Author: Dinesh
Dinesh is the founder of Sysprobs and written more than 400 articles. Enthusiast in Microsoft and cloud technologies with more than 15 years of IT experience.
VirtualBox has a built-in server with a Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) service that allows users to connect to virtual machines remotely from another computer. This method is called ‘Remote Display’. This guide explains how to set it up, connect and use multiple remote displays in Oracle VirtualBox. The best part of the remote display is it doesn’t require any network connection between VirtualBox virtual machine and other network computers from where you want to connect. The only network connectivity required is between the VirtualBox host computer (Where VirtualBox is installed) and the physical computer you are trying to connect. The…
AnyDesk is software for remotely connecting to and operating any device through the internet. If you’re looking for ways to install AnyDesk on your Ubuntu Linux desktop, then this article will guide you through all the methods step by step. We cover how you can install AnyDesk through the GUI or the Command Line Interface. We’ll also cover everything you need to check before connecting your Ubuntu machine with another device. Keep reading till the end so you don’t miss anything important and mess up the process. Prerequisites AnyDesk supports only 64-bit versions of Linux for now. So make sure…
Attaching a SATA storage controller in VirtualBox is straightforward. Sometimes, you need to attach SATA hard disks to specific virtual machines rather than the default IDE disks. This post explains how to add SATA hard disk (virtual disk) to virtual machines in the VirtualBox console and CLI (Command Line Interface). This method applies to any host, such as Windows, Linux, and Mac. VirtualBox supports Intel AHCI-type SATA controllers. By default, virtual machines will be created with IDE controllers only. Before powering virtual machines, you can change this controller in the console view or CLI. To Add SATA Controllers in VirtualBox…
Taking a screenshot on Linux is quite easy. There are various ways you can take a screenshot on Linux. Some require only button clicks on your keyboard, while others require some installations. However, you don’t need to get overwhelmed by this. In this article, we cover how to take a screenshot on your Linux desktop, step by step. We will cover each method in detail so stay with us. Let’s dive in. Method 1: Take a screenshot using Keyboard shortcuts in Linux This is the easiest way to take screenshots on Linux. There is a total of 6 button combinations…
If you want your Surface Pro boot from USB, this guide will show the steps to follow on all models. Most of the time, you do not need to change or disable the Secure Boot on Surface Pro or any other latest Windows OS devices. Secure Boot is one of the security features introduced by Microsoft to protect your device from threats which can impact the boot loaders. But in special cases, you may need to disable the Secure Boot. I had to disable the Secure Boot on the Surface Pro 6 laptop to reinstall Windows 10 by booting from…
Whether you are an IT admin or a regular home user, you must know how to find the IP address of your desktop or laptop computer. It can help in many ways to identify and troubleshoot issues. If your computer is connected to a network, definitely it will have an IP. Let’s learn how to find the IP address in Windows 11. Even if you have a single computer without a local area network setup with other computers at your home, but it is connected to the internet, then your laptop has an IP address. In this case, it will…
In most cases, we do not need to install TFTP Client on a Windows computer. This is because the TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol) is a very simple file transfer protocol that has less security (or no security). This makes it unsafe for day-to use except for certain special situations. TFTP is mostly used to move the backup/restore configurations and transfer the OS/boot images to network devices where the internet or USB drive access is not available. For example, upgrading the OS of CISCO or Fortigate devices can be done only via Telnet or SSH (no web access) by using…
Here is the working VirtualBox image of Windows 7; you can download and use it in minutes. It will work on most of the host Operating Systems like Windows 10/11 or Linux and macOS as long as you have the Oracle VirtualBox software. Windows 7 is an outdated OS from Microsoft now. It is highly not recommended to use in the production environment. For any specific reasons, you still need to use it as a virtual machine; the below pre-installed image will make your life easy. About this Windows 7 Pre-Installed VirtualBox Image: This image has Windows 7 ultimate OS…