{"id":131598,"date":"2023-07-11T04:30:27","date_gmt":"2023-07-11T08:30:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/?p=131598"},"modified":"2023-07-11T07:51:36","modified_gmt":"2023-07-11T11:51:36","slug":"make-windows-10-virtual-machine-full-screen-virtualbox","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/make-windows-10-virtual-machine-full-screen-virtualbox\/","title":{"rendered":"How to make Windows 11 (or 10) virtual machine full screen on VirtualBox"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"sum\">\n<li>To run a Windows 10 or 11 VirtualBox VM in full-screen mode, open the <strong>&#8220;View&#8221;<\/strong> menu and choose <strong>&#8220;Full-screen Mode&#8221;<\/strong> or select <strong>&#8220;Auto-resize Guest Display.&#8221; <\/strong>You can also use the <strong>&#8220;Right Ctrl (Host) key + F&#8221;<\/strong> keyboard shortcut.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A virtual machine always starts with a default window size on VirtualBox, which is small and not ideal for navigating an operating system.<\/p>\n<p>Usually, in the case of <a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/tag\/windows-10\">Windows 10<\/a> (or Windows 11), you would go to the &#8220;Display&#8221; settings to <a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/change-resolution-windows-10\/\">change the resolution<\/a> to make the screen bigger or full screen, but you will quickly find out that the &#8220;Display resolution&#8221; option does not include many settings.<\/p>\n<p>However, you have a few choices if you want to make a <a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/create-windows-10-virtual-machine-virtualbox\/\">virtual machine running Windows 10<\/a> full screen. You can use the &#8220;Full-screen Mode&#8221; or the &#8220;Auto-resize Guest Display&#8221; option. The first option will make the guest operating system full-screen, meaning the VM will take the entire screen as the primary system. The second choice only stretches the virtual machine resolution based on the window size.<\/p>\n<p>This <a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/tag\/how-to\">guide<\/a> will teach you the steps to stretch or full-screen a virtual machine on VirtualBox.<\/p>\n<h2>How to full-screen Windows 11 (or 10) on VirtualBox<\/h2>\n<p>On VirtualBox, you can only make a virtual machine full-screen if the Guest Additions are installed. If you have not installed the virtual drivers, <a href=\"https:\/\/pureinfotech.com\/install-guest-additions-windows-10-virtualbox\/\">complete those steps<\/a> and continue with the instructions below.<\/p>\n<p>To run a virtual machine in full-screen mode on VirtualBox, use these steps:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<p>Open <strong>VirtualBox<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Right-click the virtual machine, select the <strong>Start<\/strong> submenu, and choose the <strong>Normal Start<\/strong> option.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Sign in to your Windows 10 (or 11) account.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Click the <strong>View<\/strong> menu in the virtual machine and select the <strong>Full-screen Mode<\/strong> (Right Ctrl (Host) key + F) option.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-131603\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/virtualbox-fullscreen-mode-option.jpg?resize=827%2C544&#038;quality=78&#038;strip=all&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"VirtualBox full screen option\" width=\"827\" height=\"544\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/virtualbox-fullscreen-mode-option.jpg?w=1134&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 1134w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/virtualbox-fullscreen-mode-option.jpg?resize=300%2C197&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/virtualbox-fullscreen-mode-option.jpg?resize=873%2C574&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 873w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pureinfotech.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/virtualbox-fullscreen-mode-option.jpg?resize=150%2C99&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 827px) 100vw, 827px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>(Optional) Click the <strong>View<\/strong> menu in the virtual machine and select the <strong>&#8220;Auto-resize Guest Display&#8221;<\/strong> option.<\/p>\n<div id=\"tip-box\"><span><strong>Quick note:<\/strong> If the virtual machine window is already maximized, click the <strong>&#8220;Restore down&#8221;<\/strong> button and then the <strong>&#8220;Maximize&#8221;<\/strong> button again to allow VirtualBox to change the screen resolution automatically.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Once you complete the steps, the guest operating system will automatically change the resolution to full-screen mode.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yes, you can make a VirtualBox VM full screen or stretch based on the window size, and here&#8217;s how to complete the task.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":131604,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[95,19,1310,1299,2540,2715,2576],"class_list":["post-131598","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-windows","tag-difficulty-level-beginner","tag-how-to","tag-virtualbox","tag-virtualization","tag-windows-10","tag-windows-11","tag-windows-help"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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