 16-colors. Performance Note: VirtualBox is not optimized for 16-colors (4-bit) emulation. It works very slow this way. Having 32-bit True Color driver makes Win98 VMs run on VirtualBox.much. faster. If you want True color or high resolution, you need to download special drivers.

  • Windows- Windows 3.1, 95, 98, ME, NT 4, 2000, XP, Vista, 2008, 7, 8, 8.1 & Windows 10 all 32 & 64 Bits Windows Server 2003, 2008, 2012 All 32 & 64 bit versions.
  • Linux- Linux 2.2, 2.4,2.6, Ubuntu, Debian, Open SUSE, Mandriva, Mandrake, Fedora, Oracle Linux, RHEL, Red Hat Linux, Xandros. ArchLinux & Gentoo.
  • Solaris- Solaris 10, 11, OpenSolaris.
  • BSD- FreeBSD, NET-BSD. Open BSD.
  • IBM OS/2- OS/2 Warp 3, 4, 4.5, ecomstation, Other OS2.
  • Mac OS X- Mac OS X, Mac OS X 10.6, 10.7, 10.8, 10.9
  • Others- DOS, Netware, L4, QNX, JROKITVE & other unknown.

How to solve full-screen resolution problem in Oracle VM VirtualBox?

If you are facing full-screen resolution problem. Then you will need to install drivers for that Operating system. Oracle VirtualBox has included drivers for all OS virtual machines. The driver CD name is Virtualbox Guest additions.

How to install Virtualbox Guest additions?

Before installing Guest additions Virtualbox, You will need to attach Guest Additions ISO image.

  • To insert Guest Additions ISO CD image click on Devices menu of any operating systems running in normal mode.
  • Now click on Insert Guest Additions CD image… option from the device menu.

Now the Guest Additions ISO image has been successfully connected to Virtual Box virtual machines.

  • To install drivers for the related OS, open Windows explorer or File explorer of the running OS in VirtualBox.
  • Expand drives from the left pane & choose CD Drive (D:) VirtualBox Guest Additions.
  • Now install driver according to your Operating System-
  1. VBoxWindowsAdditions- For all windows versions.
  2. VBoxSolarisAdditions.pkg- For all Solaris versions.
  3. VBoxLinuxAdditions.run- For all Linux versions.
  4. OS2- Open OS2 folder for OS2 driver install.
  • After clicking on any OS driver then an installation box will appear, click on Next & follow on screen instructions.
  • When it will ask you to install the driver then click on install button.
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Now the driver has been installed. Restart the VirtualBox OS.

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How to enable & Switch to Fullscreen

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  • Click on View menu of any running OS in VirtualBox VM.
  • Now Click on Switch to Fullscreen option.

That’s it! Now you have been successfully solved full-screen resolution problem in Oracle VM VirtualBox.

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If your Virtualbox version doesn’t have a VirtualBox Guest Additions ISO or you want to install the latest driver then you can download VirtualBox Guest Additions ISO image file from here-

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How to attach downloaded Guest Additions ISO in VirtualBox OS-

Click on Devices menu of any running OS in Virtual Box» Go to under CD/DVD devices» click on Choose a virtual CD/DVD Disk file. Select ISO file from the main Operating System download folder.

Download driver operating systems wise- Windows, Linux, Solaris, BSD, IBM OS/2, Mac OS X2-

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