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Windows 10 Trouble Minimizing Games in Windows: Taskbar Appears Instead of Game Window
when i minimize a game in windows, the game doesnt minimize but instead, the taskbar appears at the bottom of my screen and the game stays in the background, please help me fix it Link Removed- todd24
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- background full screen games graphics issues minimizing troubleshooting user support windows
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- Forum: Windows Graphics and Gaming
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Windows 8 minimizing to desktop in windows 8.1
how do i solve my games minimizing to the desktop in windows 8.1- allan worrall
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- desktop games issues minimizing windows 8.1
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 8 Windows keeps switching back to desktop
I don't know if this is the right forum to post this but if its not then I am sorry. Hi thanks for talking the time to help me, hopefully you can. I have been having this issue for some time now and it seems to be getting worse. Basically whenever I am am playing a game or watching a movie...- scotty1105
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- background apps desktop frustration full screen gaming hp envy laptop issues minimizing performance screen interruptions settings software issues tech support troubleshooting update user experience video playback windows windows 8.1
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Windows 7 Playing games sandboxed
I have a problem with my system that anything I have open full screen randomly gets minimised & it's really frustrating. Is there anything that will allow me to play my games sandboxed or something so whatever is running cant effect it & also allows the game to play online? System Optimizer...- VsUK
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- avg full screen game mode gaming minimizing online gaming optimization performance sandbox security
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- Forum: Windows Software
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Windows 7 Troubleshooting Random Minimization of Games and Movies in Windows 7: Need Process Monitoring Tool
I'm still having problems with minimising of games, windows & full screen movies to small boxed windows at random. I know when this happens my mouse cursor has a loading circle so something in the background is causing this for sure but I have no idea what/ I have no spyware or adware as...- VsUK
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- background processes cursor full screen games malware minimizing performance issues process monitoring spyware windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Windows 7 windows de-selecting itself.
Everytime I am using my computer and have an active window it de-selects itself. I have no clue why. When I am playing fullscreen games it minimizes itself, and pauses other games. It stops me from typing, I cannot live with it. Any solutions to this? -I've done a full scan with malwarebytes...- Jack Chatelain
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- computer de-selection full screen gaming help malware minimizing troubleshooting windows windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Windows Randomly Minimizing - Autorun Files
I was told to post my .arn autorun file in this section. My windows randomly minimize and lose focus on their own. I couldn't upload the file to this website, it says it is an invalid file. so i uploaded it to mediafire. Link to .arn file: Link Removed due to 404 Error- HaffaWaffle
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- autorun error file issues focus mediafire minimizing support troubleshooting windows windows issues
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- Forum: Windows Blue Screen of Death (BSOD)
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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 Slow Maximizing and Minimizing Windows.
Hey guys, recently the problem started to occur. Basically, the windows maximize and minimize slowly sometimes. When i restart the laptop the problem usually gets fixed. But i cant just take this as a permanent solution to this problem. Is there anyway of fixing this? - I recently updated my...- Kash2Smash
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- graphics driver home premium laptop issues maximizing minimizing performance performance issues radeon sony vaio windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Strange issue after formatting, minimsing and maximising is instant?
Hi, Sorry about the thread title, could not think of a better one. I have just formatted Windows recently and installed Window 7 Home Basic v6.1 Build 7601 with SP1 and every single Windows update possible. I have no viruses I have only Steam, Messenger, Spotify, Malwarebytes, Media Player...- aiwnjoo
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- drivers formatting maximizing minimizing nvidia performance settings update user interface windows 7
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Windows 7 Minimizing videos game problem.
Hello ! My problem : When I'm minimizing a full screen video-game, I can't re-open it. This problem appear on all my video game but not with my Internet browser or other programs who are not full screen. I have not changed anything on my computer and this problem has appeared today. Thanks...- facefullz
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- computer issues full screen gaming issues graphics minimizing performance tech support troubleshooting video games windows
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Windows 7 Strange and Annoying mouse setting(?)
I have a new computer and somewhere along the line while installing updates to windows 7 I think I accidentally configured my multi-window display settings in a terribly annoying way. If I have one window open full screen and then open another window from the task bar half-screen to view it, it...- needausername
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- bug configuration display full screen minimizing mouse multiple windows settings windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Unable to view Window without minimizing others on top of it
well, things are really getting out of hand with Win7..... My latest problem (which is rare, but ANNOYING because only fix is rebooting) is sometimes ill lose the ability to right click on any program in the taskbar. It just doesnt work. I can move them around fine. And right click seems to...- iMissWinXP
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- focus folder behavior gaming issues minimizing program interaction reboot right click window management windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Program keep closing down after loading ?
All hoping some one can help me out ?? I would do a search but not knowing the tech terms, im at a lose. I have windows 7 x64 on my mac book pro set up via boot camp and it works like a dream. The only problem i have sometimes is when I launch a program it loads up and appears on the...- shaka
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- application crash bootcamp macbook minimizing program issues software bugs tech support troubleshooting user experience windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Games run like total garbage..
Okay I am confused here...Most all of my games run like crap with windows 7.. My old comp was a p4 2.0, 768 megs of ram, and a geforce 6200, and my older games ran fine with XP. Now im on a dual core 2.6, 3 gigs, and a geforce 8600 and the games run like crap, even on the lowest settings.. I am...- deebo
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- compatibility directx 11 directx 9 drivers dual core game crashes game optimization gaming geforce 8600m hardware low settings minimizing performance support system requirements tech support upgrade windows 7 windows vista
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Windows 7 Why Windows Explorer and other programs is not minimizing?
Windows Explorer is not minimizing when I open a file, and that same file opens correctly when I open it within the program. But the issue extends with other files. For example when an external drive connects to my laptop the dialog box message (AutoPlay) goes to my taskbar DIRECTLY.- OliverPe
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- autoplay dialog box explorer external drive file opening laptop issues minimizing programs windows
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Windows 7 Game Crashes When Minimized: Seeking Solutions and Advice
Help whenever i Minimize the game i can't open it plz help whenever i want to do something else i need to shut down the game plz help- ThomasTheGamer
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- application focus games help issues minimizing task management troubleshooting windows
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- Forum: Windows Games
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Windows 7 Problems with msn messenger
Hey guys, I have downloaded msn messenger form here: Essentials - Windows Live The problem is when I minimize it, it says on my main toolbar at the bottom, instead of minimizig to the triangle at the right corner ( as was in WinXP) What should I do? This really annoying! Thanks- yurako
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- live essentials minimizing msn software issues troubleshooting user interface windows 11 windows xp
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- Forum: Windows Upgrade and Installation
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Windows 7 Full screen games minimizing spontaneously
On my dell studio xps 13 with Windows 7 Build 7100 installed, my computer frequently minimizes out of full screen games spontaneously. For example, when I'm playing Battlefield 2142 or Halo 2, I start up the game, within a few seconds, the game will become minimized without me pressing alt+tab...- freelancer91
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- battlefield build 7100 dell full screen games halo laptop minimizing windows 7 xps
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- Forum: Windows Games
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Windows 7 Window Animation Issue
Hi, I have an annoying issue with the Window animation (maximising / minimising) option in Advanced settings. Basically I like the glass / transparency / aero peek functions but window animation drives me nuts and slows things down. I turned it off soon after install, but occasionally it just...- Jem
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- aero peek maximizing minimizing performance issues settings transparency user experience windows windows animation
- Replies: 1
- Forum: Windows Help and Support