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VirtualBoxVM.exe

VirtualBoxVM.exe is a (Qt) front end that implements the VirtualBox Manager and runs virtual machines.
Options:
--startvm <vmname|UUID> start a virtual machine by specifying its UUID or name
--separate start a separate virtual machine process
--normal keep normal (windowed) mode during startup
--fullscreen switch to fullscreen mode during startup
--seamless switch to seamless mode during startup
--scale switch to scale mode during startup
--no-startvm-errormsgbox do not show a message box for VM start errors
--restore-current restore the current snapshot before starting
--no-aggressive-caching delays caching media info in VM processes
--fda <image|none> Mount the specified floppy image
--dvd <image|none> Mount the specified DVD image
--dbg enable the GUI debug menu
--debug like --dbg and show debug windows at VM startup
--debug-command-line like --dbg and show command line window at VM startup
--debug-statistics like --dbg and show statistics window at VM startup
--no-debug disable the GUI debug menu and debug windows
--start-paused start the VM in the paused state
--start-running start the VM running (for overriding --debug*)
--disable-patm disable code patching (ignored by AMD-V and VT-x)
--disable-csam disable code scanning (ignored by AMD-V and VT-x)
--recompile-supervisor recompiled execution of supervisor code (*)
--recompile-user recompiled execution of user code (*)
--recompile-all recompiled execution of all code, with disabled code patching and scanning
--execute-all-in-iem For debugging the interpreted execution mode.
--warp-pct <pct> time warp factor, 100% (= 1.0) = normal speed (*) For AMD-V and VT-x setups the effect is --recompile-all.
Environment variables that influence VirtualBox.exe:

See also

A more powerful (and command line based) alternative to VirtualBoxVM.exe is VBoxManage.exe.

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