Can I completely hide toolbar in VMware Workstation?
I have been experimenting with VMware workstation. When I autohide the toolbar at the top, it leaves a 1 pixel sliver. While this is functional, my OCD is bugging me. Is there a way to totally hide the toolbar?
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I have been experimenting with VMware workstation. When I autohide the toolbar at the top, it leaves a 1 pixel sliver. While this is functional, my OCD is bugging me. Is there a way to totally hide the toolbar?
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You really should consider changing the accepted answer.....
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I have been experimenting with VMware workstation. When I autohide the toolbar at the top, it leaves a 1 pixel sliver. While this is functional, my OCD is bugging me. Is there a way to totally hide the toolbar?
vmware-workstation
asked Feb 16 '11 at 18:13
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I have been experimenting with VMware workstation. When I autohide the toolbar at the top, it leaves a 1 pixel sliver. While this is functional, my OCD is bugging me. Is there a way to totally hide the toolbar?
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If this is a desktop machine, you can try adjusting the positioning of your LCD monitor to shift one pixel up.
The only other way I know of is to go to "Quick Switch" mode, then go to the menu bar and select View and deselect tabs.
This will give you a screen with no borders at all, but you can still get to a menu at the top of the screen. However, you lose the quick switch ability - but it should do what you want!
edited Jun 13 '13 at 21:57
Canadian Luke
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answered Feb 16 '11 at 18:30
William HilsumWilliam Hilsum
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1
Perfect!! , this works very well :D
– SkinnyGeek1010
Feb 17 '11 at 0:19
1
This answer applies only to very old versions of VMware Workstation. "Quick Switch mode" hasn't existed in a long time.
– jamesdlin
Oct 18 '17 at 19:26
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Took me a little searching to find the answer to this because I didn't want to change the position of my screens. If you go to Edit > Preferences > Display > Uncheck "Show toolbar edge when unpinned in full screen" you'll be all set!
answered Oct 18 '12 at 15:54
am17torresam17torres
80164
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This should be accepted as the real solution. "Shifting your LCD monitor one pixel up" is just hideous.
– Ray Koopa
Mar 22 '14 at 19:48
yes this should be accepted
– Xin Meng
Nov 10 '17 at 16:22
It's only a half solution: when you let the mouse for a long time on top of the screen (that's often needed to make a menu appear in the guest OS), the VMware top bar appears again (even with "Show toolbar edge when unpinned in full screen" unchecked), that is annoyting when in fact you want to make the guest OS menu appear. Real solution:View > Exclusive mode, then the top bar won't appear again, until you press CTRL + ALT. I don't know if it's possible to have Exclusive mode by default for a VM.
– Basj
Apr 24 '18 at 14:00
@Basj You could run VMs thoughvmware-kvmif you want to run them in be in fullscreen all the time with no UI.
– jamesdlin
Jun 14 '18 at 5:15
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For VMWare Player users, you can edit the preferences file at
%APPDATA%VMwarepreferences.ini
and add:
pref.vmplayer.fullscreen.nobar = "TRUE"
edited Jun 14 '18 at 9:08
jamesdlin
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answered Mar 1 '13 at 5:52
eddiegroveseddiegroves
8731912
5
This worked for me. Of note: The specified path includes some hidden elements, so you cant simply browse to it (although search for VMware worked). Also of note: To get out of full screen, you need toCtrl+Altfollowed byCtrl+Alt+Enter.
– nobar
Jun 27 '15 at 5:29
2
This worked great, note do the change while VMWare Player is not running.
– Dean Meehan
Nov 10 '15 at 11:19
1
This should be the accepted answer. FYI, it works with the latest VMware Workstation Player (v12).
– dr01
Jun 9 '17 at 18:44
"TRUE" vs. "1" shouldn't make any difference.
– jamesdlin
Oct 16 '17 at 21:55
1
This solution works for me with Player 14 version 14.1.2 build-8497320 The only problem is to leave a full screen mode without a top bar. Simple ctrl+alt+enter does not work. It is needed to hit ctrl+alt first and then ctrl+alt+enter.
– Alex
Jul 2 '18 at 20:29
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Go fullscreen, then select View -> Exclusive Mode from the menu.
You can press the host key (default Ctrl+Alt) to get out of it.
answered Jun 11 '12 at 4:07
BlorgbeardBlorgbeard
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Sweet! This is exactly what I needed for Xubuntu which has it's task bar on top. Thank you!
– Alexander Rechsteiner
Dec 25 '13 at 15:06
1
this should be the accepted answer; vmware workworkstation 10 does not have the other options
– nimsson
Sep 8 '14 at 13:03
2
Any way to make this setting permanent?.
– Jaime Hablutzel
Nov 11 '16 at 15:36
This is excellent, thank you so much!
– tfrederick74656
May 18 '17 at 12:36
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I am going to try to give a definitive (and somewhat authoritative) answer for Windows hosts.
VMware Workstation (Pro) for Windows hosts
The full screen toolbar can be completely hidden directly via the UI. On Windows, go to Edit > Preferences > Display and uncheck "Show toolbar edge when unpinned in full screen". (Doing so will write pref.fullscreen.toolbarPixels = "0" to your %APPDATA%VMwarepreferences.ini file.)
Entering "Exclusive Mode" also will completely hide the full screen toolbar. (Exclusive Mode additionally will force most keyboard shortcuts to go to the guest instead of allowing them to be intercepted by the host.)
VMware (Workstation) Player (and VMware Remote Console) for Windows hosts
Unfortunately, there is no UI to directly hide the full screen toolbar completely. You will need to:
- Quit all running instances of Player.
