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I often remote-access my work PC (big screen) from home using my notebook (small screen). The difference in screen sizes means I have to reduce the work PC's resolution to be able to see anything clearly.

So, is there a way to detect when I'm remoting in and automatically adjust screen resolution?

Using Chrome Remote Desktop to remote-in, if that helps.

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From Google Foruns:

We're working on a feature that will automatically resize the host desktop to fit the dimensions of the client window; that should be available soon.

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    That answer is over a year old, Google hasn't fixed this issue since.
    – Alex
    Commented Oct 12, 2013 at 8:26
  • Hi! Are there any new happenings to this feature?
    – Trollwut
    Commented Jul 3, 2015 at 14:39
  • still nothing google?
    – mcmillab
    Commented Mar 16, 2017 at 22:48
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Use Microsoft's built-in RDP Viewer to connect remotely to the system and have it automatically resize the desktop for you.

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    As a technician who's used a large number of remote control apps, RDP is by far a very non-performant. With chrome remote desktop, I can control games at more-than playable speeds - and it can even handle 1080p video playback. As long as a directx compatible game is running in a window, chrome remote is able to capture it just fine. I use a headless alienware small-formfactor to play games from my laptop. Sometimes I forget that I'm in a remote session. Getting this type of performance in RDP requires running remoteFX on a server, and having compatible hardware.
    – Ape-inago
    Commented May 14, 2014 at 0:02

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