As the title states, I have a Windows 10 Host & Ubuntu 22.04.2 LTS Guest OS.

I also have VMware tools installed -

When I try to go full screen and choose a layout, it doesn't work as expected. The VM does not go into full screen mode, it goes into a single display with scroll bars as shown below -

I saw this post -

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Disabling Wayland based on the recommendation would cause the VM to crash. I am at my wits end.

Any help here would be appreciated.

Thank you.

I tried disabling Wayland, and I expected the issue to be resolved. However, this was causing the VM to crash. By this I mean, when I start the VM, it would crash, I see a black screen, I can't even boot into it.

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Here's an article on my website that may answer it for you: Common ways to fix video driver (and related) issues in Linux Ubuntu

Since you're on a virtual machine though, I don't know for sure.

...in case you are experiencing any of these issues:

1. black screen, computer won't wake up, can't log in after the screen locks, can't log in after suspend
2. multiple monitors won't work, external monitor won't work, computer won't detect external monitor
3. screen brightness buttons won't work, can't adjust screen brightness
4. mouse scroll wheel is slow, imwheel won't work, xdotool won't work, Python pynput can't detect mouse scroll wheel in certain applications, Shutter snipping tool won't work, "show desktop" icon doesn't work

This is knowledge I've acquired via hundreds of hours of troubleshooting over the last 5 years of using Linux Ubuntu for 12+ hours per day, both at work and home, on my computers, and on my kids' computers.

If you have any of the problems above, try these 4 things:

1. Check the BIOS/UEFI settings. Use "Discrete Graphics" instead of "Hybrid Graphics".
2. Use the latest LTS (Long-Term Support) version of Ubuntu, rather than a short-term support version.
3. Install the latest non-open-source NVIDIA driver (in Ubuntu's "Software & Updates" app) which works with external monitors and your brightness keys.
4. Use the X11 window manager, NOT Wayland

See the full article for details.

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