Virtualbox Retina Display



  • Hi Archers, I recently bought a Macbook Pro retina, and I installed Arch on VirtualBox. I'm using Gnome but looks terrible on the retina display. Following the HiDPI Arch wiki I changed the scaling to 2, but that makes the thing worse. I've been trying to find a solution but I couldn't find anything.
  • In the VirtualBox Manager, navigate to the desired machines settings Display HiDPI Support. Check Use Unscaled HiDPI Output. In the virtual machine, select your desired resolution.
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  2. Fix Virtualbox Retina Display
  3. Virtualbox Screen Size
  4. Virtualbox Mac Os Full Screen

Earlier to use a second Operating System, we either used another machine or do a dual boot, but with time everything has changed. We can now explore multiple Operating Systems without installing another one on our system. No longer you need to purchase a new machine or make space for another Operating System. Virtualization software for Windows has made it possible to use dual operating systems on a single machine.

It allows users to test a software or the entire operating system without installing or removing the default OS from the PC. Virtualization allows using different Operating Systems on regular PC for testing, experiments, coding or any sort of reasons. For example, if you want to work on a Mac interface on your Windows Laptop or Windows 10 on a Mac Machine, you can do this by using free VM software for Windows 10. Here is a review and comparison of the best virtual machine for Windows 10.

The company, which attracted billions in funding based on its virtual retinal display technology, apparently couldn’t sell enough of their Magic Leap One headsets to pay the bills.

Best virtual machine for Windows 10:

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1. VMware Workstation Pro

VMware Workstation Pro is one of the best virtualization software for Windows that gives you a wide range of features to explore. VMware Workstation Pro allows you to run multiple operating systems on a single machine without installing different operating systems. All these OS run as a virtual machine and lets you test and build the software with utmost compatibility with almost all the operating systems.

VMware Workstation Pro Features

  • Ultimate Companion to vSphere Integration
  • Create multiple screenshots or rollback to a point with snapshots
  • Clones for Rapid Duplication uses linked clones to quickly initiate a VM
  • Supports DirectX 10.1 and OpenGL 3.3 for High-Performance 3D Graphics
  • Allows you to create enormous VMs on 16 vCPUs, 64 GB of memory and 8 TB of virtual disks
  • REST API offers over 20 controls for operations like VM Power, Host and Guest VM
  • Test App flexible Virtual Network Simulation for powerful virtual networking
  • Supports heavy application to run on Server and Desktop VM environment
  • Protect your data on VMware Workstation Pro by Restricted Access on VM
  • VMware Workstation Pro supports 4K UHD / QHD High-Resolution Display
  • Share Best Virtual Machines among your teammates in the organization
  • Compatible with Windows, Mac, Linux, and other platforms

2. Parallels Desktop

If you want to experience a Windows Desktop environment on a Mac system or vice versa, Parallel VM is the best virtualization software for Windows and Mac systems. Even Apple provides ‘Boot Camp’ as their free tool to run a virtual machine, however, regular users, need to switch to parallel VM. Whatever is your native OS, you can run a different OS side-by-side. A parallel desktop is often required when you want to run an application that doesn’t support your OS and needs a different OS.

Parallel VM allows you to get Windows Notifications in the Mac notification center. The latest built of Parallel VM allows simulating Windows XP, 7, 8, and 10 environments on your Mac machine. All Mac and Windows applications can run side-by-side using Parallel VM without rebooting the system. File sharing between OS is also possible with the Parallel VM.

Parallels Desktop Features

  • Virtual RAM & Virtual CPUs for each VM session
  • Easy download and installation process of Windows 10
  • Optimized and updated to work with macOS Catalina (10.15)
  • Customized Touch Bar for instant access of Windows applications
  • Connect & Pair USB, FireWire, Thunderbolt, and all Bluetooth devices
  • 24/7 premium phone & email support for business cloud services
  • One-Click tuning of Retina Display and performance as per need
  • Network conditioner to simulate instant access to Windows 10
  • Virtual machine encryption for added security

You may also check out the list of complete Features of Standard, Pro and Business edition.