Modify your preferences file directly and add the line:
pref.vmplayer.fullscreen.nobar = "TRUE"
The preferences file is located at
%APPDATA%VMwarepreferences.ini. (%APPDATA%is an environment variable that typically expands to something likeC:UsersYOUR_USERNAMEAppDataRoaming.)
Restart Player.
Some other answers have suggested that using "1" is necessary instead of "TRUE", but they are completely equivalent. Any claims otherwise are likely from experimental error.
Alternatively...
For people who want to run VMs in full screen mode all the time with no UI at all, I would recommend running them in vmware-kvm.exe, which allows switching among running VMs and the host via a configurable hotkey. See the product documentation for usage instructions. vmware-kvm.exe is included with VMware Workstation (Pro), VMware (Workstation) Player, and VMware Remote Console.
(Disclosure: I worked on the VMware Workstation, Player, and VMware Remote Console code for many years and wrote vmware-kvm.exe.)
answered Jun 14 '18 at 5:52
jamesdlinjamesdlin
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Press Ctrl+P, select Display, in Menu & toolbar uncheck Show toolbar edge when unpinned in full screen. Now go to full screen by pressing Alt+Ctrl+Enter. Bar is removed.
edited Feb 9 '15 at 9:52
Jawa
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answered Feb 9 '15 at 8:47
Max11Max11
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The answer eddiegrove gave was almost correct; however, there needs to be double quotations around the number “1”
So just write:
pref.vmplayer.fullscreen.nobar = “1“
Then it’ll work.
However, thanks to eddiegrove for actually answering it! It worked very well for me, and did just what I wanted.
answered Jan 7 '18 at 20:21
Sh4d0wb0ySh4d0wb0y
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Your answer is actually wrong because your straight double quotes got converted to smart quotes, so anyone who copies and pastes from your answer will have a bad time. Also,"1"vs."TRUE"shouldn't make any difference.
– jamesdlin
Jun 14 '18 at 5:21
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Finally found out the answer
Go fullscreen the go to view ad select exclusive mode
note: "ctrl+alt+enter" to exit fullscreen mode
hope this helps :)
answered Jan 6 '17 at 15:01
Stephen damilolaStephen damilola
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If this is a desktop machine, you can try adjusting the positioning of your LCD monitor to shift one pixel up.
The only other way I know of is to go to "Quick Switch" mode, then go to the menu bar and select View and deselect tabs.
This will give you a screen with no borders at all, but you can still get to a menu at the top of the screen. However, you lose the quick switch ability - but it should do what you want!
edited Jun 13 '13 at 21:57
Canadian Luke
18.1k3090148
answered Feb 16 '11 at 18:30
William HilsumWilliam Hilsum
108k16161253
1
Perfect!! , this works very well :D
– SkinnyGeek1010
Feb 17 '11 at 0:19
1
This answer applies only to very old versions of VMware Workstation. "Quick Switch mode" hasn't existed in a long time.
– jamesdlin
Oct 18 '17 at 19:26
add a comment |
If this is a desktop machine, you can try adjusting the positioning of your LCD monitor to shift one pixel up.
The only other way I know of is to go to "Quick Switch" mode, then go to the menu bar and select View and deselect tabs.
This will give you a screen with no borders at all, but you can still get to a menu at the top of the screen. However, you lose the quick switch ability - but it should do what you want!
edited Jun 13 '13 at 21:57
Canadian Luke
18.1k3090148
answered Feb 16 '11 at 18:30
William HilsumWilliam Hilsum
108k16161253
1
Perfect!! , this works very well :D
– SkinnyGeek1010
Feb 17 '11 at 0:19
1
This answer applies only to very old versions of VMware Workstation. "Quick Switch mode" hasn't existed in a long time.
– jamesdlin
Oct 18 '17 at 19:26
add a comment |
If this is a desktop machine, you can try adjusting the positioning of your LCD monitor to shift one pixel up.
The only other way I know of is to go to "Quick Switch" mode, then go to the menu bar and select View and deselect tabs.
This will give you a screen with no borders at all, but you can still get to a menu at the top of the screen. However, you lose the quick switch ability - but it should do what you want!
edited Jun 13 '13 at 21:57
Canadian Luke
18.1k3090148
answered Feb 16 '11 at 18:30
William HilsumWilliam Hilsum
108k16161253
If this is a desktop machine, you can try adjusting the positioning of your LCD monitor to shift one pixel up.
The only other way I know of is to go to "Quick Switch" mode, then go to the menu bar and select View and deselect tabs.
This will give you a screen with no borders at all, but you can still get to a menu at the top of the screen. However, you lose the quick switch ability - but it should do what you want!
edited Jun 13 '13 at 21:57
Canadian Luke
18.1k3090148
answered Feb 16 '11 at 18:30
William HilsumWilliam Hilsum
108k16161253
edited Jun 13 '13 at 21:57
Canadian Luke
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edited Jun 13 '13 at 21:57
Canadian Luke
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edited Jun 13 '13 at 21:57
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answered Feb 16 '11 at 18:30
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answered Feb 16 '11 at 18:30
William HilsumWilliam Hilsum
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answered Feb 16 '11 at 18:30
William HilsumWilliam Hilsum
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Perfect!! , this works very well :D
– SkinnyGeek1010
Feb 17 '11 at 0:19
1
This answer applies only to very old versions of VMware Workstation. "Quick Switch mode" hasn't existed in a long time.
