With VirtualBox Guest Addition, files can be dragged and copied between VirtualBox and host, but it is often failed. It is convenient to drag and copy files between VMware and host computer after installing VMware Tools, although there are failures occasionally. You can see the result as below screenshot shows. However, I have tried many times to identify my USB device with the pack installed but VirtualBox fails to identify my device in the end, which disappointed me a lot. You can compare the host result and the VMware result with the screenshots below.īesides, the users are informed that VirtualBox can detect as well as identify USB devices after installing VirtualBox Extension Pack. But it often failed to detect my USB device when I am using VMware Workstation 15 Pro. VMware is said to be the powerful tool that can detect & identify inserted USB devices directly. After installing the guest operating system, the virtual machine can be connected to the Internet automatically without manual settings. What's more, it is easy to install Windows systems on these virtual machines without reading the guides. User Experience of the Two Virtual Machineīoth of them can be installed and used easily. Usability-Share files between 'Guest' and 'Host' Windows(2000,XP,Server 2003,Vista,Windows 7,Windows 8,Windows 10),Linux,Solaris and so on It's written in Qt and officially renamed 'Oracle VM VirtualBox' after Sun was acquired by Oracle.VirtualBox is thought as the feature rich, high performance product for enterprise customers, which offers the professional services for users.

VirtualBox is an open source virtual machine software which is developed by Innotek of Germany and produced by Sun Microsystems. Note: The host operating system is Windows 10 and guest system is Windows 7. VirtualBox 5.2.20 and VMware Workstation 15 Pro are tested and compared in the following content. As more and more people prefer to install virtual machines on their computers and install systems inside the virtual machine, there is a growing problem: with a large number of virtual machines with different functions in the market, which virtual machine software should we choose? If you have no idea about it, VirtualBox and VMware are worth trying. You can install it on a computer and run it as a physical computer. How many do you know about the virtual machines? The virtual machine (VM) is said to be the emulation of a computer system. VirtualBox or VMware, Which One Is Better?

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