

Click OK for each of the three windows to save this setting. This allows the command prompt to work with Cygwin’s directory path to the Cygwin’s bin folder and utilize Cygwin’s packages and POSIX interface. For 64 bit, add a “ C:\cygwin64\bin ” to the end of the Variable value line. Part 4 Creating a Virtual Machine 1 Gather your installation disc (s) or files. Now that you've installed and opened VirtualBox, you can proceed with creating a virtual machine in order to run any operating system on your computer. This will prompt the VirtualBox main window to open. Scroll through and look for the Variable with the name Path. Type in virtualbox and press Enter to do so. You will now notice everything fits on screen nicely. Inside the Virtual Machine click Start > File Explorer > This PC launch the VirtualBox additions icon then click Next to begin the installation. Click Devices menu > Install Guest Additions.

In the System Properties that pops up, click on Environment Variables, which will be within the Advanced tab. Inside Environment Variables, look underneath the System variables section. This means you need to install the Windows 10 VirtualBox guest additions. Also, you can use Windows’ search for “ This PC” and right click, then click on Properties.Ĭlick on Advanced System Settings in this Properties window. Right click on “ This PC” and click Properties if it’s on the Desktop. In other words, you can make the command prompt act like the terminal in Linux. You can also add the Cygwin packages and POSIX interface for the Windows command prompt.

When you open Cygwin for the first time, Cygwin initializes.
