Re-install VirtualBox Guest Additions directly from VirtualBox:.Update the Kernel headers: apt-get update & apt-get install -y linux-headers-$(uname -r).Update Kali apt-get update & apt-get upgrade -y.

Then update VirtualBox Guest Additions to also the latest edition.

Update VirtualBox to the latest version.

The following is my usual check list and 99% of the time sorts out the issue for Kali 2: As such we have a multitude of updates happening constantly both to packages and underlying operating system. I also use Kali, where its also fair to say I have the most issues, now this might be because I probably use it the most in terms of a VirtualBox VM or that Kali 2.0 is rolling and thus based on Debian Testing. Once all the usual checks have been done to troubleshoot I normally move on to VirtualBox Guest Additions.

It can be frustrating sometimes when Guest Additions breaks, either a mapped network drive disappears or your display has shrunk. I also therefore use and rely on Guest Additions working correctly features such as, mapped drives back to the host, USB, display options are all useful to name a few. I think its safe to say I use VirtualBox a lot, I will be lucky if a day goes by where I’m not in VirtualBox using a VM. Troubleshooting problems/issues with VirtualBox Guest Additions. This post serves more of a reminder to myself however this might also serve as help to others. Problems with VirtualBox Guest Additions in Kali.

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