In the Basic tab of the General settings category, you can find these settings:

• Name: The name of the the VM, as shown in the list of VMs in the main VirtualBox Manager window. Using this name, also saves the VM's configuration files. If you change the name, renames these files as well. As a result, you can only use characters which are allowed for file names on your host OS.

  Note that internally, uses unique identifiers (UUIDs) to identify virtual machines. You can display these using the VBoxManage commands.

• Type and Subtype: The type and subtype of the guest OS for the VM. For example, if the Type is Linux, the Subtype might be Oracle Linux.

  These are the same settings that are specified in the New Virtual Machine wizard. See .

  Whereas the default settings of a newly created VM depend on the selected OS type, changing the type later has no effect on VM settings. This value is purely informational and decorative.

• Version: The version of the guest OS for the VM. This is the same setting that is specified in the New Virtual Machine wizard. See .