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Virtual Box and Alt/Tab Keys




I use virtual box for all my testing activities. It comes too often that I have a virtual box VM window open & I want to switch to my host machine to see some stuff like tutorials etc.. If you press the alt+tab combination it just works inside the VM & doesn't switches to host machine. In these scenarios you can press the host key once ( not hold it ) & then whatever you press goes to host machine. So in general where host key is the default Right Ctrl, just press Right Ctrl once & now press the alt+tab & it will switch you out to host machine. This is really helpful when you have the VM windows open or you're working on seamless mode.

Hope it help others too.
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  1. JerryApril 25, 2015 at 5:26 PM

    thanks, was helpful, but in my Ubuntu it opens "type command" window after I return to the the Ubuntu guest window..

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  2. AnonymousNovember 1, 2017 at 4:08 PM

    I have to hold down the right control key. It's slightly annoying that I have to use two hands for it. It would be useful if you edit this post and include a little tutorial on how to change that button (possibly with a good suggestion for a button to use which doesn't override other functions?)

    Another possible way to easily get the VM out of your screen is to minimize it by holding down the Host-key + M. The default right-Ctrl + M is easy to access.

    before posting I thought, let's find out if I can find a quick solution myself.

    Tutorial:
    To change the Host key, go to: Oracle VM VirtualBox Manager > File > preferences... > Input > Virtual Machine
    There the first shortcut you can change should be the Host Key Combination.

    After I thought a bit about conflicts I decided to go for CTRL + ALT.
    To Alt-Tab I now press Ctrl-Alt, and press and hold Alt-Tab afterwards.

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  3. Vinay RajputOctober 9, 2018 at 7:33 PM

    nice, Thanks for sharing, I am using Alt and then Alt+Tab

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  4. UnknownFebruary 21, 2019 at 11:33 AM

    Thanks! This is so helpful!

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