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VMware ESXi - Defect ID: 36891db3060d

Setting the screen resolution of a powered off, encrypted virtual machine does not always work when manually editing a VMX file

VMware ESXi - Defect ID: 36891db3060d

Setting the screen resolution of a powered off, encrypted virtual machine does not always work when manually editing a VMX file

Last updated on April 17th, 2026

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Bug Details

Status: Resolved
Impact Category: ESXi_8.0.1-0.25.22088125
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Description

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A custom bug ID has been generated as the vendor did not provide one: 36891db3060d Known affected version(s) were inferred because the vendor did not provide any: 8.0.1 U1d

Overview

If you manually specify the screen resolution of a powered off, encrypted virtual machine by editing the VMX file, the change might not take effect. This issue is resolved in this release.

Bug URLs

https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/vmware-cis/vsphere/vsphere/8-0/release-notes/esxi-update-and-patch-release-notes/vsphere-esxi-80u1c-release-notes.html

Change history

2025-11-05 changed to Resolved

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VMware ESXi - Defect ID: 36891db3060d

Setting the screen resolution of a powered off, encrypted virtual machine does not always work when manually editing a VMX file

VMware ESXi - Defect ID: 36891db3060d

Setting the screen resolution of a powered off, encrypted virtual machine does not always work when manually editing a VMX file

Last updated on April 17th, 2026

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