I thought if I uninstalled VM VirtualBox all the virtual machines will be deleted as well, but the free storage space in my computer has not changed, so how can I delete the virtual machines?
The VMs are mostly stored here:
C:\Users\[username]\VirtualBox VMs
you can just delete them there
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On my computer, I created a Hyper-V VM and virtual switch from the Microsoft documentation using all the defaults a few months ago, everything was fine, I could see the real computer in the Network list and connect to the Internet. I tried adding a second VM using the same virtual switch and now the original VM won't connect. I've removed the second VM, uninstalled and reinstalled Hyper-V, deleted all the VMs and virtual switches and started again, all with no luck.
The closest I've got to it working again is ticking "Enable virtual LAN identification for management operating systems" under the virtual switch which lets the VM see the real computer in the Network list, but the real computers network connection no longer works. I untick the box and the network connection comes back and the real computer is removed from the Network list.
When I uninstalled Hyper-V and reinstalled, the VM was in the list, so I don't know if there are some settings that don't get removed on uninstall, I ran CCleaner to try clearing it all out with no change.
Any ideas how to completely uninstall Hyper-V with all it's hidden settings and details or how to fix the virtual switch issues?
I will have to deploy a Virtual Machine on laptop. The user will can use this virtual machine with only one restriction, He can not copy/clone/move... this virtual machine to another computer.
If I encrypt the virtual machine the user will need the password to start the virtual machine... And He will can copy/move/clone... it.
I think that in the past VMware ACE did this operation but now I do not know how I can do it.
Do you know How Can I protect a VMware Virtual Machine to avoid the copy of this VM to another computer?
Thanks.
Try using NTFS encrytion on Virtual Machine folder.
https://www.tomsguide.com/us/encrypt-files-windows,news-18314.html
After this, restrict user to write VMDK, OFV and other VMware files only in Virtual Machine folder
In VM ware Virtual machine i have installed the Centos in Window 7.Now i want to re install my Window 7 but i do not want to loose my virtual machine Centos. I Google many time for this topic but did not find any helpful information.
Any help?
Thanks
Your virtual machine is saved under the form of multiple files, which you can easily back-up on an external hard-drive, or in the cloud. If you are using VMWare, then your machine will be split into .vmdk, .vmx, .vmxf, .vmsd and .nvram files, depending on your VM configuration.
Just check where you store the VM files, and back them up before re-installing the host system. Afterwards, just import the .vmx file back into VMWare.
In VMWare Player right-click on your VM, go to Settings, then Options, and under Working Directory you should see where your VM files are stored. Just back-up that entire folder before reinstalling.
In my windows 8 I have VirtualBox installed and it has lot of VMs running. I have another PC which has virtualbox installed on it.I want to move all VMs from my old PC to new PC at once. How do I do that in easy way?
Do a backup and restore would be an answer.
Be aware that virtualbox keeps track of the UUID of your virtual hard disk.
If you rephrase your question and tell the audience what you precisely want. Merely a copy and go on? Or just a move operation?
Having two PC's with the same VM's do have an impact on your home network if the VM's are connected to the internet.
I want to give a demo for my customers use virtual machine, but I don't want the customer to install the virtual machine software, can I make a demo which bundle the virtual machine software and my virtual machine, then just a click to run the virtual machine. It will be cool. is there any tool can do that?
I'm not aware of a virtual machine that doesn't need to be installed. If using Windows, the Microsoft Virtual PC is a relatively compact, free, quick-to-install option for a VM.
One other option would be to install an OS and your demo onto a USB flash drive. As long as the computer used can boot from USB (which is pretty common in newer computers), then you can have complete control over the OS in this fashion.
EDIT: Sun VirtualBox is free VM software. You do have to install it, but I've found that it works well, plus it's free.
You could try using Portable VirtualBox as per this forum thread. I have not tried it myself but it seems like some people have had luck with it.