Opened 8 weeks ago
Closed 10 hours ago
#22350 closed defect (invalid)
Pasting Password at login does not work
| Reported by: | b-glawe | Owned by: | |
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| Component: | other | Version: | VirtualBox-7.1.4 |
| Keywords: | Cc: | ||
| Guest type: | Windows | Host type: | Linux |
Description
I've the latest version of virtualbox (7.1.6). The host is a Fedora Linux 41 and the guest is Windows 11.
The Windows guest offers to login with a pin. However, if I reboot the machine too often or too fast, it disables this option with a message saying something like "This login option has been disabled ... bla bla ... please wait 2 hours until the next login ... bla bla ... or choose a different login option" The "different login option" is a login with my Microsoft account by my mail address and password. As my passwords are pretty secure, it's almost impossible to type them. I'd like to paste them. However pasting does not work at the login screen. It seems as if the clipboard sharing is enable not until the login succeeded. I also tried to use the display keyboard and tried to use the virtual "insert" button there. Still no success.
This stupid Windows security feature in combination with the inability to paste the password renders my vm completely useless.
My only workaround is to login via RDP into the VM from a separate machine. The login succeeds then with my Microsoft credentials.
Thanks in advance
Hi b-glawe,
Clipboard sharing between host and Windows guest systems only starts working after user logs-in into the guest system. This functionality is a part of VBoxTray guest process which is only started after login.