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How to run a VirtualBox VM from command line?

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Mar 15, 2026105065 views
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I want to know how to start a VirtualBox Virtual Machine (VM) from the command line (using Windows 7) as well as shut it down with the operating system. What is an easy way to achieve this?

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Here's the command I run from a shortcut I have on my desktop. This should work from a command line as well. "C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox\VBoxManage.exe" startvm <NameOfVMHere> Of course, this is based on typical system defaults. Any given sy…

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