VM follows active window

pws442 · Post by **pws442** » 9. Oct 2015, 11:51

When bringing up a VM usingVB 5.06 under El Capitan, whether it be W7 or W10, it seems to always follow the active desktop. I regularly have 5-6 desktops open on my MacBook Pro. I keep VB in one desktop. But if I am bring up a VM, and switch to another desktop, the VM is sure to follow.

Is there a setting to defeat this?

Post by **ChipMcK** » 9. Oct 2015, 13:28

System Preferences ---->> Mission Control

the settings (check boxes) control this.

This has nothing to do with VirtualBox

pws442 · Post by **pws442** » 9. Oct 2015, 15:45

Virtual Box is the only app on my MacBook Pro that does this. If I open an app, it stays where it is, unless I move it. However, the VM will change desktops during the time it is starting. I could have been in the Finder non full-screen app, and all of a sudden, the VM will join me.

Post by **loukingjr** » 9. Oct 2015, 15:51

If you switch a guest from windowed to full screen the guest will open a new space. If you switch it back to windowed mode it will close the space it was in, if that's what you mean.

pws442 · Post by **pws442** » 9. Oct 2015, 15:54

No, during the time that Windows is starting, if I go to another desktop, the VM will eventually arrive. Note that VB stays where it was, only the VM migrates to my active desktop.

Post by **loukingjr** » 9. Oct 2015, 15:56

what are your Mission Control settings?

pws442 · Post by **pws442** » 9. Oct 2015, 21:35

Automatically rearrange; When switching.... switch to a Space; Displays have separate Spaces. I like these, with the possible exception of the first one.

But, even when I turned that off, the VM went to the First space (where finder and other one-off apps I use reside), while I was in the 5th space, and it had started from the 4th.

AND, when I swipe back to that space, it insists on having me return to the VB space.

Post by **ChipMcK** » 9. Oct 2015, 22:23

What you are experiencing is rearrangement.

Duh.

pws442 · Post by **pws442** » 10. Oct 2015, 09:30

As I mentioned above, I have disabled rearrangement.

Post by **loukingjr** » 10. Oct 2015, 09:37

Just to clarify something, Apple changed the behavior of Spaces with OSX 10.11. It works slightly differently than it did in previous versions. Possibly to accommodate Split View.

Post by **ChipMcK** » 10. Oct 2015, 12:38

Setting of mine - Yosemite, as I recall, El Cap

mike_hore · Post by **mike_hore** » 14. Oct 2015, 04:00

I can confirm this strange behaviour on my 2012 iMac running El Cap. Exactly as the OP described. I've unchecked all the boxes in the Mission Control prefs, but to no avail. This looks like it may be a VB bug relating to the new Split View so hopefully it will soon be fixed. In the meantime I'm getting into the habit of using command-tab to swich apps rather than switch desktops.
Cheers, Mike.

mike_hore · Post by **mike_hore** » 29. Oct 2015, 06:04

Just for the record, this is now fixed on VB 5.x. Working fine now for me.

Cheers, Mike.

virtualbox.org

VM follows active window

VM follows active window

Re: VM follows active window

Re: VM follows active window

Re: VM follows active window

Re: VM follows active window

Re: VM follows active window

Re: VM follows active window

Re: VM follows active window

Re: VM follows active window

Re: VM follows active window

Re: VM follows active window

Re: VM follows active window

Re: VM follows active window