Both Windows and Linux primary OSes have special hotkeys which they intercept even when the hotkeys are pressed inside guest OSes. Techniques of bypassing this problem are stated below.
Windows Primary OS
If your computer is running Windows primary OS, it will intercept Ctrl+Alt+Del key combination pressed in guest OS. To send Ctrl+Alt+Del
to guest OS:
Ctrl+Alt+Ins
while the keyboard is captured inside a virtual machine window,Using Standard Hotkeys in Linux Guest OS When Primary OS is Also Linux
When both primary and guest operating systems are Linux-based the problem arises how to send standard hotkey combinations to the guest Linux OS since primary Linux OS intercepts them. To bypass this trouble
Alt
key is used in standard combination press Shift
instead.To send to the guest Linux OS, for example, Ctrl+Alt+Backspace
press Ctrl+Shift+Backspace
. Primary Linux OS will not intercept this combination while guest Linux OS will interpret it as Ctrl+Alt+Backspace
.
The table below shows what combinations you should press instead of standard ones.
Desired Hotkey |
Combination to Press |
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combination from range |
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