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| 3 | <topic xml:lang="en-us" id="configbasics">
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| 4 | <title>Configure the Settings for a VM</title>
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| 6 | <body>
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| 7 | <p>You may need to change the configuration of a Virtual Machine (VM) after it has been created. For example, you
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| 8 | may want to add more memory. </p>
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| 9 | <p>Be careful when changing VM settings. It is possible to change all VM settings after installing a guest OS, but
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| 10 | certain changes might prevent a guest OS from functioning correctly if done after installation.</p>
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| 11 | <p>To change the settings for a VM:<ol id="ol_imv_1dp_ccc">
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| 12 | <li>Select the VM in the machine list.</li>
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| 13 | <li>Ensure the VM is Powered off, not Running or Saved. You can't change fundamental characteristics of the VM
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| 14 | if it is running. </li>
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| 15 | <li>Click <b outputclass="bold">Settings</b> to see the current configuration for the VM, and change the
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| 16 | settings as required. </li>
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| 17 | </ol></p>
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| 18 | <p>The settings are described in detail in <xref href="BasicConcepts.dita#BasicConcepts"/>. </p>
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| 19 | <p>Even more parameters are available when using the <userinput>VBoxManage</userinput> command line interface. See
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| 20 | <xref href="vboxmanage.dita#vboxmanage"/>. </p>
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| 21 | </body>
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| 23 | </topic>
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