VMWare Player and multiple monitors in fullscreen
I'm using
- VMWare Player 4
- Windows 8 Dev Preview as guest OS
- Windows 7 as host OS
On my host OS, I have 3 physical monitors. I've set up the guest to have 2 monitors.
When I boot into the guest OS, the dual monitor support works great within the VMWare window - i.e. both monitors are shown side by side within the VMWare window. I can set one to be Metro, the other the desktop, etc.
What I'd really like is each monitor in the guest OS to occupy a separate physical monitor, full screen.
Is this possible?
multiple-monitors vmware-player
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I'm using
- VMWare Player 4
- Windows 8 Dev Preview as guest OS
- Windows 7 as host OS
On my host OS, I have 3 physical monitors. I've set up the guest to have 2 monitors.
When I boot into the guest OS, the dual monitor support works great within the VMWare window - i.e. both monitors are shown side by side within the VMWare window. I can set one to be Metro, the other the desktop, etc.
What I'd really like is each monitor in the guest OS to occupy a separate physical monitor, full screen.
Is this possible?
multiple-monitors vmware-player
edited Feb 11 '16 at 22:08
Hennes
59k792141
asked Jan 14 '12 at 15:18
NikNik
311514
add a comment |
I'm using
- VMWare Player 4
- Windows 8 Dev Preview as guest OS
- Windows 7 as host OS
On my host OS, I have 3 physical monitors. I've set up the guest to have 2 monitors.
When I boot into the guest OS, the dual monitor support works great within the VMWare window - i.e. both monitors are shown side by side within the VMWare window. I can set one to be Metro, the other the desktop, etc.
What I'd really like is each monitor in the guest OS to occupy a separate physical monitor, full screen.
Is this possible?
multiple-monitors vmware-player
edited Feb 11 '16 at 22:08
Hennes
59k792141
asked Jan 14 '12 at 15:18
NikNik
311514
I'm using
- VMWare Player 4
- Windows 8 Dev Preview as guest OS
- Windows 7 as host OS
On my host OS, I have 3 physical monitors. I've set up the guest to have 2 monitors.
When I boot into the guest OS, the dual monitor support works great within the VMWare window - i.e. both monitors are shown side by side within the VMWare window. I can set one to be Metro, the other the desktop, etc.
What I'd really like is each monitor in the guest OS to occupy a separate physical monitor, full screen.
Is this possible?
multiple-monitors vmware-player
multiple-monitors vmware-player
edited Feb 11 '16 at 22:08
Hennes
59k792141
asked Jan 14 '12 at 15:18
NikNik
311514
edited Feb 11 '16 at 22:08
Hennes
59k792141
asked Jan 14 '12 at 15:18
NikNik
311514
edited Feb 11 '16 at 22:08
Hennes
59k792141
edited Feb 11 '16 at 22:08
Hennes
59k792141
edited Feb 11 '16 at 22:08
Hennes
59k792141
59k792141
asked Jan 14 '12 at 15:18
NikNik
311514
asked Jan 14 '12 at 15:18
NikNik
311514
asked Jan 14 '12 at 15:18
NikNik
311514
311514
add a comment |
add a comment |
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I am unsure about VMWare Player 4, from the amount of responses in the past 3 years I would have to say no, it's not possible. However, for the sake of Google, the following should help:
It is possible under VMWare Player 7 (current version)
- Open the virtual machine
- Set to full screen
- The VMWare toolbar will now be at the top center of the screen. On the left side there should be an icon featuring two overlapping screens. A mouse over will display the "Cycle Multiple Monitors" caption.
- Click the icon
answered Feb 18 '15 at 0:35
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I am unsure about VMWare Player 4, from the amount of responses in the past 3 years I would have to say no, it's not possible. However, for the sake of Google, the following should help:
It is possible under VMWare Player 7 (current version)
- Open the virtual machine
- Set to full screen
- The VMWare toolbar will now be at the top center of the screen. On the left side there should be an icon featuring two overlapping screens. A mouse over will display the "Cycle Multiple Monitors" caption.
- Click the icon
answered Feb 18 '15 at 0:35
Kelly BangKelly Bang
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I am unsure about VMWare Player 4, from the amount of responses in the past 3 years I would have to say no, it's not possible. However, for the sake of Google, the following should help:
It is possible under VMWare Player 7 (current version)
- Open the virtual machine
- Set to full screen
- The VMWare toolbar will now be at the top center of the screen. On the left side there should be an icon featuring two overlapping screens. A mouse over will display the "Cycle Multiple Monitors" caption.
- Click the icon
answered Feb 18 '15 at 0:35
Kelly BangKelly Bang
1012
add a comment |
I am unsure about VMWare Player 4, from the amount of responses in the past 3 years I would have to say no, it's not possible. However, for the sake of Google, the following should help:
It is possible under VMWare Player 7 (current version)
- Open the virtual machine
- Set to full screen
- The VMWare toolbar will now be at the top center of the screen. On the left side there should be an icon featuring two overlapping screens. A mouse over will display the "Cycle Multiple Monitors" caption.
- Click the icon
answered Feb 18 '15 at 0:35
Kelly BangKelly Bang
1012
I am unsure about VMWare Player 4, from the amount of responses in the past 3 years I would have to say no, it's not possible. However, for the sake of Google, the following should help:
It is possible under VMWare Player 7 (current version)
- Open the virtual machine
- Set to full screen
- The VMWare toolbar will now be at the top center of the screen. On the left side there should be an icon featuring two overlapping screens. A mouse over will display the "Cycle Multiple Monitors" caption.
- Click the icon
answered Feb 18 '15 at 0:35
Kelly BangKelly Bang
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answered Feb 18 '15 at 0:35
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