3. Oracle VM Virtualbox

The Virtualbox Windows 10 VM is one of the best virtual machines for Windows as it gives you a wide range of host and guest combinations. The second most amazing fact about Virtualbox Windows 10 Virtual Machine is it’s FREE of cost available for all OS.

Irrespective of Windows XP onwards, Linux level 2.4 and above, Windows NT, Server 2003, OpenSolaris, Solaris, and even OpenBSD Unix, you have it all packed in one free VM software for windows 10.

Virtualbox Windows 10 VM also runs on Mac machines, and host a client Mac VM session as well. It only takes 30 MB of disk space even after being such a powerful Windows 10 VM software. The disk space may increase to certain Gigabytes depending on the virtual OS you are trying to use.

Oracle VM Virtualbox Features

  • Virtualbox Windows 10 VM has a super portability feature regardless of OS
  • It doesn’t require hardware virtualization as it got built-in hardware acceleration
  • Virtualbox Windows 10 VM supports shared folders, seamless Windows with 3D virtualization
  • It has incomparable hardware compatibility with multiple Input/Output and Processing devices
  • Connect with any Remote machine display using the Virtualbox Windows 10 VM
  • Capture multigeneration snapshots of your sessions for future references

Check out the list of complete Features of the Virtualbox Windows 10 VM edition.

Comparison Chart

ProductParallels Desktop (for Mac)VMware Workstation Pro (for Mac)Oracle VM VirtualBox (for Mac)
Best ForCasual Exploring OSTesting & CodingProfessional Use
Mac versionYesYesYes
Windows versionNoYesYes
Linux versionNoYesYes
Shares Folders With Host SystemYesYesYes
Shares Printers With Host SystemYesYesNo
Shares Clipboard With Host and GuestYesYesYes
Drag-and-Drop File TransferYesYesYes
One-Click Windows InstallationYesYesNo
Downloads Windows InstallerYesYesNo
Imports From Windows PCYesYesNo
Downloads Linux SystemsYesNoNo
Supports macOS GuestsYesYesNo
Installs macOS From RecoveryYesYesNo

Summing Up:

In the comparison of the best virtual machine for Windows 10, VMware Workstation Pro scored as the top Windows 10 VM. Though Virtualbox Windows 10 is a free Virtual Machine for Windows 10 simulation for experiments. However, if you are a regular user, you should opt for the best virtual machine for Windows 10 with complete features.

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Component: 3D support Version: VirtualBox 4.2.0
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Guest type: Windows Host type: Mac OS X

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osx 10.8 - vbox 4.3 - win 7 aero.jpg (341.0 KB) - added by josh21129 years ago.
Win 7 on retina display host with Aero enabled
osx 10.8 - vbox 4.3 - win 7 no aero.jpg (312.2 KB) - added by josh21129 years ago.
Same with Aero disabled
win7 with aero osx 10.8.2 vbox 4.2.2.png (195.2 KB) - added by rcarz9 years ago.

Change History

Changed 9 years ago by josh2112

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Changed 9 years ago by josh2112

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Changed 9 years ago by rcarz

  • attachmentwin7 with aero osx 10.8.2 vbox 4.2.2.png added

comment:3 Changed 8 years ago by lafa

Last edited 8 years ago by lafa (previous) (diff)
Virtualbox Retina Display

comment:5 Changed 8 years ago by jfbenckhuijsen

comment:7 Changed 7 years ago by VBox

Last edited 7 years ago by VBox (previous) (diff)

comment:9 Changed 7 years ago by demmeln

Driver

comment:11 Changed 7 years ago by misha

comment:13 Changed 7 years ago by misha

  • Summary changed from Guest display is offset on retina display when 3d acceleration is enabled to Guest display is offset on retina display when 3d acceleration is enabled => Fixed in SVN

comment:14 Changed 7 years ago by frank

Fix Virtualbox Retina Display

  • Status changed from new to closed
  • Resolution set to fixed

Virtualbox Screen Size

comment:15 Changed 6 years ago by SpacemanSpiff

Virtualbox

Virtualbox Mac Os Full Screen

Last edited 6 years ago by SpacemanSpiff (previous) (diff)