[Solved] Mini Tool Bar isn't viable?

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seanvree
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[Solved] Mini Tool Bar isn't viable?

Post by seanvree »

So I saw that this was an issue some time ago, and honestly, I haven't been using the tool-bar in the past 6 months, but I need it now, and it will not appear.

Host: Windows 10E x64
VirtualBox 5.1.14R
Guest: Windows 10P x64

See screenshot:

http://imgur.com/a/Wsv0g


No matter what I do, I can't get it to appear!!

Any tips?!
Last edited by socratis on 15. Feb 2017, 11:28, edited 1 time in total.
Reason: Marked as [Solved] in the title.
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Re: Mini Tool Bar isn't viable?

Post by scottgus1 »

You can attach images using the Upload Attachment tab below the textbox where you type posts. Most folks here won't click on third-party sharing sites. Please post your image here and we'll see what we can do.
seanvree wrote:No matter what I do, I can't get it to appear!!
Also post what you did.
socratis
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Re: Mini Tool Bar isn't viable?

Post by socratis »

  • Searching for "Windows 10E x64" and "Windows 10P x64" returns no results. Can you explain it please?
  • Pressing HostKey+Home within the guest should show the mini toolbar. Does it? And exclude the above shortcut from the list that scottgus1 asked you for.
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seanvree
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Re: Mini Tool Bar isn't viable?

Post by seanvree »

Screenshot attached.

"windows 10E" is Windows 10 Enterprise, "Windows 10P" Is windows 10 Professional.

"Pressing HostKey+Home within the guest should show the mini toolbar. Does it? " No, it does not.
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socratis
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Re: Mini Tool Bar isn't viable?

Post by socratis »

  1. I'm not really sure what I'm supposed to see in that picture you uploaded. That there's no mini-toolbar? I would have believed you.
  2. With the VM shut down, right-click on the VM in the VirtualBox Manager. Select "Show Log...". Save the first one, ZIP it and attach it in your response (see the "Upload attachment" tab below the reply form).
  3. Right-click on the VM in the VirtualBox Manager. Select "Show in Explorer". ZIP the selected ".vbox" file and attach it in your response.
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seanvree
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Re: Mini Tool Bar isn't viable?

Post by seanvree »

Guys,

I figured it out. It was a weird default key-mapping setting with the HOME key on my logitech keyboard.

THX
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Re: Mini Tool Bar isn't viable?

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Thanks for reporting back.
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Re: [Solved] Mini Tool Bar isn't viable?

Post by scottgus1 »

Thanks for posting the screenshot here, and great you pinned the problem down!

FWIW the guest is running in a window and there is no mini-toolbar in a windowed guest. Also, the menu bar in the guest window is missing. However, if I read your lower left screenshot correctly, you seem to have all the menu bar options turned on. This leads me to believe your guest is running in scaled mode, which is triggered on the guest View menu, Scaled Mode, or Hostkey-C.
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