Sudo ps auxwww | grep loginwindow | grep -v grep | awk '' | Many recommend something similar to the following Terminal commands. Your screen will go black and you will be 'locked out', despite the resolution properly switching.Install the app, and for my use cases, 1680x1050 was the proper resolution.Download Display Menu (Free on Mac App Store).I found the following to work perfectly, assuming that you are using Apple Remote Desktop: Luckily I know how to navigate Activity Monitor with the Keyboard :-). The previous answer's AirDisplay drivers actually messed up my remote client, and left me with 16 virtual displays, all with the same information, where I couldn't click anything. I'd like to offer an improved answer, that the author may consider for the question.