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Windows 8 [Desktop display quality loss] after upgrading to windows 8 or after upgrdaing my graphic card
[Partially SOLVED][Wallpapers display quality loss] after upgrading to windows 8 Ive saw the diffreences while setting my old high quality wallpapers (1920x 1200) as background.Being used with the same wallpapers for some long I instanly noticed the differences. I have the latest drivers so...- StefaNafetS
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- desktop display drivers full screen graphics quality resolution upgrade wallpaper windows 8
- Replies: 19
- Forum: Desktop Customization
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Windows 7 2 monitor trouble?
I have a game called Rage and when I play it, it goes to my 2nd monitor and I can't pull it back because in a game your lock in to that monitor. Any suggestions on how to get this game to play on my main monitor?- lostsoul65
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- display settings full screen game issues gaming graphics settings monitor switching multi-monitor rage troubleshooting windows 10
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 How to make WMV automatically open in full screen
I have a .WMV of a powerpoint presentation. I have created a shortcut in the startup so that it opens up each time Windows starts, but seems I can only get it to open in maximized view, but I need it in full screen. The reason being is this is going to be displayed on a 40" LCD TV screen and...- WonderBot
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- display optimization full screen lcd maximized view powerpoint shortcuts startup video playback windows settings wmv
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- Forum: Windows Software
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Windows 7 toggle window size
This may be a stupid question, but if I don't ask, I remain stupid. I am using Lightroom 4 (but I don't think that point is relevant), and somehow, my window has become full screen and I don't even see the 3 boxes in the upper right. How do I get back to the standard appearance? This is not true...- nkoss
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- full screen lightroom software issues standard appearance user interface window size windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Applications Randomly Minimizing???
If I start up any application that i have to type in, every minute or so it is like the mouse clicks off the window and I cant type until I click on the application again. Same thing with any Full Screen application, (game, video, ETC.). While an application is running full screen, every minute...- HaffaWaffle
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- acer application full screen gaming minimizing mouse issues system performance troubleshooting video playback windows 7
- Replies: 9
- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Diagnosing and Fixing Persistent Focus Stealing Issues on My PC
Heyo! After some research, I'm pretty sure my problem is called Focus Stealing, I've looked at a bunch of forums/threads on the internet but each seem to have individual symptoms etc so the fix to someone's problem is not the same fix to someone else's. This is probably going to be a long...- callam
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- annoyance background processes computer issues focus stealing full screen gaming help problem solving process software spyware system performance task manager tech support troubleshooting update user experience virus scan window management windows
- Replies: 20
- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Stopping Fullscreen programs from closing when clicking on another screen.
Hey, I'm new to these forums. I've just moved from another community. Anyways, I've just got my dual screen set up. Set up and am running into a small problem of when I have an full screen app running, If I click on my other screen it goes to the desktop/minimizes. I was wondering if anyone...- Sean Hall
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- configuration desktop full screen issues minimize multi-monitor multitasking programs setup windows
- Replies: 1
- Forum: Windows Graphics and Gaming
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Windows 7 Dual monitor is no longer locking mouse in fullscreen mode
This is a newer issue for me. I am not sure if there is some setting that may have changed. I can't say for certain how long ago the problem started but I've only noticed it in the past couple of days. I haven't changed any system settings (some updates were installed). I always wondered how to...- EyeH8EEwe
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- display full screen geforce graphics card mouse lock multi-monitor system settings tech support update windows 7
- Replies: 1
- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Task bar stealing focus
I've seen on this forum that a bunch of people are having the focus stealing issues. However, while all of their problems are about a window stealing focus, my taskbar is stealing focus. I could be typing something up and then the window I'm typing in deselects. Nothing pops up or anything, just...- DeadMan
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- focus full screen gaming issues netflix typing vlc windows youtube video
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Black Border on Full Screen Games
After installing American McGee's Alice on my laptop, none of my games would run fullscreen mode right. Instead of scaling the image to my screen, the game is centered with a black border around it. I've tried lowering my resolution, only the same thing would happen to my screen. Is there...- Kaasha
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- american mcgee's alice black border display issues full screen gaming graphics settings laptop resolution
- Replies: 5
- Forum: Windows Graphics and Gaming
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Windows 7 Image doesn't fill full screen
I have looked through the Forum and have not found a solution. I am a newbie so, I sorry if there is a solution to this problem however, I looked and can’t find one. The basic problem is I have an HTPC running Window 7 and the Windows 7 image does not fill the entire screen . There is about...- refloghctarcs
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- amd directx display issues dpi drivers full screen gigabyte graphics hdmi htpc monitor resolution service pack troubleshooting vizio windows 7
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Windows Graphics and Gaming
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Windows 8 Google Launches Chrome Metro Browser for Windows 8
Windows 8 core carries news that Google have released a beta of their Chrome browser.. Gonna be trying this for myself! Download: Chrome Release Channels - The Chromium Projects Reference: Google Launches Chrome Metro Browser for Windows 8- kemical
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- aero snap benchmark beta browser chrome color dev channel download features full screen google help html5 interface metro release settings windows 8
- Replies: 1
- Forum: Windows Networking
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Windows 8 Metro UI Start Screen?
