How to boot from a USB drive in VirtualBox (open source virtualisation software) ?

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  1. Download Plop Boot Manager
  2. Extract the file plpbt.iso from the ZIP archive and save it somewhere.
  3. Open the settings for the virtual machine and attach the ISO file:

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  4. Add a filter for the USB device:

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  5. Boot the VM and select the “USB” option in the menu:

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If all went well, the machine should now boot from the USB device.