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Hi, folks!

How can I start my virtual machine on full screen?
I made a script that starts my virtual machine on windows startup, but I would like that if it's possible, run it on full screen without using the keys (hosts + F).

Is there any way to do this?

Thanks

If you shut down the Guest while in Full Screen, it will store that setting. You can force it if the VM is shut down by editing the VM XML file and change the value from 'false' to 'true'.

Thanks for your reply.

Where can I find the XML file? I just found a VDI file.

If you found the VDI, it's not that hard to find the XML file. Just browse the folders a bit around it, and you will find it. It has the same name as the VM.

I found it but it didn't work.

<ExtraData>
<ExtraDataItem name="GUI/SaveMountedAtRuntime" value="yes"/>
<ExtraDataItem name="GUI/ShowMiniToolBar" value="no"/>
<ExtraDataItem name="GUI/MiniToolBarAlignment" value="bottom"/>
<ExtraDataItem name="GUI/LastCloseAction" value="powerOff"/>
<ExtraDataItem name="GUI/LastWindowPostion" value="192,92,800,642,max"/>
<ExtraDataItem name="GUI/Fullscreen" value="on"/>
<ExtraDataItem name="GUI/Seamless" value="off"/>
<ExtraDataItem name="GUI/AutoresizeGuest" value="on"/>
<ExtraDataItem name="GUI/MiniToolBarAutoHide" value="on"/>
</ExtraData>

I changed the value to "On" in line "<ExtraDataItem name="GUI/Fullscreen" value="on"/> but when my VM starts, only the external screen was on full screen, my windows VM didn't.

Am I doing something wrong?

External screen? The VM should boot to FS automatically. Else, just switch to it and shut it down again, while in FS.

Thanks Sasquatch.