Hello, Today I have upgraded my Windows 8 Consumer Preview to Windows 8 Release Preview I didn't download the ISO image, so should I install the ISO rather than upgrading the previous OS? Does this affect the changes of some features or anything or it's just that nothing has been changed yet...- AmgedIsmail
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- consumer preview features full screen iso metro ui release preview start screen upgrade windows 8
- Replies: 12
- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Problems getting eyefinity to work correctly
I recently had re-install windows. The new installation was successful, but whenever I play a game that is full screen or use an application that is full screen, my Eyefinity gets disabled when I quit the application or Alt+Tab out of the application/game. Any way to fix this?- Lucasharmon97
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- application display eyefinity full screen gaming graphics installation monitor troubleshooting windows
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 8 How do you get rid of the excess stuff in the video app?
Hi When I hit on a video link and it opens in the video app, it has a play button in the middle and a lot of other stuff like a progress bar on the scree. These don't disappear when the video is playing. How do you get it to just show the video full screen without all the stuff on top...- MikeHawthorne
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- fraps full screen interface screenshots snipping tool video app video playback windows 8
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Firefox Losing Focus
HELP! lol If I'm running a game through the internet on Firefox and maximize it to full screen, it only stays that way for about 2.5 minutes before it automatically drops back to normal size. Not really a major issue, but quite an inconvenient pain in the @**. Also, when I'm typing, I notice...- Meghan Mercer
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- firefox focus frustration full screen gaming internet issues productivity university windows
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows XP Windows Explorer - Showing Small Screen
Hi all, I am using windows XP SP2 and i have got a Problem from few days. When i click on a link to bring up it as a new web page it displayed as a small screen and i have to click on the icon at the top right corner to get it full screen. So Please advice me about this problem and how...- npchekuri
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- display explorer full screen screen size sp2 support troubleshooting user interface webpage windows xp
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Internet Explore 9 Kiosk mode
Hello all. How can I restrict an user (with limited access) in Windows 7 from closing ie9, I want ie9 to alway open in kiosk mode uncloseable, but i want user to be able to close the new ie9 window that open from a link. And how to disable or remove the minimize button on ie9.- lhh305
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- browser settings full screen internet explorer kiosk mode restrictions security user rights window management windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows Vista Web players full screen problem
Ever since I reinstalled my Windows 7 64 bit every time I go full screen on any web player it doesn't fit screen I can see the background window on the right hand side of the screen. Please help!- ashishm9
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- background window display full screen reinstall web player windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 8 Metro UI apps and their exact status..?
I have been playing with some of the apps, while they are still working, and noticed some things that may or may not been discussed. OK, you can open an app and it will go full screen. So it is obviously open. You can go to the desktop, or another app and the previous app will remain open...- Saltgrass
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- app app status desktop full screen functionality live tiles metro ui multitasking observation system behavior task management tile management user experience user interface weather app windows 10 windows key
- Replies: 1
- Forum: Windows Software