– jamesdlin
Oct 18 '17 at 19:26
add a comment |
1
Perfect!! , this works very well :D
– SkinnyGeek1010
Feb 17 '11 at 0:19
1
This answer applies only to very old versions of VMware Workstation. "Quick Switch mode" hasn't existed in a long time.
– jamesdlin
Oct 18 '17 at 19:26
1
1
Perfect!! , this works very well :D
– SkinnyGeek1010
Feb 17 '11 at 0:19
Perfect!! , this works very well :D
– SkinnyGeek1010
Feb 17 '11 at 0:19
1
1
This answer applies only to very old versions of VMware Workstation. "Quick Switch mode" hasn't existed in a long time.
– jamesdlin
Oct 18 '17 at 19:26
This answer applies only to very old versions of VMware Workstation. "Quick Switch mode" hasn't existed in a long time.
– jamesdlin
Oct 18 '17 at 19:26
add a comment |
Took me a little searching to find the answer to this because I didn't want to change the position of my screens. If you go to Edit > Preferences > Display > Uncheck "Show toolbar edge when unpinned in full screen" you'll be all set!
answered Oct 18 '12 at 15:54
am17torresam17torres
80164
27
This should be accepted as the real solution. "Shifting your LCD monitor one pixel up" is just hideous.
– Ray Koopa
Mar 22 '14 at 19:48
yes this should be accepted
– Xin Meng
Nov 10 '17 at 16:22
It's only a half solution: when you let the mouse for a long time on top of the screen (that's often needed to make a menu appear in the guest OS), the VMware top bar appears again (even with "Show toolbar edge when unpinned in full screen" unchecked), that is annoyting when in fact you want to make the guest OS menu appear. Real solution:View > Exclusive mode, then the top bar won't appear again, until you press CTRL + ALT. I don't know if it's possible to have Exclusive mode by default for a VM.
– Basj
Apr 24 '18 at 14:00
@Basj You could run VMs thoughvmware-kvmif you want to run them in be in fullscreen all the time with no UI.
– jamesdlin
Jun 14 '18 at 5:15
add a comment |
Took me a little searching to find the answer to this because I didn't want to change the position of my screens. If you go to Edit > Preferences > Display > Uncheck "Show toolbar edge when unpinned in full screen" you'll be all set!
answered Oct 18 '12 at 15:54
am17torresam17torres
80164
27
This should be accepted as the real solution. "Shifting your LCD monitor one pixel up" is just hideous.
– Ray Koopa
Mar 22 '14 at 19:48
yes this should be accepted
– Xin Meng
Nov 10 '17 at 16:22
It's only a half solution: when you let the mouse for a long time on top of the screen (that's often needed to make a menu appear in the guest OS), the VMware top bar appears again (even with "Show toolbar edge when unpinned in full screen" unchecked), that is annoyting when in fact you want to make the guest OS menu appear. Real solution:View > Exclusive mode, then the top bar won't appear again, until you press CTRL + ALT. I don't know if it's possible to have Exclusive mode by default for a VM.
– Basj
Apr 24 '18 at 14:00
@Basj You could run VMs thoughvmware-kvmif you want to run them in be in fullscreen all the time with no UI.
– jamesdlin
Jun 14 '18 at 5:15
add a comment |
Took me a little searching to find the answer to this because I didn't want to change the position of my screens. If you go to Edit > Preferences > Display > Uncheck "Show toolbar edge when unpinned in full screen" you'll be all set!
answered Oct 18 '12 at 15:54
am17torresam17torres
80164
Took me a little searching to find the answer to this because I didn't want to change the position of my screens. If you go to Edit > Preferences > Display > Uncheck "Show toolbar edge when unpinned in full screen" you'll be all set!
answered Oct 18 '12 at 15:54
am17torresam17torres
80164
answered Oct 18 '12 at 15:54
am17torresam17torres
80164
answered Oct 18 '12 at 15:54
am17torresam17torres
80164
answered Oct 18 '12 at 15:54
am17torresam17torres
80164
80164
27
This should be accepted as the real solution. "Shifting your LCD monitor one pixel up" is just hideous.
– Ray Koopa
Mar 22 '14 at 19:48
yes this should be accepted
– Xin Meng
Nov 10 '17 at 16:22
It's only a half solution: when you let the mouse for a long time on top of the screen (that's often needed to make a menu appear in the guest OS), the VMware top bar appears again (even with "Show toolbar edge when unpinned in full screen" unchecked), that is annoyting when in fact you want to make the guest OS menu appear. Real solution:View > Exclusive mode, then the top bar won't appear again, until you press CTRL + ALT. I don't know if it's possible to have Exclusive mode by default for a VM.
– Basj
Apr 24 '18 at 14:00
@Basj You could run VMs thoughvmware-kvmif you want to run them in be in fullscreen all the time with no UI.
– jamesdlin
Jun 14 '18 at 5:15
add a comment |
27
This should be accepted as the real solution. "Shifting your LCD monitor one pixel up" is just hideous.
– Ray Koopa
Mar 22 '14 at 19:48
yes this should be accepted
– Xin Meng
Nov 10 '17 at 16:22
It's only a half solution: when you let the mouse for a long time on top of the screen (that's often needed to make a menu appear in the guest OS), the VMware top bar appears again (even with "Show toolbar edge when unpinned in full screen" unchecked), that is annoyting when in fact you want to make the guest OS menu appear. Real solution:View > Exclusive mode, then the top bar won't appear again, until you press CTRL + ALT. I don't know if it's possible to have Exclusive mode by default for a VM.
