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skr72
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Fusion toolbar hidden behind menu bar when starting a VM in full screen mode

When a VM is configured to directly started in full screen mode the toolbar is not accessible anymore. See attached screenshot. It gets hidden behind the menu bar and nothing can be reached. Not a bummer but makes it harder to reach controls of the VM.

To get the toolbar back you have to exit and re-enter full screen. 

Anyone else having this problem? Happens with Fusion 12.1.0

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Mikero
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We're aware of this one, it happens on all of my Big Sur systems, but not all the time. I love bugs like that... =/

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wila
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Hi,

Haven't seen that before.
What is the host running? Big Sur?
ah..right.. I do see this on Big Sur with Fusion 12.1

Try the following.

In the View menu -> Hide Toolbar

OK.. now it is really gone 😉

Again in teh View menu -> Show Toolbar

and then the toolbar is there again, but it is part of the window decoration.

eg.

wila_0-1606434632672.png

hope this helps,
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skr72
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Thanks, @wila ,

that works. But only until the VM is stopped and started again. 

is there a way to report such bugs? Would be nice if VMware can fix this in one of the next releases. 

Cheers!

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Mikero
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We're aware of this one, it happens on all of my Big Sur systems, but not all the time. I love bugs like that... =/

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Michael Roy - Product Marketing Engineer: VCF
gyrex_au
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Hi,

Just letting you know that it's also happening on my Fusion installation.

MacOS Big Sur 11.1
VMware Fusion 12.1.0

The VMware toolbar doesn't appear when running a VM in full screen. The only way to restore the toolbar is by going to view-hide toolbar then view-show toolbar.

Any idea when a fix will become available?

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