Trapped in Virtual Machine

[DeDra]

I decided to tinker around with virtual machines for the first time, using OracleWare Virtual Box, _{or something}. On my main machine I`m running Windows 10. On the Virtual Machine, Ubuntu (not sure what version).

When I began to load ubuntu, however, I noticed that my "Press Right Control to Exit" was not working. At this point, I decided that I would just shut down the VM from inside. But then I realised; my mouse wasn't functioning in the VM at all. At this point, I just tried all the button combos I know; CTRL+ALT+DELETE, ALT+F4, etc.  Eventually, the VM shut down, but then booted back up to a blank screen! From here, I tried unplugging and plugging my mouse and keyboard back in, but that only made things worse, because now, rather than just showing the little green dot when I would move my mouse or type, they are completely unresponsive! Now, my only option is to shut down my physical machine, and lose my unsaved work, unless someone else has a solution.

 

Any and all help GREATLY appreciated. 

[YedZed]

20 minutes ago, DeDra said:

I decided to tinker around with virtual machines for the first time, using OracleWare Virtual Box, _{or something}. On my main machine I`m running Windows 10. On the Virtual Machine, Ubuntu (not sure what version).

When I began to load ubuntu, however, I noticed that my "Press Right Control to Exit" was not working. At this point, I decided that I would just shut down the VM from inside. But then I realised; my mouse wasn't functioning in the VM at all. At this point, I just tried all the button combos I know; CTRL+ALT+DELETE, ALT+F4, etc.  Eventually, the VM shut down, but then booted back up to a blank screen! From here, I tried unplugging and plugging my mouse and keyboard back in, but that only made things worse, because now, rather than just showing the little green dot when I would move my mouse or type, they are completely unresponsive! Now, my only option is to shut down my physical machine, and lose my unsaved work, unless someone else has a solution.

 

Any and all help GREATLY appreciated. 

Oh boy... I thought the key combo for virtualbox was Control+H to deselect. Try it.

[DeDra]

1 hour ago, YedZed said:

Oh boy... I thought the key combo for virtualbox was Control+H to deselect. Try it.

I just restarted the computer before I read that. Oops.

 

[YedZed]

20 hours ago, DeDra said:

I just restarted the computer before I read that. Oops.

 

welp

look up a list of the key combos. I was just as confused when I started.