https://diegocarrasco.com/enContents © 2026 <a href="mailto:hi@diegocarrasco.com">Diego Carrasco G.</a> Sat, 09 May 2026 08:04:35 GMTNikola (getnikola.com)http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rsshttps://diegocarrasco.com/hyper-v-change-resolution-powershell/Diego Carrasco G.<figure><img src="https://diegocarrasco.com/images/social-images/hyper-v-change-resolution-powershell.jpg"></figure> <h3 id="tldr">TL;DR</h3> <p>To change the screen resolution of a VM in Hyper-V, use PowerShell. The command requires the VM name and the desired resolution.</p> <h3 id="context">Context</h3> <p>Unlike in VirtualBox, in Hyper-V I could not find a GUI option to change the screen resolution directly. Instead, I had to use PowerShell to adjust the display settings of your virtual machine.</p> <h3 id="steps">Steps</h3> <ol> <li><strong>Identify the VM Name</strong></li> </ol> <p>Find the name of your VM in Hyper-V Manager. (Search for Hyper-V Manager in the start menu to access it)</p> <p><img alt="Hyper-V Manager VM Name" src="https://diegocarrasco.com/images/hyper-v-maschine-name.png"></p> <ol> <li><strong>Open PowerShell</strong></li> </ol> <p>Open a PowerShell terminal on your host machine.</p> <ol> <li><strong>Execute the Command</strong></li> </ol> <p>Use the following PowerShell command, replacing <code>"Ubuntu 22.04 LTS2"</code> with your VM's name and adjusting the resolution as needed:</p> <div class="code"><pre class="code literal-block"><span class="nb">Set-VMVideo</span> <span class="n">-VMName</span> <span class="s2">"Ubuntu 22.04 LTS2"</span> <span class="n">-HorizontalResolution</span> <span class="n">1920</span> <span class="n">-VerticalResolution</span> <span class="n">1080</span> <span class="n">-ResolutionType</span> <span class="n">Single</span> </pre></div> <ul> <li><strong>HorizontalResolution</strong>: The width of the screen in pixels (e.g., 1920).</li> <li><strong>VerticalResolution</strong>: The height of the screen in pixels (e.g., 1080).</li> <li><strong>ResolutionType</strong>: Set to <code>Single</code> for a single monitor setup.</li> </ul> <h3 id="references">References</h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/341631/how-to-adjust-virtual-machine-display-resolution-t">How to adjust virtual machine display resolution in Hyper-V</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.partitionwizard.com/news/hyper-v-change-resolution.html">Hyper-V: Change Resolution</a></li> </ul>hyper-vpowershellVMWindows 11hyper-v-change-resolution-powershellThu, 06 Jun 2024 14:40:54 GMT