Cannot move VirtualBox window
I have a weired sympton with a fresh Windos 10 guest OS under VirtualBox 5.1.28 under Ubutunu-MATE 16.04:
I can't move the window at all, when [x] Auto Capture Keyboard is on.
Neither dragging the outer windows borders (resize), nor the titlebar (indeed just move the virtuabl box. So this is not about auto-resize on or off...). If I deactivate the option, things work fine again. (I do not even understand the relation). – sounds like a virtual box bug? Can't reproduce the opposite, but I have been working with virtual box (and Win7 guests) for long, never encountered this until 2 weeks ago.
But then, common shortcuts I have defined in host and guest, don't work on the guest but rather the host (i.e. WIN-R to get a run programm...). So, of course capturing is desirable.
virtualbox windows-10 desktop-environments mate ubuntu-mate
asked Aug 27 '18 at 7:56
Frank NockeFrank Nocke
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I have a weired sympton with a fresh Windos 10 guest OS under VirtualBox 5.1.28 under Ubutunu-MATE 16.04:
I can't move the window at all, when [x] Auto Capture Keyboard is on.
Neither dragging the outer windows borders (resize), nor the titlebar (indeed just move the virtuabl box. So this is not about auto-resize on or off...). If I deactivate the option, things work fine again. (I do not even understand the relation). – sounds like a virtual box bug? Can't reproduce the opposite, but I have been working with virtual box (and Win7 guests) for long, never encountered this until 2 weeks ago.
But then, common shortcuts I have defined in host and guest, don't work on the guest but rather the host (i.e. WIN-R to get a run programm...). So, of course capturing is desirable.
virtualbox windows-10 desktop-environments mate ubuntu-mate
asked Aug 27 '18 at 7:56
Frank NockeFrank Nocke
496421
I have been having this problem too(various guest os's) although for me unchecking "Auto Capture Keyboard" is good enough of a solution for me.
– silverduck
Oct 17 '18 at 20:49
Possible duplicate askubuntu.com/questions/1088850/…
– ajcg
Nov 23 '18 at 23:29
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I have a weired sympton with a fresh Windos 10 guest OS under VirtualBox 5.1.28 under Ubutunu-MATE 16.04:
I can't move the window at all, when [x] Auto Capture Keyboard is on.
Neither dragging the outer windows borders (resize), nor the titlebar (indeed just move the virtuabl box. So this is not about auto-resize on or off...). If I deactivate the option, things work fine again. (I do not even understand the relation). – sounds like a virtual box bug? Can't reproduce the opposite, but I have been working with virtual box (and Win7 guests) for long, never encountered this until 2 weeks ago.
But then, common shortcuts I have defined in host and guest, don't work on the guest but rather the host (i.e. WIN-R to get a run programm...). So, of course capturing is desirable.
virtualbox windows-10 desktop-environments mate ubuntu-mate
asked Aug 27 '18 at 7:56
Frank NockeFrank Nocke
496421
I have a weired sympton with a fresh Windos 10 guest OS under VirtualBox 5.1.28 under Ubutunu-MATE 16.04:
I can't move the window at all, when [x] Auto Capture Keyboard is on.
Neither dragging the outer windows borders (resize), nor the titlebar (indeed just move the virtuabl box. So this is not about auto-resize on or off...). If I deactivate the option, things work fine again. (I do not even understand the relation). – sounds like a virtual box bug? Can't reproduce the opposite, but I have been working with virtual box (and Win7 guests) for long, never encountered this until 2 weeks ago.
But then, common shortcuts I have defined in host and guest, don't work on the guest but rather the host (i.e. WIN-R to get a run programm...). So, of course capturing is desirable.
virtualbox windows-10 desktop-environments mate ubuntu-mate
virtualbox windows-10 desktop-environments mate ubuntu-mate
asked Aug 27 '18 at 7:56
Frank NockeFrank Nocke
496421
asked Aug 27 '18 at 7:56
Frank NockeFrank Nocke
496421
asked Aug 27 '18 at 7:56
Frank NockeFrank Nocke
496421
asked Aug 27 '18 at 7:56
Frank NockeFrank Nocke
496421
asked Aug 27 '18 at 7:56
Frank NockeFrank Nocke
496421
496421
I have been having this problem too(various guest os's) although for me unchecking "Auto Capture Keyboard" is good enough of a solution for me.
– silverduck
Oct 17 '18 at 20:49
Possible duplicate askubuntu.com/questions/1088850/…
– ajcg
Nov 23 '18 at 23:29
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I have been having this problem too(various guest os's) although for me unchecking "Auto Capture Keyboard" is good enough of a solution for me.
– silverduck
Oct 17 '18 at 20:49
Possible duplicate askubuntu.com/questions/1088850/…
– ajcg
Nov 23 '18 at 23:29
I have been having this problem too(various guest os's) although for me unchecking "Auto Capture Keyboard" is good enough of a solution for me.
– silverduck
Oct 17 '18 at 20:49
I have been having this problem too(various guest os's) although for me unchecking "Auto Capture Keyboard" is good enough of a solution for me.
– silverduck
Oct 17 '18 at 20:49
Possible duplicate askubuntu.com/questions/1088850/…
– ajcg
Nov 23 '18 at 23:29
Possible duplicate askubuntu.com/questions/1088850/…
– ajcg
Nov 23 '18 at 23:29
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For some reason, the auto capture of Virtual Box seems to conflict with the way how dragging a window from the title bar works
One easy workaround for this is to press the right control key to temporary turn of auto capture mode, so you move the window around normally. (The status of keyboard capture can be seen in the lower right of VirtualBox)
answered Mar 6 at 14:11
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For some reason, the auto capture of Virtual Box seems to conflict with the way how dragging a window from the title bar works
One easy workaround for this is to press the right control key to temporary turn of auto capture mode, so you move the window around normally. (The status of keyboard capture can be seen in the lower right of VirtualBox)
answered Mar 6 at 14:11
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For some reason, the auto capture of Virtual Box seems to conflict with the way how dragging a window from the title bar works
One easy workaround for this is to press the right control key to temporary turn of auto capture mode, so you move the window around normally. (The status of keyboard capture can be seen in the lower right of VirtualBox)
answered Mar 6 at 14:11
FerrybigFerrybig
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For some reason, the auto capture of Virtual Box seems to conflict with the way how dragging a window from the title bar works
One easy workaround for this is to press the right control key to temporary turn of auto capture mode, so you move the window around normally. (The status of keyboard capture can be seen in the lower right of VirtualBox)
answered Mar 6 at 14:11
FerrybigFerrybig
3461317
For some reason, the auto capture of Virtual Box seems to conflict with the way how dragging a window from the title bar works
One easy workaround for this is to press the right control key to temporary turn of auto capture mode, so you move the window around normally. (The status of keyboard capture can be seen in the lower right of VirtualBox)
answered Mar 6 at 14:11
FerrybigFerrybig
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answered Mar 6 at 14:11
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I have been having this problem too(various guest os's) although for me unchecking "Auto Capture Keyboard" is good enough of a solution for me.
– silverduck
Oct 17 '18 at 20:49
Possible duplicate askubuntu.com/questions/1088850/…
– ajcg
Nov 23 '18 at 23:29