VirtualBox Keyboard Shortcuts – Make Tech Easier

Virtual Machine Management  Ctrl + N Command + N Open the Virtual Machine creation prompt. Ctrl + A Command + A Add an existing Virtual Machine in VirtualBox’s machine listing. Ctrl + O Command + O Clone an existing Virtual Machine in the current listing. Alt + M, then Alt + M Move the currently selected Virtual Machine to a different directory location. Alt + M, then Alt + R Remove the currently selected Virtual Machine from the current listing. Ctrl + S Command + S Open the Settings window for the currently selected Virtual Machine. Ctrl + I Command + I Import a Virtual Appliance to the current listing. Ctrl + E Command + E Export a Virtual Appliance from the current listing. Virtual Machine Control Right Ctrl Left Command Capture the host machine’s mouse and keyboard input. Right Ctrl + P Left Command + P Suspend the currently running Virtual Machine. Right Ctrl + R Left Command + R Reload the currently running Virtual Machine. Right Ctrl + H Left Command + U Send a “Power Off” signal to the currently running Virtual Machine. Right Ctrl + S Left Command + S Open the Settings window for the currently running Virtual Machine. Right Ctrl + T Left Command + T Capture a snapshot of the state of the running Virtual Machine. Right Ctrl + Delete Left Command + Backspace Send the keystroke: Ctrl + Alt + Delete to the running Virtual Machine. Right Ctrl + Backspace Send the keystroke: Ctrl + Alt + Backspace to the running Virtual Machine. Right Ctrl + Insert Left Command + Insert Send a custom keystroke to the running Virtual Machine. Virtual Machine Display Right Ctrl + N Left Command + N Open the Statistics window for the currently running Virtual Machine. Right Ctrl + H Left Command + F Move the location of the Virtual Disk image to a different local directory. Right Ctrl + C Left Command + C Toggle the scaled display mode for the currently running Virtual Machine. Right Ctrl + L Left Command + L Toggle the seamless mode for the currently running Virtual Machine. Right Ctrl + A Left Command + A Resize the display window to the current resolution of the Virtual Machine. Window Management Ctrl + G Command + Comma (,) Open VirtualBox’s Preferences window. F1 Open the comprehensive Help window for VirtualBox. Ctrl + Q Command + Q Terminate the current VirtualBox session. Command + H Minimize the current session to the taskbar. Command + Option + H Minimize all the other sessions to the taskbar. Extension Packs Management Ctrl + T Command + T Open the VM Extensions Pack application panel. Ctrl + Shift + I Command + Shift + I Install a new Extension Pack on the current VirtualBox installation. Ctrl + Shift + U Command + Shift + U Uninstall an existing Extension Pack on the current VirtualBox installation. Virtual Storage Management Ctrl + D Command + D Open the Virtual Storage application panel. Alt + H List all the available Hard Disk images on the current installation. Alt + O List all the available Optical Media images on the current installation. Alt + F List all the available Floppy Disk images on the current installation. Ctrl + Shift + F Command + Shift + F Reload the list of currently available Virtual Disks. Ctrl + Shift + A Command + Shift + A Import an existing Virtual Disk image to the current installation. Ctrl + Shift + C Command + Shift + C Clone the currently selected Virtual Disk image. Ctrl + Shift + M Command + Shift + M Move the location of the Virtual Disk image to different local directory. Ctrl + Shift + L Command + Shift + L Detach the currently selected Virtual Disk from its parent Virtual Machine. Ctrl + Shift + R Command + Shift + R Delete the currently selected Virtual Disk from the installation. Ctrl + Shift + P Command + Shift + P Display the settings and properties for the currently selected Virtual Disk. Log Management Ctrl + L Command + L Open the Log Viewer window for the currently selected Virtual Machine. Ctrl + A Select the contents of the entire Log Viewer window. Ctrl + C Copy the currently selected log text to the clipboard. Ctrl + Shift + F Command + Shift + F Open the search prompt for the currently active Log Viewer. Ctrl + Shift + T Command + Shift + T Perform a filtered term search for the currently active Log Viewer. Ctrl + Shift + D Command + Shift + D List all the available bookmarks for the currently active Log Viewer. Ctrl + Shift + R Command + Shift + R Reload the contents of the currently active Log Viewer. Ctrl + Shift + S Command + Shift + S Dump the contents of the current Log Viewer to a file. Ctrl + Shift + P Command + Shift + P Show the available display settings for the currently active Log Viewer. Virtual Network Management Ctrl + H Open the Virtual Network application panel. Ctrl + Shift + C Command + Shift + C Create a new Virtual Network Controller for your machines. Ctrl + Shift + R Command + Shift + R Delete the currently selected Virtual Network Controller. Ctrl + Shift + P Command + Shift + P Display all the available settings for the currently selected controller. Ctrl + Shift + P, then Alt + D Open the DHCP server settings for the current network controller. Ctrl + Shift + P, then Alt + A Open the controller-specific settings for virtual network. Remote Cloud Management Ctrl + P Command + P Open the Remote Cloud application panel. Ctrl + Shift + T Command + Shift + T Open the free trial offer for Oracle Remote Cloud access. Ctrl + Shift + A Command + Shift + A Create a new Remote Cloud profile for the current installation. Ctrl + Shift + I Command + Shift + I Import an existing Remote Cloud profile for the current installation. Ctrl + Shift + R Command + Shift + R Remove an existing Remote Cloud profile for the current installation. Ctrl + Shift + P Command + Shift + P Toggle the available settings for the currently selected Remote Cloud profile. Ctrl + Shift + H Command + Shift + H Open a browser window showing the documentation for Oracle Remote Cloud.