Ticket #13998 (new defect)
Windows 8 - VirtualBox Disables Wireless Display Support
| Reported by: | Auri A. Rahimzadeh | Owned by: | |
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| Component: | other | Version: | VirtualBox 4.3.26 |
| Keywords: | windows 8,widi,wireless display,miracast | Cc: | |
| Guest type: | other | Host type: | Windows |
Description
See https://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=66827
I found this out after struggling with my Microsoft Wireless Display Adapter no longer being detected in Windows 8. It didn't matter which machine I used - my Surface or my Laptop. I came across an article that suggested I remove VirtualBox, and voila - "Connect to a wireless display" came back. I want to keep using VirtualBox, but I also need WiDi for teaching. Hey Oracle, would you fix this, or suggest a setting I can disable so I can have my wireless display while using your software, please?
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This forum thread details a work-around ( https://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=65091), but it'd be great if this issue could be permanently fixed (which it might be in v5.0 of VirtualBox - can anyone confirm?).