I've installed Windows 8 in a VMware Fusion 5 virtual machine. Actually, I upgraded the virtual machine from VMware Fusion 4.
I'd like to set my retina MacBook Pro's resolution to the display's native resolution 2880 x 1800, but Windows doesn't offer the option for that resolution. The maximum is 2560 x 1920 (or 2650 x 1600).
Is there a way to let Windows know that I'm using a 2880 x 1800 display? Do I have to install a monitor driver in Windows?
Best Answer
Per VMware's Retina KB article, you can enable 1:1 pixel mapping for a Fusion 5 VM by going to Settings → Display and checking Use full resolution for Retina display.
If after that you don't see the 2880x1800 resolution, you need to make some manual tweaks, following this KB article:
.vmx
file in a text editor.svga.autodetect = "FALSE"
svga.vramSize = 20774912
svga.maxWidth = 2880
andsvga.maxHeight = 1800
regedit
) search for thevmx_svga
key. Per the article, "The correct key has several sub-keys, but it is the main key that should be edited."