{"id":19272,"date":"2022-03-10T21:41:55","date_gmt":"2022-03-10T20:41:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/?p=19272"},"modified":"2022-03-11T15:43:16","modified_gmt":"2022-03-11T14:43:16","slug":"vmware-workstation-and-vmware-player-use-multiple-monitors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/19272\/vmware-workstation-and-vmware-player-use-multiple-monitors\/","title":{"rendered":"VMware Workstation and Vmware Player: Use multiple monitors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Multi-monitor for virtual machines with VMware. This is how it works!<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Actually not really hidden, but yet not so intuitive to use, multiple monitors in VMware for virtual machines.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/34QbscPFdro\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Multiple monitors can be used in VMware only in full screen mode. First we start the virtual machine, then we enable the full screen mode.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/vmware_dual_monitor_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"396\" height=\"229\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/vmware_dual_monitor_1.jpg 396w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/vmware_dual_monitor_1-300x173.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 396px) 100vw, 396px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After that, the &#8220;Cycle multiple monitors&#8221; button will be unlocked. Once we activate it, the multi-monitor mode will be enabled.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/vmware_dual_monitor_2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"393\" height=\"203\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19265\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/vmware_dual_monitor_2.jpg 393w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/vmware_dual_monitor_2-300x155.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 393px) 100vw, 393px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The VMware tools must be installed for use. The second monitor is now available in the virtual machine. These can then be positioned by the operating system. In practice, I had a few problems with Linux. With KDE there were problems with the mouse, a click was detected on the wrong monitor. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/vmware_dual_monitor_3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1107\" height=\"784\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/vmware_dual_monitor_3.jpg 1107w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/vmware_dual_monitor_3-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/vmware_dual_monitor_3-1024x725.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/vmware_dual_monitor_3-768x544.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1107px) 100vw, 1107px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Quite well worked Linux with Cinnamon desktop.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/vmware_dual_monitor_4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"482\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19269\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/vmware_dual_monitor_4.jpg 800w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/vmware_dual_monitor_4-300x181.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/vmware_dual_monitor_4-768x463.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Multi-monitor for virtual machines with VMware. 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