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Lamaay
Enthusiast
Enthusiast
‎11-03-2020 05:04 AM

Workstation 16 window border has different size after exiting full screen

Hello,

I'm using Workstation 16.0 on  Windows 10 Pro 2004.

I have noticed,that if I enter full-screen and then exit full screen the workstation window border is approx. 2-3 pixels wider.

If  I restart workstation, workstation window border size goes back to normal.

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roblarky
Contributor
Contributor
‎02-22-2021 08:57 PM

This really bothers me as well!

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roblarky
Contributor
Contributor
‎02-23-2021 11:01 AM

Okay, so I found the source of the issue, it's the VMUIView window getting the WS_EX_CLIENTEDGE extended window style after going full screen. If you remove that extended style, and resize the window (e.g. restore/maximize) to trigger a redraw/layout update, the border is back to normal.

I am not trying to promote any other applications, only provide an example that I am now using to alleviate this issue. It's a script using StrokesPlus.net (disclaimer, I am the author of the app) which finds the VMUIView window and removes the style, then restores/maximizes VMware.

 

var vmwareWindows = sp.WindowsFromTitlePartial("- VMware Workstation");
for(var j = 0; j < vmwareWindows.Count(); j++) {
    var vmwareChildWindows = vmwareWindows[j].AllChildWindows;
    for(var i = 0; i < vmwareChildWindows.Count(); i++) {
        if(vmwareChildWindows[i].ClassName === "VMUIView") {
            //Remove WS_EX_CLIENTEDGE
            vmwareChildWindows[i].ExtendedStyle &= 0x200; 
            //Restore and maximize VMWare to refresh UI without border
            vmwareWindows[j].Restore(); 
            sp.Sleep(100);
            vmwareWindows[j].Maximize();
        }
    }
}

 

Of course, you could probably make a simple AHK script or your own simple application as well. The key is removing the WS_EX_CLIENTEDGE extended style.

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