How to make VM in VirtualBox start headless by default?

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How to make VM in VirtualBox start headless by default? Not to press SHIFT every time to start headless...

score 43 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 01 '17 at 07:32

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execute command

VBoxManage modifyvm "vmname" --defaultfrontend headless

refer: GUI Always Start Headless

answered Jun 01 '17 at 07:32

mosquito chen

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score 13 · Answer 2 · edited Jun 25 '21 at 13:13

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Commenting on a relic but I think it's worth mentioning that you can set the default for all VMs to start headless by setting the global configuration via:

VBoxManage setproperty defaultfrontend headless

edited Jun 25 '21 at 13:13

MMM

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answered Sep 19 '20 at 02:33

rnreekez

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How to make VM in VirtualBox start headless by default?

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