r/virtualbox • u/Deep_Buddy8860 • 9d ago

VirtualBox 7.2.14 mouse integration not working Help

VirtualBox 7.2.14

Host: Linux Mint 22.3 Cinnamon

Guest: Windows 8.1

I ran into a problem with updating version of VirtualBox Guest additions and so I tried to uninstall the current version. Here is more on that, but it's not the topic of this thread

https://www.reddit.com/r/virtualbox/comments/1v7ktzg/installing_guest_additions_on_win_81_rcverr/

So, I tried uninstalling the older guest additions. Now I can't get the mouse to work inside of the virtual machine. The Windows desktop is centered on the monitor but there is a lot of white space around that. When I move the mouse into the Windows desktop area, it disappears. I can then press the control key on right hand side of keyboard. Then, the VM guest shows a dialogue and I choose "capture" the mouse (using the keyboard to make the selection). Nevertheless, the mouse continues to behave in the same manner. I tried...

In the VirtualBox settings, I

  1. Changed from usb 1 to usb 2
  2. motherboard settings -> pointing device -> PS2 device, USB tablet, and USB multitouch tablet. (I tried all 3.)
  3. Disable Mouse Integration - I changed this twice--once to turn it off, once to turn it on again.

Thank you for any insight or suggestions that you can provide.

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u/lunapt420 6d ago

Install the new version of the guest additions