Mouse stops working after a while and window stops responding
Posted: 16. Apr 2021, 17:43
Hi,
I've been using a Virtualbox VM for assorted work purposes and light 2000s era games. The guest machine is Windows 10 and the host is a Macbook. Everything was working fine originally, the VM could run most programs without fail and everything was functioning correctly. I had turned automatic updates off and Virtualbox version was slightly behind the current version, but worked fine. However, in an effort to get a specific intensive program to run, I made some changes to the settings and updated Virtualbox to the most recent version (6.1.18). Now it is not working anymore, with the problem consistently arising as follows:
When I boot up the machine, everything is fine, but over the course of a few minutes of use, the clicking and mouse control gradually deteriorates. Each click seems to register more slowly than the last, until eventually, clicks stop registering at all, and mouse integration becomes slow when transitioning in and out of the guest system. When I right click the icon for the running machine program at the bottom of the host screen, there is a greyed out message in the menu that says "Application not responding" and the only thing left to do is to force quit the machine.
I installed the new guest additions when I updated Virtualbox. I have tried every possible combination of settings in an effort to alleviate this problem. The problem is easy to induce, as it occurs every time the machine is opened after about 10 uses of the mouse. Attached is a log zip file from an instance where the machine was opened, the problem was induced, and then the machine was force quit. Any advice or insight is greatly appreciated.
I've been using a Virtualbox VM for assorted work purposes and light 2000s era games. The guest machine is Windows 10 and the host is a Macbook. Everything was working fine originally, the VM could run most programs without fail and everything was functioning correctly. I had turned automatic updates off and Virtualbox version was slightly behind the current version, but worked fine. However, in an effort to get a specific intensive program to run, I made some changes to the settings and updated Virtualbox to the most recent version (6.1.18). Now it is not working anymore, with the problem consistently arising as follows:
When I boot up the machine, everything is fine, but over the course of a few minutes of use, the clicking and mouse control gradually deteriorates. Each click seems to register more slowly than the last, until eventually, clicks stop registering at all, and mouse integration becomes slow when transitioning in and out of the guest system. When I right click the icon for the running machine program at the bottom of the host screen, there is a greyed out message in the menu that says "Application not responding" and the only thing left to do is to force quit the machine.
I installed the new guest additions when I updated Virtualbox. I have tried every possible combination of settings in an effort to alleviate this problem. The problem is easy to induce, as it occurs every time the machine is opened after about 10 uses of the mouse. Attached is a log zip file from an instance where the machine was opened, the problem was induced, and then the machine was force quit. Any advice or insight is greatly appreciated.