– Basj
Apr 24 '18 at 14:00
@Basj You could run VMs thoughvmware-kvmif you want to run them in be in fullscreen all the time with no UI.
– jamesdlin
Jun 14 '18 at 5:15
27
27
This should be accepted as the real solution. "Shifting your LCD monitor one pixel up" is just hideous.
– Ray Koopa
Mar 22 '14 at 19:48
This should be accepted as the real solution. "Shifting your LCD monitor one pixel up" is just hideous.
– Ray Koopa
Mar 22 '14 at 19:48
yes this should be accepted
– Xin Meng
Nov 10 '17 at 16:22
yes this should be accepted
– Xin Meng
Nov 10 '17 at 16:22
It's only a half solution: when you let the mouse for a long time on top of the screen (that's often needed to make a menu appear in the guest OS), the VMware top bar appears again (even with "Show toolbar edge when unpinned in full screen" unchecked), that is annoyting when in fact you want to make the guest OS menu appear. Real solution:
View > Exclusive mode, then the top bar won't appear again, until you press CTRL + ALT. I don't know if it's possible to have Exclusive mode by default for a VM.– Basj
Apr 24 '18 at 14:00
It's only a half solution: when you let the mouse for a long time on top of the screen (that's often needed to make a menu appear in the guest OS), the VMware top bar appears again (even with "Show toolbar edge when unpinned in full screen" unchecked), that is annoyting when in fact you want to make the guest OS menu appear. Real solution:
View > Exclusive mode, then the top bar won't appear again, until you press CTRL + ALT. I don't know if it's possible to have Exclusive mode by default for a VM.– Basj
Apr 24 '18 at 14:00
@Basj You could run VMs though
vmware-kvm if you want to run them in be in fullscreen all the time with no UI.– jamesdlin
Jun 14 '18 at 5:15
@Basj You could run VMs though
vmware-kvm if you want to run them in be in fullscreen all the time with no UI.– jamesdlin
Jun 14 '18 at 5:15
add a comment |
For VMWare Player users, you can edit the preferences file at
%APPDATA%VMwarepreferences.ini
and add:
pref.vmplayer.fullscreen.nobar = "TRUE"
edited Jun 14 '18 at 9:08
jamesdlin
1,6371020
answered Mar 1 '13 at 5:52
eddiegroveseddiegroves
8731912
5
This worked for me. Of note: The specified path includes some hidden elements, so you cant simply browse to it (although search for VMware worked). Also of note: To get out of full screen, you need toCtrl+Altfollowed byCtrl+Alt+Enter.
– nobar
Jun 27 '15 at 5:29
2
This worked great, note do the change while VMWare Player is not running.
– Dean Meehan
Nov 10 '15 at 11:19
1
This should be the accepted answer. FYI, it works with the latest VMware Workstation Player (v12).
– dr01
Jun 9 '17 at 18:44
"TRUE" vs. "1" shouldn't make any difference.
– jamesdlin
Oct 16 '17 at 21:55
1
This solution works for me with Player 14 version 14.1.2 build-8497320 The only problem is to leave a full screen mode without a top bar. Simple ctrl+alt+enter does not work. It is needed to hit ctrl+alt first and then ctrl+alt+enter.
– Alex
Jul 2 '18 at 20:29
|
show 1 more comment
For VMWare Player users, you can edit the preferences file at
%APPDATA%VMwarepreferences.ini
and add:
pref.vmplayer.fullscreen.nobar = "TRUE"
edited Jun 14 '18 at 9:08
jamesdlin
1,6371020
answered Mar 1 '13 at 5:52
eddiegroveseddiegroves
8731912
5
This worked for me. Of note: The specified path includes some hidden elements, so you cant simply browse to it (although search for VMware worked). Also of note: To get out of full screen, you need toCtrl+Altfollowed byCtrl+Alt+Enter.
– nobar
Jun 27 '15 at 5:29
2
This worked great, note do the change while VMWare Player is not running.
– Dean Meehan
Nov 10 '15 at 11:19
1
This should be the accepted answer. FYI, it works with the latest VMware Workstation Player (v12).
– dr01
Jun 9 '17 at 18:44
"TRUE" vs. "1" shouldn't make any difference.
– jamesdlin
Oct 16 '17 at 21:55
1
This solution works for me with Player 14 version 14.1.2 build-8497320 The only problem is to leave a full screen mode without a top bar. Simple ctrl+alt+enter does not work. It is needed to hit ctrl+alt first and then ctrl+alt+enter.
– Alex
Jul 2 '18 at 20:29
|
show 1 more comment
For VMWare Player users, you can edit the preferences file at
%APPDATA%VMwarepreferences.ini
and add:
pref.vmplayer.fullscreen.nobar = "TRUE"
edited Jun 14 '18 at 9:08
jamesdlin
1,6371020
answered Mar 1 '13 at 5:52
eddiegroveseddiegroves
8731912
For VMWare Player users, you can edit the preferences file at
%APPDATA%VMwarepreferences.ini
and add:
pref.vmplayer.fullscreen.nobar = "TRUE"
edited Jun 14 '18 at 9:08
jamesdlin
1,6371020
answered Mar 1 '13 at 5:52
eddiegroveseddiegroves
8731912
edited Jun 14 '18 at 9:08
jamesdlin
1,6371020
edited Jun 14 '18 at 9:08
jamesdlin
1,6371020
edited Jun 14 '18 at 9:08
jamesdlin
1,6371020
1,6371020
answered Mar 1 '13 at 5:52
eddiegroveseddiegroves
8731912
answered Mar 1 '13 at 5:52
eddiegroveseddiegroves
8731912
answered Mar 1 '13 at 5:52
eddiegroveseddiegroves
8731912
8731912
5
This worked for me. Of note: The specified path includes some hidden elements, so you cant simply browse to it (although search for VMware worked). Also of note: To get out of full screen, you need toCtrl+Altfollowed byCtrl+Alt+Enter.
