Configuring Virtual Machine to preserve Custom Display Resolution
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Article ID: 341449
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Products
VMware Desktop Hypervisor
Issue/Introduction
Symptoms:
Custom display resolution in a virtual machine is not preserved after restarting a virtual machine
Virtual machine resets the custom display resolution of after switching between single display and full screen mode
Custom display resolution in a virtual machine is lost while switching screens between the Mac and the virtual machine
Environment
VMware Fusion 10.x VMware Fusion Pro 10.x VMware Fusion Pro 8.x VMware Fusion 8.x
Cause
This is default behavior of VMware Fusion to resizes the display screen to fit the screen size. The display setting of the guest operating system is not preserved when the resolution is changed manually within the virtual machine.
Resolution
To retain the custom resolution of the virtual machine, set the Single Window and Full Screen options for the virtual machine resolution in the Virtual Machine Display settings to Stretch the virtual machine in the window.
In the Fusion menu, go to Virtual Machine > Settings > Display.
Under Virtual Machine Resolution, locate Single Window
Select Stretch the virtual machine in the Window.
Under Virtual Machine Resolution, locate Full Screen