After installing Kali Linux on your virtual machine, you might find out the problem of the resolution. It can only be set to certain and mostly wrong resolution for your screen. This is because that you need to install “vmware tools” to make the linux inside your virtual machine to recognize your screen device, vmware tools works like a driver in this situation. Now, let’s begin the installation!
1. First, you need to make sure your Kali Linux is updated to the latest version.
[code language=”bash”] # apt update && apt -y dist-upgrade[/code]
2. Do a reboot after updating to apply the changes
[code language=”bash”] # reboot[/code]
3. Install the vmware-tools
[code language=”bash”] # apt -y install open-vm-tools-desktop fuse[/code]
4. After it is installed, just reboot it and VOILA!!!
[code language=”bash”] # reboot[/code]
Source: http://docs.kali.org/general-use/install-vmware-tools-kali-guest