– nobar
Jun 27 '15 at 5:29
2
This worked great, note do the change while VMWare Player is not running.
– Dean Meehan
Nov 10 '15 at 11:19
1
This should be the accepted answer. FYI, it works with the latest VMware Workstation Player (v12).
– dr01
Jun 9 '17 at 18:44
"TRUE" vs. "1" shouldn't make any difference.
– jamesdlin
Oct 16 '17 at 21:55
1
This solution works for me with Player 14 version 14.1.2 build-8497320 The only problem is to leave a full screen mode without a top bar. Simple ctrl+alt+enter does not work. It is needed to hit ctrl+alt first and then ctrl+alt+enter.
– Alex
Jul 2 '18 at 20:29
|
show 1 more comment
5
This worked for me. Of note: The specified path includes some hidden elements, so you cant simply browse to it (although search for VMware worked). Also of note: To get out of full screen, you need toCtrl+Altfollowed byCtrl+Alt+Enter.
– nobar
Jun 27 '15 at 5:29
2
This worked great, note do the change while VMWare Player is not running.
– Dean Meehan
Nov 10 '15 at 11:19
1
This should be the accepted answer. FYI, it works with the latest VMware Workstation Player (v12).
– dr01
Jun 9 '17 at 18:44
"TRUE" vs. "1" shouldn't make any difference.
– jamesdlin
Oct 16 '17 at 21:55
1
This solution works for me with Player 14 version 14.1.2 build-8497320 The only problem is to leave a full screen mode without a top bar. Simple ctrl+alt+enter does not work. It is needed to hit ctrl+alt first and then ctrl+alt+enter.
– Alex
Jul 2 '18 at 20:29
5
5
This worked for me. Of note: The specified path includes some hidden elements, so you cant simply browse to it (although search for VMware worked). Also of note: To get out of full screen, you need to
Ctrl+Alt followed by Ctrl+Alt+Enter.– nobar
Jun 27 '15 at 5:29
This worked for me. Of note: The specified path includes some hidden elements, so you cant simply browse to it (although search for VMware worked). Also of note: To get out of full screen, you need to
Ctrl+Alt followed by Ctrl+Alt+Enter.– nobar
Jun 27 '15 at 5:29
2
2
This worked great, note do the change while VMWare Player is not running.
– Dean Meehan
Nov 10 '15 at 11:19
This worked great, note do the change while VMWare Player is not running.
– Dean Meehan
Nov 10 '15 at 11:19
1
1
This should be the accepted answer. FYI, it works with the latest VMware Workstation Player (v12).
– dr01
Jun 9 '17 at 18:44
This should be the accepted answer. FYI, it works with the latest VMware Workstation Player (v12).
– dr01
Jun 9 '17 at 18:44
"TRUE" vs. "1" shouldn't make any difference.
– jamesdlin
Oct 16 '17 at 21:55
"TRUE" vs. "1" shouldn't make any difference.
– jamesdlin
Oct 16 '17 at 21:55
1
1
This solution works for me with Player 14 version 14.1.2 build-8497320 The only problem is to leave a full screen mode without a top bar. Simple ctrl+alt+enter does not work. It is needed to hit ctrl+alt first and then ctrl+alt+enter.
– Alex
Jul 2 '18 at 20:29
This solution works for me with Player 14 version 14.1.2 build-8497320 The only problem is to leave a full screen mode without a top bar. Simple ctrl+alt+enter does not work. It is needed to hit ctrl+alt first and then ctrl+alt+enter.
– Alex
Jul 2 '18 at 20:29
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Go fullscreen, then select View -> Exclusive Mode from the menu.
You can press the host key (default Ctrl+Alt) to get out of it.
answered Jun 11 '12 at 4:07
BlorgbeardBlorgbeard
2,12532431
Sweet! This is exactly what I needed for Xubuntu which has it's task bar on top. Thank you!
– Alexander Rechsteiner
Dec 25 '13 at 15:06
1
this should be the accepted answer; vmware workworkstation 10 does not have the other options
– nimsson
Sep 8 '14 at 13:03
2
Any way to make this setting permanent?.
– Jaime Hablutzel
Nov 11 '16 at 15:36
This is excellent, thank you so much!
– tfrederick74656
May 18 '17 at 12:36
add a comment |
Go fullscreen, then select View -> Exclusive Mode from the menu.
You can press the host key (default Ctrl+Alt) to get out of it.
answered Jun 11 '12 at 4:07
BlorgbeardBlorgbeard
2,12532431
Sweet! This is exactly what I needed for Xubuntu which has it's task bar on top. Thank you!
– Alexander Rechsteiner
Dec 25 '13 at 15:06
1
this should be the accepted answer; vmware workworkstation 10 does not have the other options
– nimsson
Sep 8 '14 at 13:03
2
Any way to make this setting permanent?.
– Jaime Hablutzel
Nov 11 '16 at 15:36
This is excellent, thank you so much!
– tfrederick74656
May 18 '17 at 12:36
add a comment |
Go fullscreen, then select View -> Exclusive Mode from the menu.
