1.15. Global Settings

Oracle VM VirtualBox

1.15. Global Settings

The global settings dialog can be reached through the File menu, selecting the Preferences... item. It offers a selection of settings which apply to all virtual machines of the current user or in the case of Extensions to the entire system:

  1. General Enables the user to specify the default folder/directory for VM files, and the VRDP Authentication Library.

  2. Input Enables the user to specify the Host Key. It identifies the key that toggles whether the cursor is in the focus of the VM or the Host operating system windows (see Section 1.8.2, “Capturing and releasing keyboard and mouse”) and which is also used to trigger certain VM actions (see Section 1.8.3, “Typing special characters”)

  3. Update Enables the user to specify various settings for Automatic Updates.

  4. Language Enables the user to specify the GUI language.

  5. Display Enables the user to specify the screen resolution, and its width and height.

  6. Network Enables the user to configure the details of Host Only Networks.

  7. Extensions Enables the user to list and manage the installed extension packages.

  8. Proxy Enables the user to configure a HTTP Proxy Server.