Running Server 2012 inside of a Hyper-V VM, clicking on "Display Settings" to try and change the screen resolution, but it says "The display settings can't be changed from a remote session".
Anyone know how to change the resolution?
Windows – Change Server 2012 display resolution inside of a Hyper-V VM
hyper-vresolutionwindows-server-2012-r2
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RemoteFX does not work with Generation 2 (UEFI based) VM's with the current version of Hyper-V.
You will need to remake the VM to be Generation 1 instead to be able to use RemoteFX.
A Generation 2 VM:
A Generation 1 VM:
One way to change your resolution is via the following:
- Open Terminal
- Enter
sudo vi /etc/default/grub - Find the line
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT - Modify the line with the resolution you want, ex: 1920x1080:
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash video=hyperv_fb:1920x1080" - Write the changes to vi and quit,
ESC wq - Enter
sudo update-grub - Reboot the VM
--if you can use the "Quick Create" option in Windows 10 Hyper-V, I believe you'll get a better experience and the ability to adjust the resolution on the fly. It doesn't seem that you can configure a manual install to do this.
Best Answer
For Windows 8.1, with HyperV Manager 6.3.9600.16384
From HyperV Manager:
- Select 'Hyper-V Settings' for the host
- Under 'Server', Select 'Enhanced Session Mode Policy'
- UnCheck 'Enhanced Session Mode'
You may have to stop/restart the VM/session before/after doing this.
Connect to the VM, and change the resolution as per normal.
Undo changes above to re-enable Enhanced Session Mode connection, if so desired.