You can press the host key (default Ctrl+Alt) to get out of it.
answered Jun 11 '12 at 4:07
BlorgbeardBlorgbeard
2,12532431
Go fullscreen, then select View -> Exclusive Mode from the menu.
You can press the host key (default Ctrl+Alt) to get out of it.
answered Jun 11 '12 at 4:07
BlorgbeardBlorgbeard
2,12532431
answered Jun 11 '12 at 4:07
BlorgbeardBlorgbeard
2,12532431
answered Jun 11 '12 at 4:07
BlorgbeardBlorgbeard
2,12532431
answered Jun 11 '12 at 4:07
BlorgbeardBlorgbeard
2,12532431
2,12532431
Sweet! This is exactly what I needed for Xubuntu which has it's task bar on top. Thank you!
– Alexander Rechsteiner
Dec 25 '13 at 15:06
1
this should be the accepted answer; vmware workworkstation 10 does not have the other options
– nimsson
Sep 8 '14 at 13:03
2
Any way to make this setting permanent?.
– Jaime Hablutzel
Nov 11 '16 at 15:36
This is excellent, thank you so much!
– tfrederick74656
May 18 '17 at 12:36
add a comment |
Sweet! This is exactly what I needed for Xubuntu which has it's task bar on top. Thank you!
– Alexander Rechsteiner
Dec 25 '13 at 15:06
1
this should be the accepted answer; vmware workworkstation 10 does not have the other options
– nimsson
Sep 8 '14 at 13:03
2
Any way to make this setting permanent?.
– Jaime Hablutzel
Nov 11 '16 at 15:36
This is excellent, thank you so much!
– tfrederick74656
May 18 '17 at 12:36
Sweet! This is exactly what I needed for Xubuntu which has it's task bar on top. Thank you!
– Alexander Rechsteiner
Dec 25 '13 at 15:06
Sweet! This is exactly what I needed for Xubuntu which has it's task bar on top. Thank you!
– Alexander Rechsteiner
Dec 25 '13 at 15:06
1
1
this should be the accepted answer; vmware workworkstation 10 does not have the other options
– nimsson
Sep 8 '14 at 13:03
this should be the accepted answer; vmware workworkstation 10 does not have the other options
– nimsson
Sep 8 '14 at 13:03
2
2
Any way to make this setting permanent?.
– Jaime Hablutzel
Nov 11 '16 at 15:36
Any way to make this setting permanent?.
– Jaime Hablutzel
Nov 11 '16 at 15:36
This is excellent, thank you so much!
– tfrederick74656
May 18 '17 at 12:36
This is excellent, thank you so much!
– tfrederick74656
May 18 '17 at 12:36
add a comment |
I am going to try to give a definitive (and somewhat authoritative) answer for Windows hosts.
VMware Workstation (Pro) for Windows hosts
The full screen toolbar can be completely hidden directly via the UI. On Windows, go to Edit > Preferences > Display and uncheck "Show toolbar edge when unpinned in full screen". (Doing so will write pref.fullscreen.toolbarPixels = "0" to your %APPDATA%VMwarepreferences.ini file.)
Entering "Exclusive Mode" also will completely hide the full screen toolbar. (Exclusive Mode additionally will force most keyboard shortcuts to go to the guest instead of allowing them to be intercepted by the host.)
VMware (Workstation) Player (and VMware Remote Console) for Windows hosts
Unfortunately, there is no UI to directly hide the full screen toolbar completely. You will need to:
- Quit all running instances of Player.
Modify your preferences file directly and add the line:
pref.vmplayer.fullscreen.nobar = "TRUE"
The preferences file is located at
%APPDATA%VMwarepreferences.ini. (%APPDATA%is an environment variable that typically expands to something likeC:UsersYOUR_USERNAMEAppDataRoaming.)
Restart Player.
Some other answers have suggested that using "1" is necessary instead of "TRUE", but they are completely equivalent. Any claims otherwise are likely from experimental error.
Alternatively...
For people who want to run VMs in full screen mode all the time with no UI at all, I would recommend running them in vmware-kvm.exe, which allows switching among running VMs and the host via a configurable hotkey. See the product documentation for usage instructions. vmware-kvm.exe is included with VMware Workstation (Pro), VMware (Workstation) Player, and VMware Remote Console.
(Disclosure: I worked on the VMware Workstation, Player, and VMware Remote Console code for many years and wrote vmware-kvm.exe.)
answered Jun 14 '18 at 5:52
jamesdlinjamesdlin
1,6371020
add a comment |
I am going to try to give a definitive (and somewhat authoritative) answer for Windows hosts.
VMware Workstation (Pro) for Windows hosts
The full screen toolbar can be completely hidden directly via the UI. On Windows, go to Edit > Preferences > Display and uncheck "Show toolbar edge when unpinned in full screen". (Doing so will write pref.fullscreen.toolbarPixels = "0" to your %APPDATA%VMwarepreferences.ini file.)
Entering "Exclusive Mode" also will completely hide the full screen toolbar. (Exclusive Mode additionally will force most keyboard shortcuts to go to the guest instead of allowing them to be intercepted by the host.)
VMware (Workstation) Player (and VMware Remote Console) for Windows hosts
Unfortunately, there is no UI to directly hide the full screen toolbar completely. You will need to:
- Quit all running instances of Player.
Modify your preferences file directly and add the line:
pref.vmplayer.fullscreen.nobar = "TRUE"
The preferences file is located at
%APPDATA%VMwarepreferences.ini. (%APPDATA%is an environment variable that typically expands to something likeC:UsersYOUR_USERNAMEAppDataRoaming.)
Restart Player.
