The key wasn't then available to our host operating system - you can access it from one system, or the other, not both at the same time - but once we closed the VM, Virtual Machine USB Boot mounted the key and we were able to use it again. We double-clicked our test entry, the VM appeared and booted from our USB key. Double-click one and it dismounts the USB key from your PC, adjusts the VM's settings to include it, then launches the VM for you. That's all you need to do, although there are other tweaks available - alternative load methods, run minimized/ full screen options, CPU priority choices - for anyone interested.Įvery boot item you create is added to a list. We clicked 'Add', entered a name for our project, chose the VirtualBox VM to be launched (these were automatically detected and presented in a list), and the USB drive to boot from.
Virtual Machine USB Boot is a portable tool which makes it easy to boot a virtual machine - VirtualBox or QEMU - from a USB key.
