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VBoxManage - Start Virtual Machines | Online Free DevTools by Hexmos

Start virtual machines with VBoxManage. Manage virtual machine instances, including headless and GUI modes, efficiently using the command line. Free online tool, no registration required.

vboxmanage-startvm

Start a virtual machine. More information: https://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ch08.html#vboxmanage-startvm.

  • Start a virtual machine:

VBoxManage startvm {{vm_name|uuid}}

  • Start a virtual machine with the specified UI mode:

VBoxManage startvm {{vm_name|uuid}} --type {{headless|gui|sdl|separate}}

  • Specify a password file to start an encrypted virtual machine:

VBoxManage startvm {{vm_name|uuid}} --password {{path/to/password_file}}

  • Specify a password ID to start an encrypted virtual machine:

VBoxManage startvm {{vm_name|uuid}} --password-id {{password_id}}

  • Start a virtual machine with an environment variable pair name value:

VBoxManage startvm {{vm_name|uuid}} --put-env={{name}}={{value}}

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