Kali Linux too small in VM

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Hello,

I am using Kali Linux in VirtualBox (in Windows) on 14 inch laptop.
When I open Kali everything is very small and is difficult to work for a longer period of times. (but is readable). I adjust whatever I can (for ex. the terminal, zooming in the browser) but some things I cannot fix like the browser’s URL bar, etc.
I tried a few solutions like the Kali HiDPI mode, but then everything becomes very large. I tried to fix it with the Display > scaling setting but then I receive huge amount of lag and is impossible to work on it.
I also tried to change the virtual screen’s size (in the VM’s toolbar “View” option), which fixes the issue but everything is pixelated.

I searched around the web, but again with no result.

If you can assist me in fixing this issue, it would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance,
Alex

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What kind of display do you have? Is it supposed to have HiDPI?

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make sure you have virtual box guest additions installed;

and in virtual box settings;
View > Auto-resize Guest Display

Then set the size you want in Kali settings and it should stay at that size.

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Sorry for the late response,

Guest additions are installed, and I tried with the View setting - still the same result.