Usage:¶

--startvm <vmname|UUID>

start a VM by specifying its UUID or name

--separate

start a separate VM process

--normal

keep normal (windowed) mode during startup

--fullscreen

switch to fullscreen mode during startup

--seamless

switch to seamless mode during startup

--scale

switch to scale mode during startup

--no-startvm-errormsgbox

do not show a message box for VM start errors

--restore-current

restore the current snapshot before starting

--no-aggressive-caching

delays caching media info in VM processes

--fda <image|none>

Mount the specified floppy image

--dvd <image|none>

Mount the specified DVD image

--dbg

enable the GUI debug menu

--debug

like --dbg and show debug windows at VM startup

--debug-command-line

like --dbg and show command line window at VM startup

--debug-statistics

like --dbg and show statistics window at VM startup

--no-debug

disable the GUI debug menu and debug windows

--start-paused

start the VM in the paused state

--start-running

start the VM running (for overriding --debug*)

Expert options:¶

--disable-patm

disable code patching (ignored by AMD-V/VT-x)

--disable-csam

disable code scanning (ignored by AMD-V/VT-x)

--recompile-supervisor

recompiled execution of supervisor code (*)

--recompile-user

recompiled execution of user code (*)

--recompile-all

recompiled execution of all code, with disabled code patching and scanning

--execute-all-in-iem

For debugging the interpreted execution mode.

--warp-pct <pct>

time warp factor, 100% (= 1.0) = normal speed

(*) For AMD-V/VT-x setups the effect is --recompile-all.

The following environment (and extra data) variables are evaluated:¶

VBOX_GUI_DBG_ENABLED (GUI/Dbg/Enabled)

enable the GUI debug menu if set

VBOX_GUI_DBG_AUTO_SHOW (GUI/Dbg/AutoShow)

show debug windows at VM startup

VBOX_GUI_NO_DEBUGGER

disable the GUI debug menu and debug windows