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I'm running Ubuntu and Windows 10 (on different drive partitions) with dualboot on my computer.

Sometimes I would like to use a tool that is installed in Ubuntu, while I'm using Windows, without restarting the computer and booting to Ubuntu.

I know that I could install a Ubuntu VM on my computer, but I don't want two different Ubuntu insallations on my computer.

Is it possible to access the existing Ubuntu installation with a VM software (VMware, VirtualBox,..)?

Simon
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    Possible duplicate of [Use physical harddisk in Virtual Box](https://superuser.com/questions/495025/use-physical-harddisk-in-virtual-box) – Ramhound May 05 '19 at 18:26
  • Do you still need the ability to dual-boot to Ubuntu? (And if so, out of curiosity, why?) – jamesdlin May 05 '19 at 18:31
  • The simplest would be to install Ubuntu from the [Microsoft Store](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/ubuntu/9nblggh4msv6#activetab=pivot:overviewtab) and have both always available. – harrymc May 05 '19 at 18:46

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This is posible with VirtualBox.

  1. Create vmdk drives that read from real drives
  2. Assign the vmdk drives to a VM
  3. Set one of the Writethrough modes.
  4. Reorder boot-priority (semi optional)

This or this may help you

Ivaylo Mutafov
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