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Need help making VM OS task bar fit Host OS screen in Seamless Mode

Posted: 19. May 2020, 23:32
by didymus_alpha
Can someone please tell me what determines the VM's taskbar size when you enter Seamless Mode?

The first time I went into Seamless Mode it fit perfectly. I did not change any resolution in VirtualBox or the VM OS. I entered Seamless Mode again and it was real janky and off-centered and considerably smaller.

What are the mechanics that determine what the size of the VM's taskbar when you switch to Seamless Mode? I went through a ton of the options in `View` and none of them changed the actual size of the VM's taskbar. It was like when I first did it and it fit perfectly like *that* was the fluke / bug, lol.

I know this is mostly an aesthetic thing, but if I can get Seamless Mode to properly work with a Kali VM on Windows 10 it will significantly improve my workflow in a lot of ways.

Any suggestions are greatly appreciated. Thank you!

Re: Need help making VM OS task bar fit Host OS screen in Seamless Mode

Posted: 20. May 2020, 00:32
by scottgus1
Start the guest from full normal shutdown, not save-state. Run until you see the problem happen, then shut down the guest from within the guest OS if possible. If not possible, close the Virtualbox window for the guest with the Power Off option set.

Right-click the guest in the main Virtualbox window's guest list, choose Show Log. Save the far left tab's log, zip it, and post the zip file, using the forum's Upload Attachment tab.