Opened 3 years ago
#20804 new defect
Some keystrokes dont get recognized in vm [Windows-Host]
Reported by: | Nickmato | Owned by: | |
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Component: | other | Version: | VirtualBox 6.1.32 |
Keywords: | Windows, Keypress, Keypress not registered, HID, Inputdevice, Human interface device, | Cc: | |
Guest type: | other | Host type: | other |
Description
## Setup I am running a Windows 11 64-bit host, with virtualbox 6.1.32 64bit. The host is running headless with windows remote desktop access to it.
## How to recreate
- connect to the windows host via rdp
- check that keyboard and mouse are working. (i.e. against a browser writing this issue)
- install virtualbox
- create a vm (in my case linux)
- start the vm
- try to input text into the vm (tried with captured pointer and without)
## What happens
When pressing any key from ("a",...,"z","1",...,"0") no press seems to be registered by the vm. Pressing enter or backspace the vm seems to register the key being pressed.
## What should happen
"Any" keypress except the "hostkey" should be send to the vm.
## What kinda worked as a workaround
All displayable chars as keypresses from the "onscreen keyboard" seem to be recognized and send to the vm. But it is a pain in the bum.
I would love to hear back, help where i can, would love to recieve feedback and a fix would be aweasome.