Some other answers have suggested that using "1" is necessary instead of "TRUE", but they are completely equivalent. Any claims otherwise are likely from experimental error.
Alternatively...
For people who want to run VMs in full screen mode all the time with no UI at all, I would recommend running them in vmware-kvm.exe, which allows switching among running VMs and the host via a configurable hotkey. See the product documentation for usage instructions. vmware-kvm.exe is included with VMware Workstation (Pro), VMware (Workstation) Player, and VMware Remote Console.
(Disclosure: I worked on the VMware Workstation, Player, and VMware Remote Console code for many years and wrote vmware-kvm.exe.)
answered Jun 14 '18 at 5:52
jamesdlinjamesdlin
1,6371020
add a comment |
I am going to try to give a definitive (and somewhat authoritative) answer for Windows hosts.
VMware Workstation (Pro) for Windows hosts
The full screen toolbar can be completely hidden directly via the UI. On Windows, go to Edit > Preferences > Display and uncheck "Show toolbar edge when unpinned in full screen". (Doing so will write pref.fullscreen.toolbarPixels = "0" to your %APPDATA%VMwarepreferences.ini file.)
Entering "Exclusive Mode" also will completely hide the full screen toolbar. (Exclusive Mode additionally will force most keyboard shortcuts to go to the guest instead of allowing them to be intercepted by the host.)
VMware (Workstation) Player (and VMware Remote Console) for Windows hosts
Unfortunately, there is no UI to directly hide the full screen toolbar completely. You will need to:
- Quit all running instances of Player.
Modify your preferences file directly and add the line:
pref.vmplayer.fullscreen.nobar = "TRUE"
The preferences file is located at
%APPDATA%VMwarepreferences.ini. (%APPDATA%is an environment variable that typically expands to something likeC:UsersYOUR_USERNAMEAppDataRoaming.)
Restart Player.
Some other answers have suggested that using "1" is necessary instead of "TRUE", but they are completely equivalent. Any claims otherwise are likely from experimental error.
Alternatively...
For people who want to run VMs in full screen mode all the time with no UI at all, I would recommend running them in vmware-kvm.exe, which allows switching among running VMs and the host via a configurable hotkey. See the product documentation for usage instructions. vmware-kvm.exe is included with VMware Workstation (Pro), VMware (Workstation) Player, and VMware Remote Console.
(Disclosure: I worked on the VMware Workstation, Player, and VMware Remote Console code for many years and wrote vmware-kvm.exe.)
answered Jun 14 '18 at 5:52
jamesdlinjamesdlin
1,6371020
I am going to try to give a definitive (and somewhat authoritative) answer for Windows hosts.
VMware Workstation (Pro) for Windows hosts
The full screen toolbar can be completely hidden directly via the UI. On Windows, go to Edit > Preferences > Display and uncheck "Show toolbar edge when unpinned in full screen". (Doing so will write pref.fullscreen.toolbarPixels = "0" to your %APPDATA%VMwarepreferences.ini file.)
Entering "Exclusive Mode" also will completely hide the full screen toolbar. (Exclusive Mode additionally will force most keyboard shortcuts to go to the guest instead of allowing them to be intercepted by the host.)
VMware (Workstation) Player (and VMware Remote Console) for Windows hosts
Unfortunately, there is no UI to directly hide the full screen toolbar completely. You will need to:
- Quit all running instances of Player.
Modify your preferences file directly and add the line:
pref.vmplayer.fullscreen.nobar = "TRUE"
The preferences file is located at
%APPDATA%VMwarepreferences.ini. (%APPDATA%is an environment variable that typically expands to something likeC:UsersYOUR_USERNAMEAppDataRoaming.)
Restart Player.
Some other answers have suggested that using "1" is necessary instead of "TRUE", but they are completely equivalent. Any claims otherwise are likely from experimental error.
Alternatively...
For people who want to run VMs in full screen mode all the time with no UI at all, I would recommend running them in vmware-kvm.exe, which allows switching among running VMs and the host via a configurable hotkey. See the product documentation for usage instructions. vmware-kvm.exe is included with VMware Workstation (Pro), VMware (Workstation) Player, and VMware Remote Console.
(Disclosure: I worked on the VMware Workstation, Player, and VMware Remote Console code for many years and wrote vmware-kvm.exe.)
answered Jun 14 '18 at 5:52
jamesdlinjamesdlin
1,6371020
edited Feb 10 at 17:16
answered Jun 14 '18 at 5:52
jamesdlinjamesdlin
1,6371020
answered Jun 14 '18 at 5:52
jamesdlinjamesdlin
1,6371020
answered Jun 14 '18 at 5:52
jamesdlinjamesdlin
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1,6371020
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Press Ctrl+P, select Display, in Menu & toolbar uncheck Show toolbar edge when unpinned in full screen. Now go to full screen by pressing Alt+Ctrl+Enter. Bar is removed.
edited Feb 9 '15 at 9:52
Jawa
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answered Feb 9 '15 at 8:47
Max11Max11
1
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Press Ctrl+P, select Display, in Menu & toolbar uncheck Show toolbar edge when unpinned in full screen. Now go to full screen by pressing Alt+Ctrl+Enter. Bar is removed.
edited Feb 9 '15 at 9:52
Jawa
3,15982435
answered Feb 9 '15 at 8:47
Max11Max11
1
add a comment |
Press Ctrl+P, select Display, in Menu & toolbar uncheck Show toolbar edge when unpinned in full screen. Now go to full screen by pressing Alt+Ctrl+Enter. Bar is removed.
