VMWare Tools font size problem [SOLVED]
Q. Please help, every time I try to set my VM font size to the right size, VMWare gives me this message:
VMware Tools has modified the user interface size settings. You must log off to apply these changes. Close all applications and press OK to log off now, or press Cancel to log off later.
It then promptly resets the size to the size that I do not want. 🙁 Do you know how I can fix this?! -Waylon Everett
A. Yes Waylon, I think I can help! Here are the steps to take with VMWare Workstation (12 Player and similar versions)
- Player -> Manage -> Virtual Machine Settings
- Under the Hardware tab, select display
- Under Display Scaling section, uncheck the box that says: “Automatically adjust user interface size in the virtual machine”
The next time you set the DPI scaling/font-size options on the VM, it should retain your settings 🙂
Screenshots showing the process:
Virtual machine settings
Uncheck the box
I hope this helps!
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Thanks, this sorted the text size issue, but then could not use multiple monitors 🙁
Hi Steve,
Thank you for your comment. I am sorry to hear about the multi-monitor issue 🙁
Here’s hoping for a solution that fixes font size AND works with multiple monitors!
Have a great week,
-J.D.
Simple solution to an annoying problem. Thanks
Thank you kindly for your comment Pablo 🙂
Would be nice, if it would work this way.
Whatever I check or uncheck, the DPI will aways stolen from my host screen DPI.
I can’t set it individually for every VM guest, especially not for Windows 10.
In the player downloaded a few days ago, the “Display Scaling” option is missing even though the documentation says such an option should exist — screen shot at http://i.stack.imgur.com/BFP9w.png Also, I have upgraded the tools but still see warning for 3-D acceleration.
Sorry for the late reply, Suresh. I have seen VMware move that setting around between versions, so if the Display Scaling checkbox is missing I suspect your build handles it differently than mine did. The 3-D acceleration warning also sounds like a separate issue from the font-scaling setting in the post.
Do you know why the “Display scaling” checkbox is not displayed for some installations?
Could you post the line in the .vmx file that unchecking the checkbox produces?
These are my versions of VMware I’using them on Linux:
VMware Workstation Player 12.1.1 build-3770994
VMware Tools for Windows 10.0.5
Sorry for the late reply, Variona. I do not have the exact `.vmx` line handy because I made the change through the GUI. If the checkbox is missing on your Linux install, my best guess is that VMware Player 12.1.1 exposes it differently or only in certain guest and display combinations.
Thanks. This took care of an annoying issue.
Hi VK,
Glad the tip helped!
Best regards,
-J.D.
Thanks!!
You are very welcome Alex!
Have a great week 🙂
-J.D.
Awesome tip. Thanks for sharing.
Hello Bijay,
Thank you for your comment. I am very glad that this font tip helped you!
Best regards,
-J.D.
Thanks
This really helped. I also had the same problem. Even reinstalling Tools dis not fix it otherwise.
Thank you kindly for your comment Adrian, I am very glad this VMWare tip helped 🙂
thanks!
You are very welcome! 🙂
-J.D.
I do not have DISPLAY SCALING checkbox in my VMWARE to automatically adjust the user display size….What should I do to improve the resolution in my VMware ‘s virtual machine?
Sorry for the late reply, Richa. If that checkbox is not present in your VMware build, then the exact fix from my post may not map cleanly to your version. I would look for a newer display or graphics scaling setting in the VM configuration, because VMware has renamed and moved that option over time.
Works in Fusion too. Woot! Thanks man.
Hi lulz,
Thank you for your kind comment. I am very glad these steps worked for you! Have a great day!! 👍
Best regards,
-J.D.
Hi,
I do not see the “Display Scaling” option you see in red box (VMWare-15.0.4). I see “Graphics Memory” box instead of that option. Any suggestion how to get away with this annoying issue?
RobotGuy, that sounds like the newer VMware UI where the old Display Scaling section was changed. I do not know a way to force the exact old checkbox back, but the issue is probably version-related rather than something wrong with your VM.