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How to prevent VLC from automatically resizing its window according to viewed content resolution?
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Mar 15, 2026376103 viewsConfidence Score1%
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In a case of mine a very high (compared to the video stream) resolution graphical frame (saying "access denied" (when my IP changes)) can appear instead of a video stream, which makes VLC window to resize, getting bigger than my screen is. This annoys me. Can I set up VLC to never resize its window when I don't do it myself and resize content instead?
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It is really tricky to find the checkbox that needs to be un-checked, so you could go edit the rc file (but don't use notepad.exe to do so, as the file will not be formatted). Here is where you find the option in the interface.
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