How to boot from USB in VirtualBox

Using a virtual machine is a good way to test boot. This article will guide you how to boot from USB in VirtualBox virtual machine.

Read more: aioboot.com/en/boot-from-usb-in-virtualbox/

VirtualBox is a free and lightweight virtualization software. It also supports the use of physical disks as virtual hard disks, which allows us to attach and boot physical disks in VirtualBox. So you can use it to boot the HDD, not just the USB.

Create a new virtual machine

In the Hard disk window, if you use Virtual Machine USB Boot, select Do not add a virtual hard disk, this software will automatically help you create and add virtual disk.

Using Virtual Machine USB Boot will support writing data to physical disk from virtual machine. It will automatically create the virtual disk file and attach it to Port 0. It also supports QEMU.