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Posted by Trang Nguyen
Trang Nguyen
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What is the restart VirtualBox command for Window 7?

I got into the same situation as Ben in the video but I'm using Window 7 and I can't find the path where I installed the VirtualBox.

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Sean T. Unwin
Sean T. Unwin
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Sean T. Unwin
Sean T. Unwin
28,690 Points

Typically it will be located in C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox\.

If you want to control it from the CLI here are some useful commands:

  • Use the VBoxManage exe.
  • If this app is not in your PATH you can use - C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox\VBoxManage 
# List all VMs
VBoxManage list vms  -l # using the -l flag for detailed results; not needed

# Start a VM
VBoxManage startvm "<VMName>"

# Various Ways to Stop a VM
VBoxManage controlvm "<VMName>" COMMAND
## COMMANDS ##
# pause : pause VM
# resume : resume VM
# reset : reset/ restart VM
# poweroff : shutdown VM
# savestate : shutdown and save data