Making VMware player fullscreen in windows?

Question

How can I make VMware player run the VM in full screen in windows? I'm using VMware Player 4.0.2.

Solution 1

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.

Solution 2

You can use Ctrl-Alt-Enter shortcut. If you have vmware tools in guest installed it will change screen resolution to match one of host.

Solution 3

I just had the same problem as you did. Here is my solution:

I installed Ubuntu in the VMware player. You just right click, and click "Change Desktop Background", and click "all setting" at upper left corner. Click "Displays" and change the resolution to 2560 by 1600.

Hope this solves your problem. Thanks

Solution 4

If the above does not work (my VMWare Workstation 12 does not have this under "change desktop background"), try Display (either on desktop or in menu)

VMWare menu: System/Preferences/Display

change Resolution to 1280 x 800 or more, hit Apply, Keep, Close

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Comments

[nhinkle]

@wizlog please don't edit questions in such a way that you change the original meaning. The user had asked how to put it into fullscreen, and you changed it to say maximized, which led to some answers below that misinterpreted that.

[wizlog]

@user Apologies, I (mistakenly) thought the only difference was the word choice, not the meaning of the question.

[wizlog]

@nhinkle Now I realize how easy it is to change the meaning of the question, and will be more careful going forward.

[Menuka Ishan]

@Rajat what is the guest os?

[Rajat Gupta]

that doesn't make it fullscreen & it only makes use of half of screen & the rest area is just black..

[Nils Magne Lunde]

@user It works on my machine. Are you sure you have VMWare Tools installed on the VM?

[Cfinley]

Does this work if Windows (or any other OS) is installed on the VM? Does the resolution have to be 2560x1600, or can it be the max resolution of the monitor?

[fixer1234]

What works by changing monitor resolution? What do you mean by "keep monitor resolution as your system configuration"? How is this a solution to the question?

[CharlieRB]

Welcome to Super User. Please be aware you have posted an answer to a question that is very old and has an accepted answer. Although there is nothing wrong with doing so, just be aware you may not get a response.

[Owl]

If only it did... mine used to do that, after installing and then removing VMWare tools it's stuck in a resolution and refuses to fullscreen / maximise or anything else.

[Owl]

I don't have any of these menus :/