VMWare Remote Console 10 start fullscreen from command line

[jwswizzle]

Hello, I'm trying to launch VMWare Remote Console 10 from the command line given a vmrc url to use but I want the virtual machine to start in full screen mode. Currently, the remote virtual machine starts in windowed mode and you have to press the Fullscreen button on the menu. There is also the option of using a keystroke to go into fullscreen which is "Ctrl+Alt+Enter" (or "Ctrl+Shift+Alt+Enter" if the Shift preference is set). I know in the older versions of Remote Console there was a command line parameter that could be used to start the machine in fullscreen mode but I have not been able to find anything like that with this version.

Here is the command I'm using to launch the Remote Console 10 and connect to a remote virtual machine:

"C:/Program Files (x86)/VMware/VMware Remote Console/vmrc.exe" vmrc://clone:cst-524a37be-0534-578b-bbc3-b50712a60577--tp-B1-C9-2E-0C-9D-81-3E-D7-7C-B7-C9-60-7F-8E-51-F0-DD-06-3E-30@10.10.28.12/?moid=4

Here is the old command for an older version of remote console that launches in fullscren:

"c:/VMRC/vmware-vmrc.exe" -u root -p password@210 -h 10.10.28.14 -X "[Datastore 1] Test VM.vmx"

You will notice the -X flag indicates to start in full screen mode. I'm looking for an option similar to that with the new version of VMWare Remote Console 10. Any information is helpful.

[shareandgain]

Hi jwswizzle,

I think "-X" flag still works, may I ask you to have a try?

thanks~

[shareandgain · Accepted solution]

Hi jwswizzle,

I tried the '-X' flag on windows platform, it works

[jwswizzle]

I have tried the following command with the new version of VMWare Remote Console 10 and it does not work. The -X parameter does not start the VM in fullscreen.

"C:/Program Files (x86)/VMware/VMware Remote Console/vmrc.exe" vmrc://clone:cst-524a37be-0534-578b-bbc3-b50712a60577--tp-B1-C9-2E-0C-9D-81-3E-D7-7C-B7-C9-60-7F-8E-51-F0-DD-06-3E-30@10.10.28.12/?moid=4 -X

If you put the -X directly after the vmrc.exe, then it complains that the vmrc url is in the incorrect format. Can you verify the VMWare Remote Console 10 does start in fullscreen? I'm using version 10.0.2 build-7096020.

[jwswizzle]

I tried this again and it does work. The -X must be used after the call to vmrc.exe. Thanks.

Ex: "C:/Program Files (x86)/VMware/VMware Remote Console/vmrc.exe" -X vmrc://clone:cst-524a37be-0534-578b-bbc3-b50712a60577--tp-B1-C9-2E-0C-9D-81-3E-D7-7C-B7-C9-60-7F-8E-51-F0-DD-06-3E-30@10.10.28.12/?moid=4