HyperV machine not running full screen

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Problem: After I installed Ubuntu VM in HyperV I could not get the machine to run full screen.

Solution: Update your /etc/default/grub settings.

Explanation:

  1. Start terminal
  2. Type
    sudo vi /etc/default/grub
  3. Press i to enter edit mode
  4. Change the GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT=”quiet splash” line to GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT=”quiet splash video=hyperv_fb:1920×1080”
  5. Type :wq to save the file
  6. Run
    sudo update-grub

Restart your VM, enter Full Screen mode and enjoy.

Full Credit to :
https://www.donovanbrown.com/post/How-to-run-HyperV-base-Ubuntu-VM-full-screen