How can I make VMware player run the VM in full screen in windows? I'm using VMware Player 4.0.2.
Making VMware player fullscreen in windows
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Ctrl+Alt+Insert. In my experience with VMware products (Workstation and Server; I must say I have not tried Player, but I can't see any reason why it differs), Ctrl+Alt only has special effects if you press and release them on their own, without an accompanying key.
Oh yes, I remember. It only works when the input is grabbed, or not (I can't remember which). Try grabbing/ungrabbing the input and doing that keystroke again.
Edit (gleaned from other answers; thanks!): If Ctrl+Alt+Ins doesn't work, try:
- Crtl+Alt+PrtSc
- Ctrl+Alt+End
VMware has some really funky keyboard mapping issues (at least on some versions, and at least on some platforms).
I figured out a not-ideal-but-effective-nonetheless solution/work-around: use Unity.
- (Use a third-party tool to) set the host OS resolution to 640x480 (ignoring the Optimal Resolution warning)
- Enter Unity in the guest VM
- Launch the game from the Unity Start menu
Note: the order of steps is important.
(Optionally auto-hide the taskbar.)
Yay! The game runs at full-screen on the guest OS instead of a tiny letter- and pillar-boxed screen. Now the only problem is that the 16-bit game uses 100% CPU, but there’s not much that can be done about that.
Fullscreen host capture of guest VM running in Unity mode:
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You can use the maximize button on the top right hand side of the window:
You'll also need VMWare Tools installed on the guest in order to have the VM resize the desktop accordingly.