Guest additions not changing resolution

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Guest additions not changing resolution

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I have installed guest additions on my VM a couple of times now but I still can't get the resolution to go full when the its in full screen, I've tried Host + G but still no luck.

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Re: Guest additions not changing resolution

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Re: Guest additions not changing resolution

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Hi,
Sorry about that.
Virtualbox Version: 4.3.26
Guest Additions installed? Yes
Host Info: Yosemite, 64 bit, 150GB
Guest Info: Windows 10, 64 bit, 32GB
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Re: Guest additions not changing resolution

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you actually have to run the guest additions installer from the CD once it's mounted. not just attach it to the guest.
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Re: Guest additions not changing resolution

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Thats the thing, I do run it from the CD and then when it reboots the resolution doesn't change even with Host + G activated.
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Re: Guest additions not changing resolution

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did you try just dragging the screen to a different size?
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Re: Guest additions not changing resolution

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FWIW, Windows 10 is being flaky. It insists on updating to 10041 even though it updated twice before. :x
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Re: Guest additions not changing resolution

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I't's already full screen though?
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Re: Guest additions not changing resolution

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Hello_World! wrote:I't's already full screen though?
If it's already full screen did you try Host+F?
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Re: Guest additions not changing resolution

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Yeah :/
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Re: Guest additions not changing resolution

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Hello_World! wrote:Yeah :/
it's stuck in full screen?
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Re: Guest additions not changing resolution

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I can't post an image because i haven't been a member long enough but no it's not stuck. It's full screen but there is a black box around the OS instead of it being 1:1
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Re: Guest additions not changing resolution

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okay, well, I just downloaded the 10041 .iso to do a clean install. I'll install the GAs and see what's up. BBL.
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Re: Guest additions not changing resolution

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Thank you! :)
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Re: Guest additions not changing resolution

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Don't know if this will help but I had to right click on the W10 desktop and select screen resolution before screen resizing worked. That is different than in the previous W10 builds.
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