Tag: virtualbox
Access SD Card on Linux from Windows using VirtualBox
In order to use SD Card from Host OS (Windows) on Guest OS (Linux) through Oracle VirtualBox, follow below steps. Step 1 – Get the Device ID of your SD card reader. On Command Line enter below command wmic diskdrive list brief It will show something like this C:\Users\rizwan>wmic diskdrive list brief Caption DeviceID Model […]
Run Hyper-V and VirtualBox on the same machine
On 64 bit Windows, if Hyper-V is enabled, VirtualBox cannot create virtual machines of 64 bit architecture. So in order to install 64 bit OS on VirtualBox, Hyper-V has to be disabled. Below are ways to enable/disable Hyper-V in Windows to install and run 64 bit virtual machines. Method 1 1. Open Windows Features. 2. […]
Hyper-V vs VirtualBox
Hyper-V and Virtualbox are not in the same category. Below is a comparison chart between two. Hyper V Virtual Box Server virtualization Desktop virtualization Type 1 hypervisor. It’s headless virtualization that runs directly on the hardware Type 2 hyperviosr. Virtualbox requires an OS and is a virtualization application that runs on your desktop Hyper-V is […]