VirtualBox

VirtualBox is seriously the worst part about this configuration. This page is a collection of fixes for things that should all be default behaviors, but instead require cryptic configuration details. Apologies in advance!

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in order to enable copy-paste:

1. spin-down your image if necessary, and select it
2. -> settings -> general -> advanced
3. -> select "bidirectional" for drag'n'drop and clipboard options

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in order to enable USB connectivity:

1. terminate VirtualBox
2. download the extensions pack "for all supported devices"
3. install the extension packthrough the gui. *after this, hopefully everything works and you're done... or you might be using windows and it's still broken
4. navigate in explorer to C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox\drivers\USB\filter
5. right-click VboxUSBMon.inf -> install
6. Yay! * it still didn't work?

Open the Windows registry, by clicking on Start > Run and typing regedit
  Navigate to the following location HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{36FC9E60-C465- 11CF-8056-444553540000}
  In the right hand panel, if the the UpperFilters entry exists, then delete it