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I'm running a Windows 10 guest VM on my Linux host at home to be able to RDP via a VPN (I establish through MS IE) into my Desktop computer at work.

This generally works fine only that the RDP viewer gives me scroll bars (presumably) because the resolution on my Desktop at work, is the same as the resolution I use on my home screen.

I'm in Full screen mode with my VirtualBox client but I still get two Windows title bars on top (when scrolled all the way up), one from the IE window (that displays the remote desktop) and one from the maximized Putty window on the remote machine. (I of coursecan maximize the Putty insatance to get rid of the two title bars but that still leaves me with the scrollbars

I tried to maximize the IE window with F11 but that won't work (I even have to maximize it through the Taskmanager as the maximize button is greyed out) Is there a way around this?

Can I either reduce the remote view by a certain percentage or maybe remove the title bar of the IE window?

Additional info

I don't have access to the "regular" RDP config dialog as I need to use IE to establish access through a browser plugin from F5 Networks to the VPN and then click an icon (on a web page that opens) that opens another IE Window within which the remote desktop appears, i.e. I need to be able to optimize things after the RDP connection has been established.

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  • Who is the provider of the RDP client you're running in IE (an ActiveX control I presume?)
    – I say Reinstate Monica
    Commented Oct 12, 2019 at 22:35
  • Yes from F5 Networks
    – stdcerr
    Commented Oct 12, 2019 at 23:28
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    That info belongs in your question since this behavior is likely up to that control.
    – I say Reinstate Monica
    Commented Oct 13, 2019 at 0:59
  • Ok, I'm adding it! Thanks!
    – stdcerr
    Commented Oct 13, 2019 at 2:38
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    Does the HTML invoke the Remote Desktop ActiveX control using a command similar to <OBJECT ID="MsRdpClient"? If yes, does it include the parameters WIDTH and HEIGHT? Are you in a position to modify this HTML?
    – harrymc
    Commented Oct 13, 2019 at 19:46

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In Windows 10 RDP, click on More Options (lower left) and then Display Tab, and set the remote system for a lower resolution. I do this for Servers to see the server window without scroll bars. If using IE and / or the resolution of the remote machine cannot be changed, then you will need to live with the scrollbars. I have done this as well.

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  • John, please see the additional info I added above
    – stdcerr
    Commented Oct 12, 2019 at 22:10
  • IE will not manage resolution the way you want. You need to access that machine and then change (lower) the physical resolution of the machine
    – anon
    Commented Oct 12, 2019 at 22:13
  • I don't think I want to do that because I use that same machine to work on when I'm at the office, also
    – stdcerr
    Commented Oct 12, 2019 at 22:15
  • Then you will need to live with the scroll bars (which I can manage as well)
    – anon
    Commented Oct 12, 2019 at 22:17
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    I adjusted my answer to fit IE, but I think you will need to accept the scrollbars in this situation
    – anon
    Commented Oct 12, 2019 at 23:05

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