Full Screen Game Keeps Minimizing

Discus and support Full Screen Game Keeps Minimizing in XBoX on Windows to solve the problem; Games open and run fine in full screen. The issue is that if I ever alt-tab out, I can't get back in to the full screen. If I click the app icon on... Discussion in 'XBoX on Windows' started by kioairi, Nov 4, 2021.

  1. kioairi
    kioairi Guest

    Full Screen Game Keeps Minimizing


    Games open and run fine in full screen.

    The issue is that if I ever alt-tab out, I can't get back in to the full screen.

    If I click the app icon on the taskbar, the full screen will flash for a split second and then it'll send me back to my desktop.

    Windowed mode seems to work fine.

    Any solutions?

    TLDR; if i try ever exit full screen games it won't let me full screen again.

    :)
     
    kioairi, Nov 4, 2021
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  2. Christopher Revoredo Win User

    Full Screen Game Keeps Minimizing

    Hi there kioairi welcome to the community forum! Christopher here, an Xbox fan just like you and has been on Xbox for years already. I would really love to make your day by helping you out! Have you tried scaling the display to 100%? You can do it like this:

    Open the Settings app and go to System > Display.

    Windows 10 not using full screen

    Find the Change the size of text, apps, and other items and set it to 100%.

    It has been reported that many games won’t run properly unless the display scaling is set to 100%, so use the above steps to set display scaling to 100% in Windows 10.

    You might have to sign out of your account and sign back in order to apply the changes, so be sure to do that. Up next, check if your games are working again.

    Even more, there’s a game booster that will get rid of low FPS, freezes, lags, and other issues while playing. If you like the idea of a better gaming experience, don’t hesitate to give it a try as well.
  3. SergioGaspar Win User

    Windows 10 Xbox (Beta) App FAQ

    the games that i launch in xbox for windows 10 in full screen when i need to look UP or Down always shows the windows bar or the top window to minimize the game, cant figure it out what to do and cant play inumerous games because of it.
  4. Shisekin Win User

    My Fullscreen Games Keeps Minimizing

    I am using Windows 11 and I tried to change screen scaling to %100 from %125 (recommended) but it didn't change the result still my games keeps minimizing themselves.
  5. Toxic Scarecrow Win User

    Taskbar Pops Up in Full Screen Games

    They are indeed running in full screen. Even if the game was running in borderless, the taskbar should not be exhibiting this behavior. All other games ran through platforms such as Steam, EGS, Uplay, etc. don't have this issue in borderless or fullscreen.
    I'm not sure why it's exclusive to the Xbox Games for PC.

    One thing to add, I noticed that moving the mouse to the top of screen also pops up the typical window bar (file, minimize, maximize, and the "x" button to close the window) in the same fashion as the taskbar. It's almost like these games are not being treated
    as a full screen application by Windows.
  6. Jose Martinez_22 Win User

    My Fullscreen Games Keeps Minimizing

    Hello again Shisekin,

    This is a rare thing to happen, does this happen with all games? If that is the case as you mentioned above, I prefer to release your question so that another expert or community member can provide you with better help. Alright?

    I await your response to release your question.
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