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One of the most well-known problems that most of you might encounter after installing macOS Mojave on VirtualBox on Windows PC. So, when you install macOS Mojave on VirtualBox or VMware by default the screen is resolution is not fixed. Without screen resolution their other issues we face during the installation of macOS Mojave on virtual machines. But one the common issue is screen problem, that through this guide I will show you how to fix that.
Virtualbox Mac Full Screen Windows
However, macOS Mojave is one of the coolest operating system out there and available on the Mac App Store. macOS Mojave is the succeed major release of macOS High Sierra. That comes out with unbelievable uncounted features to market. The macOS Mojave 10.14 features replacement for the operating system files, changes from APFS to HFS. Moreover, big changes to the speed and security preferences of macOS Mojave more than the previous OS of macOS. The most beautiful macOS Mojave operating system includes it is features that attracted the Windows users too. Now Windows users can test macOS Mojave on their computer on the VirtualBox. In case, you can test any operating system of macOS on your computer on VirtualBox. To complete your experience with a macOS operating system on VirtualBox with the full-screen mode of it.
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There is the possibility of changing the actual screen resolution size of macOS Mojave to the following sizes.
- Oracle VM VirtualBox Extension Pack. Free for personal, educational or evaluation use under the terms of the VirtualBox Personal Use and Evaluation License on Windows, Mac.
- The default screen resolution for Mac OS X VirtualBox Guest is 1024×768. Below shows how to change the screen resolution of Mac OS VirtualBox guest running on Windows 10. Open “Command Prompt”. (press Win + x and select “Command Prompt”) 2. Navigate to VirtualBox folder in which “VBoxManage.exe” resides.
- And when the App is in full screen mode, the main screen (The screen which showing the Dock) is not been occupied. But this new full screen mode is not been provided in Virtual Box, we can only using 'Command + F' switch it to full screen and it will occupy the main screen. The VirtualBox team had did a great job.
- Download this Virtualbox screen resolution code for macOS Sierra and High Sierra from the link below. Download VirtualBox Screen Resolution Code; Step #2. Open the code with Notepad and replace it that is written as “Type Your VM Name Here” to your macOS Virtual machine name. Make sure it’s the same otherwise it won’t work.
- 1280×720
- 1920×1080
- 2048×1080
- 2560×1440
- 3840×2160
- 1280×800
- 1280×1024
- 1440×900
- 1600×900
Fix macOS Mojave Screen Resolution on VirtualBox
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VirtualBox for Mac is a virtualization tool that allows you to create virtual machines for Mac OS X, Linux, or Windows running on Mac OS X. VirtualBox for Mac is not available from the App Store.
Before going to start the process of fixing the screen resolution of macOS Mojave on VirtualBox. Completely close the VirtualBox because you can’t insert the code while the VirtualBox is opened.
Close VirtualBox
Once the VirtualBox closed download the below code. Then replace “Your Virtual Machine Name” with your favorite screen resolution size. To do that, open the VirtualBox and copy the name of the Virtual machine from there and replace it. At the end of the code, there is “X” to replace the X with the preferred screen size. The screen resolution which I am using is 1920×1080. However, I have tested all the codes and resolutions one by one and it worked for me. If it didn’t work for you then you can choose a different resolution.
Check the below screenshot of changing the name of the virtual machine and the resolution size.
Replace the name
Once you did it, go ahead and launch the command prompt, if you don’t know that. Press the Windows menu and type there “CMD” then press enter.
When the command prompt opened copy the edited code paste the first line into command prompt and press enter. Then copy the second line and press enter, after that, close the command prompt.
Paste the code
When that’s done, go ahead and open VirtualBox then start the virtual machine
Start the virtual machine
After starting the virtual machine you will see big changes to screen size, type your password and press enter.
Navigate to the top left-handed menu bar of macOS Mojave then click on “View”. From the menu click on the “Full screen-mode”, to change the screen resolution into full size. Or simply, use the shortcut key “Host+F” to zoom in and zoom out of the screen size.
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macOS Mojave fullscreen
That’s done, now you can use the full size of macOS Mojave on VirtualBox with a full HD screen. However, anytime you can change the screen size at the same place. To change the size open the commands and change the screen resolution size then apply it to command prompt or CMD.
macOS Mojave resolution on VirtualBox
Conclusion
That’s all about how to fix macOS Mojave screen resolution on VirtualBox. However, I hope the article was useful for you and you have gotten something. Again if there is any sort of problem feel free to share with us below in the comment section. Also, share your useful feedback with us about this article.
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If you are using VirtualBox, then you might have faced this issue. Often, the VirtualBox is not full screen or too small. When I opened one of my virtual machines in VirtualBox, I faced this full-screen issue in VirtualBox. I played around the resolution of the VM without any luck. The resolution of the VirtualBox VM was disabled.
This VirtualBox full-screen mode does not work most of the time when the drivers are not updated while installing the VirtualBox software.
To make VirtualBox full screen, you need to install VirtualBox Guest Additions on your virtual machine. In this article, I will share a step by step guide to fix the full-screen issue. I can assure you that you will be able to change the VirtualBox screen resolution and make VirtualBox full screen.
Let’s start.
Steps to make VirtualBox full screen:
- Start your virtual machine in VirtualBox.
- Select Devices → Insert Guest Additions CD image…
- The installable is inserted in the CD drive of the VM. In my case, it is D: drive.
- Open the drive and install the VBoxWindowsAdditions-amd64.exe if your VM is 64 bit.
If you are running a 32-bit virtual machine, you must install VBoxWindowsAdditions-x86.exe - The installation of this driver is pretty straight forward. Change the destination folder, if you want this to be installed at some different location, else simply click on Next.
- Click on Next, Next on each screen until you see below pop up. Make sure to click on Install, to have the driver installed correctly.
- Once the installation is complete, select the “Reboot now” radio button.
Once your virtual machine is restarted, the VM opens in full screen mode and the display options disabled earlier are now enabled.
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Note: If you still see a windowed VM, then, go to View → Auto-resize Guest Display. This option allows you to run the virtual machine with the same screen height and width as of the host computer.
That’s it. Now, you need to go to View → Full-screen Mode or press Right Ctrl + F (Right Ctrl is the default host key) to open the VirtualBox VM in full screen on your Windows computer.
Do let me know in the comments if you get VirtualBox full screen and able to change screen resolution on Windows 10 after going through this article.