[SOLVED] libvirt-manager and Windows 11 guest machine

[Don]

I've been running a Windows 10 guest for quite a while; it's working fine. Regrettably, I need to have a Windows 11 guest. I have created the guest, and it functions. My monitor setup is 2 screens in portrait mode, with the guest machine on one and 24.04 on the other (also behind the guest machine). With the W10 guest, no problem; the guest fills the screen under the 24.04 taskbar, which I keep at the top. With the W11 guest, the guest takes up only the middle third (vertically) of the screen. I can change the resolution, but that just changes the size of the display within the guest screen rather than making the guest screen fill the vertical window.

Particulars: Spice-vdagent (newest version) is running on 24.04
Spicetools is installed on the W11 guest.

In the libvirt-manager details section, I have the following:

Display Spice
Spice Server
Type: Spice server
Listen type: address
Address: Localhost only
Port [checkmark] Auto (Port 5900)
XML
<graphics type="spice" port="5900" autoport="yes" listen="127.0.0.1">
<listen type="address" address="127.0.0.1"/>
<image compression="off"/>
</graphics>

Channel (spice)
Device type: spicevmc
Target type: virtio
Target name: com.redhat.spice.0
XML
<channel type="spicevmc">
<target type="virtio" name="com.redhat.spice.0" state="disconnected"/>
<alias name="channel0"/>
<address type="virtio-serial" controller="0" bus="0" port="1"/>
</channel>

Video QXL
Video
Model: QXL
XML
<video>
<model type="qxl" ram="131072" vram="65536" vgamem="65536" heads="1" primary="yes"/>
<alias name="video0"/>
<address type="pci" domain="0x0000" bus="0x00" slot="0x01" function="0x0"/>
</video>

This may not be enough information, the right information, or even relevant. Please let me know. Thanks, all.

[claydoh]

Probably use virtio drivers instead of qxl?
That is what mine has -- though this is an upgrade from W10 to 11.

I currently have 3d off, as I don't need it, plus an iGPU from 2017 on a thin client mini PC

Note the Listen Type setting, though this may only be needed for enabling 3d



You will need drivers, I don't think Windows' Device Manager automatically finds and installs these for virtio, but I may be wrong
https://github.com/virtio-win/kvm-gu...r-installation

[Don]

That's what I was missing. All is well. Thank you.