VBoxManage guestcontrol

Subcommands

`closeprocess [common-options] < --session-id <ID> \| --session-name <name or pattern> <PID1> [PID1 […]]`
`closesession [common-options] < --all \| --session-id <ID> \| --session-name <name or pattern> >`
`copyfrom`, `copyto`
`list <all\|sessions\|processes\|files> [common-opts]`
`mkdir`, `rmdir`
`mktemp`
`mv`, `move`, `ren[ame]`
`rm`, `removefile`
`run`
`start`
`closesession [common-options] < --all \| --session-id <ID> \| --session-name <name or pattern> >`
`watch [common-options]`

Run a PowerShell command in the guest

The following example runs a powershell command in the guest and prints the output to the local console:

PS C:\> $psCmd='get-service VBoxService'
PS C:\> VBoxManage guestcontrol Windows11 run --username tq84 --password theSecret  --exe "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -- $psCmd

Start calc.exe in the guest

PS C:\> vboxmanage guestcontrol Windows11 run --exe calc.exe --username tq84 --password theSecret

VBoxManage guestcontrol

Subcommands

Run a PowerShell command in the guest

Start calc.exe in the guest

See also