From the course: Learning VirtualBox (2020)

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Guest Additions for Windows

Guest Additions for Windows - VirtualBox Tutorial

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Guest Additions for Windows

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- [Instructor] Even though we have Windows installed, and it works, we can tell right away that there's probably some improvements we can make. It would be nice if we could fit the whole desktop on the screen, or resize the display a little bit. To do that we'll use the Guest Additions, the software that VirtualBox provides, in order to make the system a little easier to use. From the top bar of the virtual machine window, I'll choose devices, and then insert Guest Additions CD image. If you missed the pop up in the lower right, you can open up Windows Explorer and find the disc under this PC. Here's the Guest Additions CD image. I'll double click that, and this brings up an installer that will add the software. I'll double click that and open up the Vbox Windows Additions. I'll continue through the installer, and when it's done I'll need to reboot the system. It can take a little while for a new install to settle down,…

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