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<topic xml:lang="en-us" id="vboxheadless-separate-mode">
<title>Separate Mode</title>
<body>
<p>Separate mode is an alternative front end for local and remote virtual machines. Separate
mode is based on the <userinput>VBoxHeadless</userinput> front end but uses the <ph
conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/> user interface to control and display virtual
machines, rather than an RDP viewer program. The VirtualBox Remote Desktop Extension (VRDE) is
not required for separate mode.</p>
<p>Separate mode enables the guest graphical user interface to easily attach to and detach from
a running VM. Users with several running VMs can use separate mode to display the required VM,
while keeping all other VMs in the background until they are needed. </p>
<p>Separate mode has some security advantages, compared to using the <userinput>VBoxHeadless</userinput> front end.</p>
<section id="vbox-headless-separate-mode-using">
<title>Using Separate Mode</title>
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<p>The following list describes some typical operations in separate mode.</p>
<ul>
<li>
<p>To <b>start</b> a virtual machine in separate mode:</p>
<p>Right-click the VM name in the machine list in <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/> and select
<b>Detachable Start</b> in the <b>Start</b> submenu.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>To <b>detach</b> from a virtual machine in separate mode:</p>
<p>On the virtual machine's <b>Machine</b> menu, select <b>Detach GUI</b>.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>To <b>attach</b> to a virtual machine in separate mode:</p>
<p>Right-click the VM name in the machine list in <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/> and select
<b>Show</b>.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>To <b>stop</b> a virtual machine that is running in separate mode:</p>
<p>Right-click the VM name in the machine list in <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/vbox-mgr"/> and select
an option in the <b>Stop</b> menu.</p>
</li>
</ul>
</section>
</body>
</topic>
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