Full screen stops working after Windows Update

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habbad
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Full screen stops working after Windows Update

Post by habbad »

Yesterday i installed a few windows updates on my Windows 7 x64 virtual machine, and now the full screen doesn't work. It's just a black border around the tiny screen. I've tried fully uninstalling the guest additions and the reinstalling them but the problem consists.

Any ideas??
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Re: Full screen stops working after Windows Update

Post by Perryg »

What you are describing is a failed guest additions install. The only other thing that would cause this is to have auto-resize shut off. Look in the view or use the (host+g) toggle to turn auto-resize on/off.
habbad
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Re: Full screen stops working after Windows Update

Post by habbad »

Turned out auto-resize was indeed turned off, I guess it was just a weird coincidence that it happened just after the updates.

Many thanks! :)
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