For the shared folder, we recommend usning your Downloads folder in Linux for your VirtualBox Downloads.

Now run the setup: just double-click the VBoxWindowsAdditions executable file.Īfter the installation, you should be able to set a shared folder, set shared clipboard to bi-directional and set the bi-directional drag-and-drop function. Then you can find the VirtualBox Guest Additions virtual CD drive under the file explorer -> This PC.

On the top bar of your virtual machine, click on Devices -> Insert guest additions CD image. Installing the Guest additions add-on is pretty straight-forward, luckily. To accomplish this, we will have to install the guest additions software of Oracle.

Additional drivers for better performance and the ability to set the screen resolution.

Bi-directional drag-and-drop, to easily drag-and-drop your files from and into the VirtualBox.

Bi-directional clipboard, to easily copy and paste from and to the VirtualBox.

Shared folder, to easily transfer files from and to the VirtualBox.

Next we want to have some awesome additional features, such as: If you successfully installed Windows 10, the Windows start screen looks like this.

How to use virtualbox linux