Guide Computer Software Virtualization Software Virtualbox Commands Updated September 03 2025
Start VM via command line:

Copy to Clipboard"C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox\VBoxManage.exe" startvm "VM-Name"


Start VM and do not show the window for it. Please note that when you do it this way,
Copy to Clipboard"C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox\VBoxManage.exe" startvm "VM-Name" --type headless



Do graceful shutdown of Client when Host restarts or shuts down:
Copy to Clipboard"C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox\VBoxManage.exe" setextradata "VM-Name" GUI/DefaultCloseAction Shutdown



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