# How do you completely full-screen a VM? **URL:** \ **Category:** Question\ **Created:** [March 31, 2019, 12:19am UTC](https://techscammersunited.com/t/how-do-you-completely-full-screen-a-vm/3061 "2019-03-31T00:19:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![BewareScammers](https://techscammersunited.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/c5a1d2/32.png) [@BewareScammers](https://techscammersunited.com/u/BewareScammers)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2019, 12:19am UTC](https://techscammersunited.com/t/how-do-you-completely-full-screen-a-vm/3061/1 "2019-03-31T00:19:56Z")
![PNG](https://techscammersunited.com/uploads/default/original/2X/1/10da1a92993af053ca74e6507c10022576de50f5.jpeg) I have here a screen-shot of my Oracle VM, running Windows 7 Ultimate. As you guys can see, it’s not full-screened. Now, I know that with Oracle, you can click “View” tab and select full-screen but even when I do that, the VM doesn’t fill my screen completely and it has a big, black border around it. Now, if I were to do some scam-baiting with it like this and the scammer were to remote into my VM, would he or she be able to see that it’s a VM, looking at the screen like this? Or is there a way to completely full-screen the VM in Oracle? ---
**Author:** ![crazyjazy02](https://techscammersunited.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@crazyjazy02](https://techscammersunited.com/u/crazyjazy02)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2019, 7:31pm UTC](https://techscammersunited.com/t/how-do-you-completely-full-screen-a-vm/3061/2 "2019-03-31T19:31:01Z")
Host Key + f. Host key, I think, is default Right CTRL. ---
**Author:** ![BewareScammers](https://techscammersunited.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/c5a1d2/32.png) [@BewareScammers](https://techscammersunited.com/u/BewareScammers)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2019, 11:22pm UTC](https://techscammersunited.com/t/how-do-you-completely-full-screen-a-vm/3061/3 "2019-03-31T23:22:13Z")
Crazyjazy02, I appreciate the help, but hitting ctrl + F still doesn’t fully full-screen the VM……… I tried that and I still see a big, black border around it. Now, it’s really not that big of a deal, unless if I use it for scam-baiting, the scammer remotes into my VM and can see that it’s a VM because of the black border around it. ---
**Author:** ![ScammerRevolts](https://techscammersunited.com/user_avatar/techscammersunited.com/scammerrevolts/32/7880_2.png) [@ScammerRevolts](https://techscammersunited.com/u/ScammerRevolts)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2019, 11:51pm UTC](https://techscammersunited.com/t/how-do-you-completely-full-screen-a-vm/3061/4 "2019-03-31T23:51:42Z")
You need to install the virtual box addons that should be listed under files \> my computer and then change the screen resolution and do what @crazyjazy02 said ---
**Author:** ![BewareScammers](https://techscammersunited.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/c5a1d2/32.png) [@BewareScammers](https://techscammersunited.com/u/BewareScammers)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2019, 12:32am UTC](https://techscammersunited.com/t/how-do-you-completely-full-screen-a-vm/3061/5 "2019-04-01T00:32:34Z")
@ScammerRevolts I did install the Oracle VM Extension Pack, if that’s what you’re talking about. I just changed the screen resolution on it and while it’s not perfect, (it still has a black border on the sides, but the OS on the VM takes up the top and bottom of the screen and there’s no black border there), that seemed to resolve that issue. Thanks man, I appreciate it! Now I feel like a dumb-dumb cause I had to ask for help on that. LOL Although I have yet to be successful getting a scammer to remote into my VM, the whole purpose of installing it was to scam bait and unless the scammer can figure out that it’s a VM, it’ll work just fine. ---
**Author:** ![dilligaf1812](https://techscammersunited.com/user_avatar/techscammersunited.com/dilligaf1812/32/1140_2.png) [@dilligaf1812](https://techscammersunited.com/u/dilligaf1812)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2019, 2:22pm UTC](https://techscammersunited.com/t/how-do-you-completely-full-screen-a-vm/3061/6 "2019-04-01T14:22:50Z")
The black border isn’t viewable to the scammer when they remote in to your VM, they can only see the area that the scroll of your mouse covers. A good way to check is remote in to your VM from another machine or another VM and “see what they see” it helps to battle plan from the perspective of the scammer. Best case even if they don’t connect, just keep them on the line for a long time tieing up one of their phone lines is just as good. Good luck ---
**Author:** ![BewareScammers](https://techscammersunited.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/c5a1d2/32.png) [@BewareScammers](https://techscammersunited.com/u/BewareScammers)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2019, 3:22pm UTC](https://techscammersunited.com/t/how-do-you-completely-full-screen-a-vm/3061/7 "2019-04-01T15:22:23Z")
@dlligaf1812 Thanks, I appreciate that! I am having a hard time with my Virtual Box VM though, it’s running super slow… If I can’t get that figured out and get it to running faster, I may as well just can the whole thing. But you’re right, I CAN just keep a scammer on the phone for a long time and tie up his or her phone line. LOL ---
