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You must install the helper extension to make the remote desktop window display correctly on an external monitor when the Chromebook display and the external display have different width-to-length ratios.

Step-by-step guide

  1. Log in to your Chromebook.
  2. Download and install the VMware Horizon Client Helper extension from the Chrome Web Store.
    1. https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/horizon-client-helper/dlfdinieegocoobicbedmgalgmhgkioo
  3. Open a browser window on your Chromebook and type chrome://flags in the URL bar.
  4. Scroll down to Unified desktop mode and click Enable.
  5. Click Restart Now to restart your Chromebook and make the change take effect.

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After your Chromebook restarts, you can open the Chromebook Settings and click Display settings to configure Unified Desktop display options.

To extend a remote desktop window to the external monitor, click the Maximize button. You can click the Restore button to make the remote desktop window go back to the Chromebook monitor.

https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-Horizon-Client-for-Chrome-OS/4.5/com.vmware.horizon.chrome-client-45-doc/GUID-43B99078-6726-415A-AD93-C2DEC46D8861.html

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