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CHAPTER 4 Running Virtual Machines
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Controlling the Virtual Machine Display
There are a variety of ways for you to control how your virtual machines display in a
console window. They include:
• Using Full Screen Mode on page 125
• Using Quick Switch Mode on page 125
• Taking Advantage of Multiple Monitors on page 126
• Fitting the Console Window to the Virtual Machine on page 127
• Fitting a Windows Guest Operating System’s Display to the VMware Virtual
Machine Console Window on page 127
• Simplifying the Screen Display on page 128
Using Full Screen Mode
Virtual machines run faster in full screen mode.
If you want your virtual machine’s display to fill the screen — so you no longer see the
borders of the VMware Virtual Machine Console window — click the Full Screen
button on the toolbar. You can also use a keyboard shortcut — press the Ctrl-Alt-Enter
keys at the same time.
To get out of full screen mode — to show your virtual machine inside a VMware
Virtual Machine Console window again — press the Ctrl-Alt key combination.
You can configure the virtual machine to enter full screen mode when you power it
on. In a console, choose VM > Settings, then click Options > Power. Select the Enter
full screen mode after powering on check box, then click OK to save your setting.
Note: GSX Server does not support running virtual machines in full screen mode on
dual-monitor systems.
Using Quick Switch Mode
Quick switch mode is similar to full screen mode, except it adds tabs at the top of the
screen for switching from one active virtual machine to another. The virtual machine’s
display resizes to fill the screen completely, except for the space occupied by the tabs.
To enter quick switch mode, choose View > Quick Switch.
To view the VMware GSX Server menus and toolbar while you are using quick switch
mode, move the mouse pointer to the top of the screen.
To resize a Windows guest operating system’s display so it fills as much of the screen
as possible in quick switch mode, choose View > Fit Guest to Window. The Fit Guest