**Author:** ![Brian72677](https://techscammersunited.com/user_avatar/techscammersunited.com/brian72677/32/1145_2.png) [@Brian72677](https://techscammersunited.com/u/Brian72677)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2019, 8:00pm UTC](https://techscammersunited.com/t/how-do-you-completely-full-screen-a-vm/3061/8 "2019-04-01T20:00:51Z")
I finally got my desktop working so now I am trying to get VirtualBox set up but it keeps giving me errors, is VM Ware any good I might have to try that instead. ---
**Author:** ![BewareScammers](https://techscammersunited.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/c5a1d2/32.png) [@BewareScammers](https://techscammersunited.com/u/BewareScammers)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2019, 10:38pm UTC](https://techscammersunited.com/t/how-do-you-completely-full-screen-a-vm/3061/9 "2019-04-01T22:38:13Z")
@Brian72677 I was first trying to run VMWare, but it was SUPER slow, even slower than Oracle VirtualBox…… But, I suppose depending on what you’ve got inside your computer, VMWare might be better for you. I mean, I’m not gonna say don’t try VMWare, but it sounds like an trial-and-error thing, like what I had to do. ---
**Author:** ![Brian72677](https://techscammersunited.com/user_avatar/techscammersunited.com/brian72677/32/1145_2.png) [@Brian72677](https://techscammersunited.com/u/Brian72677)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2019, 10:57pm UTC](https://techscammersunited.com/t/how-do-you-completely-full-screen-a-vm/3061/10 "2019-04-01T22:57:24Z")
Yea I am going to try a few more things before I move to VMWare but I will have to find a video or website with setup instructions. ---
**Author:** ![BewareScammers](https://techscammersunited.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/c5a1d2/32.png) [@BewareScammers](https://techscammersunited.com/u/BewareScammers)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2019, 11:08pm UTC](https://techscammersunited.com/t/how-do-you-completely-full-screen-a-vm/3061/11 "2019-04-01T23:08:58Z")
I can understand that. I actually posted a tutorial video the other day, of a guy showing how to install and set up a Virtual Box VM. ---
**Author:** ![Brian72677](https://techscammersunited.com/user_avatar/techscammersunited.com/brian72677/32/1145_2.png) [@Brian72677](https://techscammersunited.com/u/Brian72677)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2019, 11:09pm UTC](https://techscammersunited.com/t/how-do-you-completely-full-screen-a-vm/3061/12 "2019-04-01T23:09:58Z")
I had it working but now its not I might try the portable one it worked on my cloudbook but still took up to much space so I removed it but I should be able to put it on my desktop. I will have to read up on the error I am getting, it will load up Windows 10 but shows the flag but nothing else and sits there I left it for an hour and tried different versions of Windows and got the same thing with them all. ---
**Author:** ![Brian72677](https://techscammersunited.com/user_avatar/techscammersunited.com/brian72677/32/1145_2.png) [@Brian72677](https://techscammersunited.com/u/Brian72677)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2019, 3:14am UTC](https://techscammersunited.com/t/how-do-you-completely-full-screen-a-vm/3061/13 "2019-04-02T03:14:55Z")
I feel dumb I just realized I put 32 bit Windows 10 on a 64 bit pc no wonders the desktop is acting funny, guess I will have to put 64 bit on there then things should run better lol. ---
**Author:** ![Olaf\_Adams](https://techscammersunited.com/user_avatar/techscammersunited.com/olaf_adams/32/2116_2.png) [@Olaf\_Adams](https://techscammersunited.com/u/Olaf_Adams)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2019, 7:46pm UTC](https://techscammersunited.com/t/how-do-you-completely-full-screen-a-vm/3061/14 "2019-07-07T19:46:26Z")
Hey ScammerRevolts, i wanted to do some scammerbaiting and followed the guide, installed VMworkstation pro 15 and installed windows 7 on it. i also downloaded all the resourcepacks. if i would be on my VM and the scammer could see it, would he be able to notice the fact that its a VM? because if you move your mouse to the top of the screen, a tabbar shows up and he could close the VM. Is there a way to change this? ---
**Author:** ![ScammerRevolts](https://techscammersunited.com/user_avatar/techscammersunited.com/scammerrevolts/32/7880_2.png) [@ScammerRevolts](https://techscammersunited.com/u/ScammerRevolts)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2019, 8:12pm UTC](https://techscammersunited.com/t/how-do-you-completely-full-screen-a-vm/3061/15 "2019-07-07T20:12:09Z")
Please make sure you search the forum before you ask a question as this is already listed on the forum here: [How to make a VMware Virtual Machine match host system info](https://techscammersunited.com/t/how-to-make-a-vmware-virtual-machine-match-host-system-info/276) ---
**Author:** ![ScammerRevolts](https://techscammersunited.com/user_avatar/techscammersunited.com/scammerrevolts/32/7880_2.png) [@ScammerRevolts](https://techscammersunited.com/u/ScammerRevolts)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2019, 8:12pm UTC](https://techscammersunited.com/t/how-do-you-completely-full-screen-a-vm/3061/16 "2019-07-07T20:12:25Z")