Jerry,

Oliver is describing a problem with using the Mac Screen Saver, not the Windows 
one.

Cliff

> On May 27, 2017, at 3:08 AM, Jerry Kemp <sun.mail.lis...@oryx.us> wrote:
> 
> Screen savers can frequently cause many problems, even running on raw 
> hardware.
> 
> It seems the obvious answer is to just disable the screen saver in the VM, 
> and use the OS X screen saver/lock screen to protect everything.
> 
> Is there some actual reason you need a screen saver running on a VM?
> 
> Jerry
> 
> 
> On 05/25/17 10:45 PM, Olivier wrote:
>> Hi,
>> 
>> I have a very frustrating problem. I am runnig Windows in VirtualBox on
>> a Mac. Every time the Mac goes to screen saver, the VM is paused. So I
>> start a Windows Update, I go grab a coffee, the screen saver kicks in
>> and when I come back one hour later, nothing has happenned.
>> 
>> Is there a way to tell VirtualBox to keep on working, even when
>> minimized, even when the screen saver is on, etc.?
>> 
>> Thanks in advance,
>> 
>> Olivier
>> 
> 
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