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popej
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Player 7.0.0: how to preserve full screen mode between sessions?

Hi,

I have Windows 7 x64 with 2 monitors. I used to run virtual machines in full screen mode. I expect that Player restores full screen mode when restarting suspended machine. This works with Player 6 but version 7 always starts machines in windowed mode, with big widow which covers full screen of a single monitor. When I click at "full screen" icon, Player goes full screen, but virtual machine screen is not resized, I only get black border around VM display. To get true full screen I have to minimize window, maximize and then click full screen icon.

Is there any remedy for this behavior?

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popej
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Problem remains in version 7.1.0, Tools 9.9.2.

This is my virtual machine screen before suspend (2 monitors visible on screen shot):

suspend.jpg

This is what I get after restore:

restore.jpg

And this is after clicking at full screen mode icon:

resize.jpg

Player version 6.0.5 works as expected, virtual machine is restored in full screen mode.

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popej
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Partial solution is to execute player with option -X. This way all VM are started in full screen mode.

Problem is still present in Player 7.1.2. I observe it on single monitor too.

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