From 76a50a744e1127ea3013a68c272de9bd99c3a646 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: grzegorz-leszczynski-reef Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2024 13:57:32 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] feat: performance tips for VirtualBox --- docs/VirtualBox.md | 7 ++++++- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/VirtualBox.md b/docs/VirtualBox.md index 9b46f59..11a5c36 100644 --- a/docs/VirtualBox.md +++ b/docs/VirtualBox.md @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ ![](images/hyperv_windows/hyperv_windows_01.png) -Make sure that **Hyper-V is NOT checked**, so deselect it if it's selected like below. +Make sure that **Hyper-V is NOT checked**, so deselect it if it's selected like below. Also deselect **Virtual Machine Platform**, **Windows Hypervisor Platform** and **Windows Sandbox**. ![](images/hyperv_windows/hyperv_windows_02.png) @@ -36,3 +36,8 @@ PAE/NX might be disabled by default - make sure it's enabled (impacts performanc Guide on resizing linux partitions in case you'd need to grow the device can be found [here](https://www.vultr.com/docs/block-storage#:~:text=Resize%20the%20filesystem%20-%20Linux) VirtualBox guest additions from the "CD" that comes with VirtualBox works better than what you can get from `apt`. + +If performance is weak here are some tips to try for increasing it: + * Change power plan to high performance - for host and guest machine. + * Run VirtualBox as administrator. + * Do not use too many processors (4 should be enough).