Virtual machines run faster in full screen mode.

If you want your virtual machine's display to fill the screen — so you no longer see the borders of the VMware Virtual Machine Console window — click the Full Screen button on the toolbar. You can also use a keyboard shortcut — press the Ctrl-Alt-Enter keys at the same time.

To get out of full screen mode — to show your virtual machine inside a VMware Virtual Machine Console window again — press the Ctrl-Alt key combination.

You can configure the virtual machine to enter full screen mode when you power it on. In a console, choose VM > Settings, then click Options > Power. Select the Enter full screen mode after powering on check box, then click OK to save your setting.