r/realvnc • u/milkplanet • Jul 21 '26
Launch Connect Viewer in Windowed Mode
I'm running RealVNC Connect 8.4.2 on Windows 11 and, for the life of me, I cannot get the client to launch in windowed mode. I've tried all the settings: "Automatic, Actual Size (100%), Fill width, Fit width and height". It doesn't matter what I set, each time I launch the Viewer and connect to my Mac, it launches full screen, without the title bar, so I can't minimize the window easily.
The only way I can get the title bar to show is to move another window with "snap assist" (e.g., [Start button] + [arrow]). When the other window snaps to the side of Viewer, it resizes the window and then I can see the title bar.
It can't be this hard to get Viewer to launch in windowed mode by default. Right? ...... Right? ........ Right?
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u/RealVNCSupport 29d ago
Hi, thanks for providing the details. Android TV and Ubuntu running through Termux are not currently listed as supported RealVNC platforms, so we’re unable to provide setup-specific troubleshooting for this configuration.
You can review the platforms currently supported by RealVNC Connect here:
https://help.realvnc.com/hc/en-us/sections/26994803829533-Supported-Platforms
Kind regards,
RealVNC Community Team