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Display current settings

sudo /usr/libexec/PlistBuddy \
    -c 'print NSHighResolutionCapable' \
    /Applications/VirtualBox.app/Contents/Resources/VirtualBoxVM.app/Contents/Info.plist

Update setting (switch off high resolution for performance)

sudo /usr/libexec/PlistBuddy \
    -c 'set NSHighResolutionCapable false' \
    /Applications/VirtualBox.app/Contents/Resources/VirtualBoxVM.app/Contents/Info.plist

Refs

https://apple.stackexchange.com/a/430002

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