Select the new virtual machine that appears, and VirtualBox will boot to the operating system on the USB. Hold onto that .vmdk file so you don't have to repeat the steps to create it every time.

Learn how to boot Windows directly from a USB drive with this step-by-step guide. Perfect for troubleshooting or running Windows on the go.

Activate USB support Open up VirtualBox, right-click on the virtual machine that needs access to USB, and click Settings (Figure B). In the VM settings window, click USB.

I am trying to (re-) install Windows 10 Preview on my HP Stream 11 laptop, and somehow I am unable to make the machine boot from USB. I have created the Win10 USB stick using both the Microsoft ...

If you haven’t already installed VirtualBox 7.0, you can find out how in my article titled How to install VirtualBox 7.0 on Ubuntu-based Linux distributions. That’s all you need.