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[Resolved] Windows 10 occupies 1/4th of the screen

Posted: 5. Jul 2018, 12:02
by PatrickS
Hi, I am running Manjaro (4.17.3 Kernel) on a Thinkpad p51 with a 4K panel.
I am trying to run Windows 10 from a second m.2 drive via a .vmdk.
After installing the guest additions the guest screen only takes up 1/4 of the the vm-window (see picture) the mouse behaves like the screen would be displayed properly i.e. I need to click in the very lower left corner in order to access the start menu.
I browsed around and tried to find a solution for the last two days but I didn't get anywhere

Re: Windows 10 occupies 1/4th of the screen

Posted: 5. Jul 2018, 15:51
by socratis
Try not going full-screen. See if that helps. And try to match your HiDPI settings with that of your guest.

For future reference, next time please downsize your attached images by 50% (at least), or simply change the DPI to 72. Not everyone is blessed with a HiDPI display ;)

Re: Windows 10 occupies 1/4th of the screen

Posted: 6. Jul 2018, 02:54
by PatrickS
Running the VM with

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QT_SCALE_FACTOR=0.5 VirtualBox --startvm vm-name
resolved the problem.

Thanks for the help.

... Next time only low resolution attachments :wink:

Re: [Resolved] Windows 10 occupies 1/4th of the screen

Posted: 6. Jul 2018, 16:03
by socratis
Great, thanks for the feedback. And thank you for marking the topic as [Resolved]... ;)