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VMWare Workstation 12 Player - Tiny screen for virtual machine - how can i fix?

I am running my VM on Windows 10 through VMWare Workstation 12 Player. I have set everything up and it is operating properly. However the size of the displayed VM screen appears to be fixed at a small size and will not respond to going full screen etc.

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I have attempted to remedy the problem with some research, changing the compatibility options by right clicking on the shortcut and overriding high DPI scaling behaviour.

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This is also the settings for the VM itself... enter image description here

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Update I just changed the global settings in the compatibility options to override the DPI scaling for the system rather than the application, and this did make the VM actually scale... However it now is too large for the screen, with a scrollable section hiding things off screen?

Update 2 After downloading the patch tool as suggested in the answers, I find that I cannot edit the registry since my laptop is locked down by the Admins... No workaround has been found thus far

Solution

  • You need download Patch Tool here Install VMware Tools for macOS Sierra (Full-Screen Mode)