From 3de4cb449983f9f2176c0fa8dde9ebe0a2168e87 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?UTF-8?q?David=20Hrdli=C4=8Dka?= <13226155+dhrdlicka@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2025 01:42:04 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Update manager documentation with disable option details Added information on disabling the manager and configuration file locations for different platforms. --- usage/manager.rst | 5 +++++ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) diff --git a/usage/manager.rst b/usage/manager.rst index c78bf16..8aaafcc 100644 --- a/usage/manager.rst +++ b/usage/manager.rst @@ -6,6 +6,11 @@ Opening 86Box will start the **virtual machine manager**, which allows for creat .. note:: * This manager is currently a preview, with a limited feature set expanding upon the previous standalone `86Box Manager `_ app. Other managers with more features can still be used. * Running 86Box directly no longer creates or starts an emulated machine in the current folder like on previous versions. The ``-P``/``--vmpath`` command line option can be used to start a machine directly instead. + * The manager can be fully disabled (restoring the behavior of previous 86Box versions when launched without specifying a virtual machine path on the command line) by adding ``vmm_disabled = 1`` to the global configuration file, which is stored at one of the following locations based on the platform: + + * **Windows**: ``C:\Users\[username]\AppData\Local\86Box\86box_global.cfg`` + * **Linux**: ``~/.config/86Box/86box_global.cfg`` + * **macOS**: ``~/Library/Preferences/86Box/86box_global.cfg`` Machine list ------------