Opened 8 years ago
#16161 new defect
Opening a VBOX file from Win Explorer opens a 2nd instance of VirtualBox Manager
| Reported by: | Socratis | Owned by: | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Component: | host support | Version: | VirtualBox 5.1.8 |
| Keywords: | VirtualBox Manager, instances, register VM, open VBOX | Cc: | |
| Guest type: | all | Host type: | Windows |
Description
NOTE: This affects BOTH Win & Linux Hosts
Launch VirtualBox Manager. Double-click (or open) a VBOX file from Windows Explorer/File Manager.
- If the VM is already registered and not running, it will run. Good.
- If the VM is already registered and running, it will get the focus. Good.
- If the VM is not registered, a 2nd instance of VirtualBox Manager opens up just to register the VM, which also appears on the 1st instance as well. Not good.
Especially on Windows, if you couple this, with #14988 it makes things not ... optimal.
Note:
See TracTickets
for help on using tickets.
