VirtualBox

Opened 9 years ago

Last modified 9 years ago

#13611 new defect

Cannot get rid of 2nd monitor window

Reported by: ArtZ Owned by:
Component: other Version: VirtualBox 4.3.18
Keywords: two displays Cc:
Guest type: Windows Host type: Windows

Description

Never set VB to use 2 monitors for a VM, but somehow after a Windows update occurred in the VM, guessing this was the point at which it first appeared. I have 2 VB displays coming up for a VM. I have tried to set VB to use only 1 display, however, the Win OS still comes up on the 2nd display thus never allowing me to sign in to the OS. I have also tried changing the monitor under windows settings to show the desktop on the primary display 1, vs the second but the OS will not allow me to make the change. I did not initiated the change on the OS or through VB and cannot get ride of it. Also, VB shows the primary display as being corrupted in the preview window.

Please see attached screen shots. Need to get the VM back and Win OS to using only 1 display.

Thank you Art

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by ArtZ, 9 years ago

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comment:1 by Perry G, 9 years ago

I would look in the guest settings -> display -> and make sure that Monitor Count is set to 1.

Note it would be best if the guest was shut down and not saved when you set the count.

comment:2 by ArtZ, 9 years ago

The bug description says that I've already attempted this and several other methods without success.

Last edited 9 years ago by ArtZ (previous) (diff)

comment:3 by Klaus Espenlaub, 9 years ago

Yes, but your log clearly shows that the monitor count for the VM is 2. As long as the VM sets up the 2nd monitor, you will have two windows. Behaving as designed.

comment:4 by Frank Mehnert, 9 years ago

Actually I don't see any log file and the display section in the VM selector is hidden. Please attach a VBox.log file of a VM session of this guest.

comment:5 by Klaus Espenlaub, 9 years ago

Whoops. Apologies. Didn't read the entire ticket, and I thought it was a very similar ticket where the log was provided and had 2 monitors configured.

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