Fullcreen mode of Windows Guest (with an F key)

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Joe890
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Fullcreen mode of Windows Guest (with an F key)

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Hello forum

after starting an Windows guest OS (Win7) I would like to be able to use a F key to show Windows7 in fullscreen mode.

Is this possible? How?


Thank's a lot!

Joe
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Re: Fullcreen mode of Windows Guest (with an F key)

Post by mpack »

Fullscreen mode requires that you install the Guest Additions. If that is done then toggle with <host>+F. It can't be F on it's own because that would stop the guest OS using that F key.

Have a look at the menus in a running VM some time - function key equivalents are shown beside the menu items.
Joe890
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Re: Fullcreen mode of Windows Guest (with an F key)

Post by Joe890 »

Thank's a lot mpack for the help!

Joe
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