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Virtual Machine Guidance

• What is a Virtual Machine (VM) and why does CyberStart Game use one?
• Installing and setting up the VM with VMWare Workstation (Windows and Linux Users)
• Installing and setting up VirtualBox (Intel Mac Users)
• Playing CyberStart with Chromebooks or new Mac M1 computers that do not support Virtualisation and Virtual Machines
• Mac Kernel Driver error when using VirtualBox
• VMware is crashing regularly/randomly because the AMD Driver has stopped working
• Intel VT-x disabled error
• VirtualBox VM screen size is very small even in full screen mode
• View all articles in “Virtual Machine Guidance”

Playing CyberStart Game

• Once registered for CyberStart America, can I start playing straight away?
• Do I play individually or as a team?
• How much time should I spend playing CyberStart?

What is CyberStart America?

• What’s the difference/connection between CyberStart, CyberStart America, CyberStart Game and Girls Go CyberStart?
• Is CyberStart America free?

Eligibility

• Can I register for CyberStart America?

Registration

• How do I register for CyberStart America?
• When does registration close for CyberStart America?
• I'm having problems with registration for CyberStart America
• Can I register for CSA if I already have a CyberStart account, or do I need to create a new one?
• CyberStart America Referral Competition - Students - Terms & Conditions (Oct 27 2021 - Apr 27 2022)
• I didn’t get a password email when I registered
• I'm in JROTC and was given a license token code - why is not working / expired ?

Educators

• How do I get my students involved?
• What will my students learn?
• Can teachers/counselors sign up for CyberStart America?
• Does Girls Go CyberStart still exist?
• Is it better to run a club or allow students to sign up and play on their own?
• I don’t have a cybersecurity or computer science background, can I still help my students excel?
• What do the leaderboard stats mean?
• My students are having problems with registration - how can I help them?
• View all articles in “Educators”

Technical Guidance

• What hardware and software do I need to participate in CyberStart America?
• I'm not receiving emails from CyberStart
• I tried re-setting my password but never received the email.

The CyberStart Community

• Joining the CyberStart Community
• I've requested a Community invite - what happens now?