Virtual Machine Status Bar

A status bar is displayed at the bottom of the virtual machine window. The status bar contains icons that enable you to view and change settings for the virtual machine, as follows:

Highlight an icon to show details of the current settings.
Right-click an icon to change a setting.

Some settings, such as audio, can be changed directly by right-clicking the status bar icon. For other settings, you select from the displayed menu options.

See for detailed information about the available virtual machine settings.

describes the icons on the status bar.

Virtual Machine Status Bar IconsDescribes icons on the status bar located at the bottom of the virtual machine window

Icon

Description

SATA device settings icon on the virtual machine status bar SATA device settings icon on the virtual machine status bar

Storage (SATA)

Settings for attached SATA storage devices, such as hard disk drives.

See also .

IDE device settings icon on the virtual machine status bar IDE device settings icon on the virtual machine status bar

Storage (IDE)

Settings for attached IDE storage devices, such as optical CD-ROM drives.

See also .

Right-click to show options for adding and removing IDE devices.

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Audio settings icon on the virtual machine status bar Audio settings icon on the virtual machine status bar

Audio

Settings for audio output and audio input.

Right-click to change a setting. The status bar icon is updated automatically to show which settings are enabled.

See also .

Network settings icon on the virtual machine status bar Network settings icon on the virtual machine status bar

Network

Settings for attached network adapters.

Right-click to connect or disconnect a network adapter.

See also .

USB settings icon on the virtual machine status bar USB settings icon on the virtual machine status bar

USB

Settings for attached USB devices.

Right-click to select from the available USB devices on the host and to specify a USB filter.

See also .

Shared folders settings icon on the virtual machine status bar Shared folders settings icon on the virtual machine status bar

Shared Folders

Settings for shared folders.

Right-click to change shared folder settings or to add a new shared folder.

See also .

Display settings icon on the virtual machine status bar Display settings icon on the virtual machine status bar

Display

Settings for the virtual machine display.

Right-click to show options for resizing and scaling the display.

See also .

Recording settings icon on the virtual machine status bar. Recording is disabled. Recording settings icon on the virtual machine status bar. Recording is disabled.

Recording

Settings for video and audio recording.

Right-click to show options to enable and disable recording, or to change recording settings.

To enable recording, right-click the status bar icon and select the Recording option. The icon changes to show a movie reel animation, as follows:

Recording settings icon on the virtual machine status bar. Recording is enabled. Recording settings icon on the virtual machine status bar. Recording is enabled.

To disable recording, right-click the status bar icon and deselect the Recording option. The icon changes back to the default image.

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Processor settings icon on the virtual machine status bar Processor settings icon on the virtual machine status bar

Processor

Settings for the CPU used by the virtual machine.

The colored bar in the icon indicates current processor activity. Red indicates high CPU usage, Green indicates low CPU usage.

A green turtle icon indicates that a native hypervisor, such as Hyper-V, is running on the host.

Turtle icon on the virtual machine status bar Turtle icon on the virtual machine status bar

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Mouse integration icon on the virtual machine status bar Mouse integration icon on the virtual machine status bar

Mouse Integration

Settings for capturing the host mouse pointer.

Right-click to enable or disable mouse integration.

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Host key icon on the virtual machine status bar Host key icon on the virtual machine status bar

Host Key

Settings for capturing the host keyboard.

The current host key setting is displayed to the right of the icon.

Right-click to show options for configuring the host key combination and other keyboard shortcuts.

Right-click to insert a special key combination, such as Ctrl-Alt-Del.

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Configuring the Status Bar

You can configure the status bar as follows:

To hide the status bar, right-click in the status bar area and deselect Show Status Bar.
To show the status bar, select View, Status Bar, Show Status Bar from the virtual machine's menu bar.
To modify the status bar contents, right-click in the status bar area and select Status Bar Settings. You can then do the following:
- Select icons that you want to include in the status bar.
- Deselect icons that you want to remove from the status bar.
- Drag and drop icons to change their order in the status bar.
Click the check mark button to save your changes to the status bar.

See also for other options to change the status bar.