Just finished installed Ubuntu as a Windows 10, Hyper-V guest. I went to modify the video settings and noticed them to be locked in place. After some searching; Thank you Google… Found the solution that worked for me.
Ref: Ben Armstrong’s Virtualization Blog
Steps to change screen resolution:
- Open Terminal
- Type: sudo nano /etc/default/grub
- Find the line starting with GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT, and add video=hyperv_fb:[the resolution you want]. The resolution I want is 1280×720. So my line ends up looking like this: GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT=”quiet splash video=hyperv_fb:1280×720″
- Write the changes (Ctrl X)
- Run: sudo update-grub
- Reboot the virtual machine
When you return from your restart you will have the resolution you applied in the grub config.
