The message instructs to “Tap to choose what happens with software and games”. When it does it shows a message dialog (in the upper right area). It takes Windows 8 several seconds to respond. There is a command in the Devices menu to install, or re-install, the Guest Additions. Be sure to select the package appropriate for your system. If you have an earlier version click the image at the right to download the current version. The current version of VirtualBox is 4.2.4 (November 2012). Without the Guest Additions the virtual machine is extremely limited, and in the case of Windows 8 substantially useless. For VirtualBox this software is called Guest Additions, it is installed in the guest, in this case Windows 8. In a virtual machine certain support programs are required to make everything appear like a normal computer. This post provides work-around instructions for installing the Guest Additions. Windows 8 has a quirk that seemingly prevents installing the VirtualBox Guest Additions.
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