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Is it possible to add another monitor to a VM running in VirtualBox without shutting down the VM? I work on a laptop during the day and go between having a second monitor and not having one.

What's the best way to switch between a single and dual monitor config quickly without shutting down?

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You need to shutdown a vm to add/remove hardware. – Joe Internet Jul 20 '11 at 15:09
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Since you can't just adjust the (virtual) hardware without shutting down, one thing you could try is using Remote Desktop Multi-Monitor configuration. This way you just need to reconnect the RDP connection when you disconnect and let the guest operating system adjust to your new monitor configuration:

http://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ch07.html#vrde-multiconnection

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This means I am effectively doing my work in an RDP connection to a local VM, correct? – jocull Jul 20 '11 at 15:29
@jocull - that is correct – Goyuix Jul 21 '11 at 3:15
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