https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/RSS/?TopicID=593551b6-c6ed-4be3-aa44-d54e03e28d93 DisplayFusion RSS: Can't use monitor profiles in vmware with same resolution Sun, 19 Apr 2026 13:51:52 GMT en hourly 1 https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/RSS/?TopicID=593551b6-c6ed-4be3-aa44-d54e03e28d93 https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/cant-use-monitor-profiles-in-vmware-with-same-resolution/?ID=593551b6-c6ed-4be3-aa44-d54e03e28d93#14 Fri, 23 Aug 2019 22:00:22 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/cant-use-monitor-profiles-in-vmware-with-same-resolution/?ID=593551b6-c6ed-4be3-aa44-d54e03e28d93#14 DisplayFusion Not really, no. Monitor Profiles aren't really meant to be portable across different Windows installs. ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/cant-use-monitor-profiles-in-vmware-with-same-resolution/?ID=593551b6-c6ed-4be3-aa44-d54e03e28d93#13 Fri, 23 Aug 2019 20:37:08 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/cant-use-monitor-profiles-in-vmware-with-same-resolution/?ID=593551b6-c6ed-4be3-aa44-d54e03e28d93#13 DisplayFusion Thanks, that helped. I can see how it can get a bit hairy, but is there any other way of fixing that? ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/cant-use-monitor-profiles-in-vmware-with-same-resolution/?ID=593551b6-c6ed-4be3-aa44-d54e03e28d93#12 Fri, 23 Aug 2019 16:50:08 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/cant-use-monitor-profiles-in-vmware-with-same-resolution/?ID=593551b6-c6ed-4be3-aa44-d54e03e28d93#12 DisplayFusion Ok, thanks! I was able to get it working here with a tweak. The issue is that the profile wants monitor ID 2, but the VM only has monitor ID 1. Here's how you can fix it up in the VM:

• Exit DisplayFusion (important!)
• Open regedit and navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Binary Fortress Software\DisplayFusion\MonitorProfiles\59d41241-464d-41c8-aa52-d017ead4a6de
• Change "Monitor0_ID" from 2 to 1
• Launch DisplayFusion and try applying the "dev" profile

Hope that helps! ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/cant-use-monitor-profiles-in-vmware-with-same-resolution/?ID=593551b6-c6ed-4be3-aa44-d54e03e28d93#11 Fri, 23 Aug 2019 15:40:18 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/cant-use-monitor-profiles-in-vmware-with-same-resolution/?ID=593551b6-c6ed-4be3-aa44-d54e03e28d93#11 DisplayFusion yes sir ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/cant-use-monitor-profiles-in-vmware-with-same-resolution/?ID=593551b6-c6ed-4be3-aa44-d54e03e28d93#10 Fri, 23 Aug 2019 15:29:22 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/cant-use-monitor-profiles-in-vmware-with-same-resolution/?ID=593551b6-c6ed-4be3-aa44-d54e03e28d93#10 DisplayFusion Thanks! Is it the "dev" profile that you're trying to load? ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/cant-use-monitor-profiles-in-vmware-with-same-resolution/?ID=593551b6-c6ed-4be3-aa44-d54e03e28d93#9 Thu, 22 Aug 2019 20:24:26 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/cant-use-monitor-profiles-in-vmware-with-same-resolution/?ID=593551b6-c6ed-4be3-aa44-d54e03e28d93#9 DisplayFusion I removed some sensitive info, replaced with text REMOVED ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/cant-use-monitor-profiles-in-vmware-with-same-resolution/?ID=593551b6-c6ed-4be3-aa44-d54e03e28d93#8 Wed, 21 Aug 2019 14:24:19 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/cant-use-monitor-profiles-in-vmware-with-same-resolution/?ID=593551b6-c6ed-4be3-aa44-d54e03e28d93#8 DisplayFusion Ok, could you send me the settings export? ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/cant-use-monitor-profiles-in-vmware-with-same-resolution/?ID=593551b6-c6ed-4be3-aa44-d54e03e28d93#7 Mon, 19 Aug 2019 19:03:11 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/cant-use-monitor-profiles-in-vmware-with-same-resolution/?ID=593551b6-c6ed-4be3-aa44-d54e03e28d93#7 DisplayFusion That is correct, exported settings on host, imported on guest VM ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/cant-use-monitor-profiles-in-vmware-with-same-resolution/?ID=593551b6-c6ed-4be3-aa44-d54e03e28d93#6 Mon, 19 Aug 2019 17:50:05 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/cant-use-monitor-profiles-in-vmware-with-same-resolution/?ID=593551b6-c6ed-4be3-aa44-d54e03e28d93#6 DisplayFusion Thanks! So were these profiles created on the physical machine, and then you restored the settings into the VM? ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/cant-use-monitor-profiles-in-vmware-with-same-resolution/?ID=593551b6-c6ed-4be3-aa44-d54e03e28d93#5 Sat, 17 Aug 2019 16:05:20 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/cant-use-monitor-profiles-in-vmware-with-same-resolution/?ID=593551b6-c6ed-4be3-aa44-d54e03e28d93#5 DisplayFusion FYI here they are ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/cant-use-monitor-profiles-in-vmware-with-same-resolution/?ID=593551b6-c6ed-4be3-aa44-d54e03e28d93#4 Thu, 15 Aug 2019 19:56:47 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/cant-use-monitor-profiles-in-vmware-with-same-resolution/?ID=593551b6-c6ed-4be3-aa44-d54e03e28d93#4 DisplayFusion Whichever one you're trying to load the profile on (I'm assuming the guest?). ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/cant-use-monitor-profiles-in-vmware-with-same-resolution/?ID=593551b6-c6ed-4be3-aa44-d54e03e28d93#3 Thu, 15 Aug 2019 06:50:35 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/cant-use-monitor-profiles-in-vmware-with-same-resolution/?ID=593551b6-c6ed-4be3-aa44-d54e03e28d93#3 DisplayFusion From the host or guest vmware machine? ]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/cant-use-monitor-profiles-in-vmware-with-same-resolution/?ID=593551b6-c6ed-4be3-aa44-d54e03e28d93#2 Mon, 12 Aug 2019 17:07:36 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/cant-use-monitor-profiles-in-vmware-with-same-resolution/?ID=593551b6-c6ed-4be3-aa44-d54e03e28d93#2 DisplayFusion There isn't currently, no. Could you send me a copy of your troubleshooting info? Here are the steps:

• Open the Settings > Troubleshooting tab
• Click the "Export Info to File" button
• Reply with the file attached

]]> https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/cant-use-monitor-profiles-in-vmware-with-same-resolution/?ID=593551b6-c6ed-4be3-aa44-d54e03e28d93 Sat, 10 Aug 2019 20:03:40 GMT Binary Fortress Software https://www.displayfusion.com/Discussions/View/cant-use-monitor-profiles-in-vmware-with-same-resolution/?ID=593551b6-c6ed-4be3-aa44-d54e03e28d93 DisplayFusion Hi, my guest monitor device id is diffirent from the saved one in the profiles (but it is the same monitor). As result, I can't use profiles and have to re-create them again. Is there a way to simplify this and make it agnostic towards device id as long as resolution and size match? ]]>