Windows 10: Alt+Tab screen resolution issues while gaming after latest update.

Discus and support Alt+Tab screen resolution issues while gaming after latest update. in Windows 10 Gaming to solve the problem; I play games on an Asus laptop with only an NVIDIA 960M graphics card. I play some games at lower resolutions to keep up frames while gaming. Prior to... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Gaming' started by andyk516, Sep 25, 2016.

  1. andyk516 Win User

    Alt+Tab screen resolution issues while gaming after latest update.


    I play games on an Asus laptop with only an NVIDIA 960M graphics card. I play some games at lower resolutions to keep up frames while gaming. Prior to the update I could alt+tab out of the game and the desktop screen would return to 1920x1080 and tabbing back in would keep lower resolution I have set for the game. Now, when alt tabbing out of of lower resolution screen, Windows desktop reverts to the lower resolution I have set for the game (in-game resolution is 1280x720, as exclusive fullscreen). And when tabbing back into the game there are some video settings being used that are used for 'borderless window' instead of my setting of exclusive fullscreen.

    :)
     
    andyk516, Sep 25, 2016
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  2. Game Errors because can't press ALT+TAB

    Hi,

    Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

    I will surely assist you to rectify the issue.

    The “Alt+Tab” key is used to toggle between different programs as well as multiple Windows of same program. I suggest you to use “Alt+Enter”
    put the game into full screen.

    As a work around, I suggest you to adjust the screen resolution for the game in compatible with the monitor resolution and restart the game and check if it helps.

    Hope this information helps. Reply to the post with updated status of the issue so that we can assist you further.
     
    Anju Thekkethil, Sep 25, 2016
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  3. I have a game (CrashDay redline), and i can't Alt+Tab, alt+F4, Ctrl+Alt+Delete, Ctrl+Shift+Esc , because it causes freezing

    So, I have a game (CrashDay redline), and i can't Alt+Tab, alt+F4, Ctrl+Alt+Delete, Ctrl+Shift+Esc because it causes freezing. If i do any of those combinations - game just freezes forever (all those combination dont work if it freezes), until i hold power-off
    button. There would be no black screen, just a frozen game "screenshot". That means - I cant swich window while playing it by doing Alt+Tab or Win+Tab. Just Cause 2, for example, works great after i switch to browser by Alt+Tab and than back to the game.

    Problem is not just in crashday, but in some other FullScreen games (and not only for me - for most people). Those apps are old and would not get updates. Is there any fix to that? (Windowed mode is not solution because my screen is too small to work in
    a window).

    Also a malware could have done that so it should be fixed in windows
     
    ИванНикишев, Sep 25, 2016
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  4. andyk516 Win User

    Alt+Tab screen resolution issues while gaming after latest update.

    Anyone? Bueller? Anyone?
     
    andyk516, Sep 26, 2016
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  5. I have the exact same issue. You found a fix for it?
     
    testest123, Apr 5, 2018
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