edited Feb 9 '15 at 9:52
Jawa
3,15982435
answered Feb 9 '15 at 8:47
Max11Max11
1
Press Ctrl+P, select Display, in Menu & toolbar uncheck Show toolbar edge when unpinned in full screen. Now go to full screen by pressing Alt+Ctrl+Enter. Bar is removed.
edited Feb 9 '15 at 9:52
Jawa
3,15982435
answered Feb 9 '15 at 8:47
Max11Max11
1
edited Feb 9 '15 at 9:52
Jawa
3,15982435
edited Feb 9 '15 at 9:52
Jawa
3,15982435
edited Feb 9 '15 at 9:52
Jawa
3,15982435
3,15982435
answered Feb 9 '15 at 8:47
Max11Max11
1
answered Feb 9 '15 at 8:47
Max11Max11
1
answered Feb 9 '15 at 8:47
Max11Max11
1
1
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The answer eddiegrove gave was almost correct; however, there needs to be double quotations around the number “1”
So just write:
pref.vmplayer.fullscreen.nobar = “1“
Then it’ll work.
However, thanks to eddiegrove for actually answering it! It worked very well for me, and did just what I wanted.
answered Jan 7 '18 at 20:21
Sh4d0wb0ySh4d0wb0y
92
Your answer is actually wrong because your straight double quotes got converted to smart quotes, so anyone who copies and pastes from your answer will have a bad time. Also,"1"vs."TRUE"shouldn't make any difference.
– jamesdlin
Jun 14 '18 at 5:21
add a comment |
The answer eddiegrove gave was almost correct; however, there needs to be double quotations around the number “1”
So just write:
pref.vmplayer.fullscreen.nobar = “1“
Then it’ll work.
However, thanks to eddiegrove for actually answering it! It worked very well for me, and did just what I wanted.
answered Jan 7 '18 at 20:21
Sh4d0wb0ySh4d0wb0y
92
Your answer is actually wrong because your straight double quotes got converted to smart quotes, so anyone who copies and pastes from your answer will have a bad time. Also,"1"vs."TRUE"shouldn't make any difference.
– jamesdlin
Jun 14 '18 at 5:21
add a comment |
The answer eddiegrove gave was almost correct; however, there needs to be double quotations around the number “1”
So just write:
pref.vmplayer.fullscreen.nobar = “1“
Then it’ll work.
However, thanks to eddiegrove for actually answering it! It worked very well for me, and did just what I wanted.
answered Jan 7 '18 at 20:21
Sh4d0wb0ySh4d0wb0y
92
The answer eddiegrove gave was almost correct; however, there needs to be double quotations around the number “1”
So just write:
pref.vmplayer.fullscreen.nobar = “1“
Then it’ll work.
However, thanks to eddiegrove for actually answering it! It worked very well for me, and did just what I wanted.
answered Jan 7 '18 at 20:21
Sh4d0wb0ySh4d0wb0y
92
answered Jan 7 '18 at 20:21
Sh4d0wb0ySh4d0wb0y
92
answered Jan 7 '18 at 20:21
Sh4d0wb0ySh4d0wb0y
92
answered Jan 7 '18 at 20:21
Sh4d0wb0ySh4d0wb0y
92
92
Your answer is actually wrong because your straight double quotes got converted to smart quotes, so anyone who copies and pastes from your answer will have a bad time. Also,"1"vs."TRUE"shouldn't make any difference.
– jamesdlin
Jun 14 '18 at 5:21
add a comment |
Your answer is actually wrong because your straight double quotes got converted to smart quotes, so anyone who copies and pastes from your answer will have a bad time. Also,"1"vs."TRUE"shouldn't make any difference.
– jamesdlin
Jun 14 '18 at 5:21
Your answer is actually wrong because your straight double quotes got converted to smart quotes, so anyone who copies and pastes from your answer will have a bad time. Also,
"1" vs. "TRUE" shouldn't make any difference.– jamesdlin
Jun 14 '18 at 5:21
Your answer is actually wrong because your straight double quotes got converted to smart quotes, so anyone who copies and pastes from your answer will have a bad time. Also,
"1" vs. "TRUE" shouldn't make any difference.– jamesdlin
Jun 14 '18 at 5:21
add a comment |
Finally found out the answer
Go fullscreen the go to view ad select exclusive mode
note: "ctrl+alt+enter" to exit fullscreen mode
hope this helps :)
answered Jan 6 '17 at 15:01
Stephen damilolaStephen damilola
1
add a comment |
Finally found out the answer
Go fullscreen the go to view ad select exclusive mode
note: "ctrl+alt+enter" to exit fullscreen mode
hope this helps :)
answered Jan 6 '17 at 15:01
Stephen damilolaStephen damilola
1
add a comment |
Finally found out the answer
Go fullscreen the go to view ad select exclusive mode
note: "ctrl+alt+enter" to exit fullscreen mode
hope this helps :)
answered Jan 6 '17 at 15:01
Stephen damilolaStephen damilola
1
Finally found out the answer
Go fullscreen the go to view ad select exclusive mode
note: "ctrl+alt+enter" to exit fullscreen mode
hope this helps :)
answered Jan 6 '17 at 15:01
Stephen damilolaStephen damilola
1
answered Jan 6 '17 at 15:01
Stephen damilolaStephen damilola
1
answered Jan 6 '17 at 15:01
Stephen damilolaStephen damilola
1
answered Jan 6 '17 at 15:01
Stephen damilolaStephen damilola
1
1
add a comment |
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You really should consider changing the accepted answer.....
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