Windows 10: cant play games that are not in windowed mode

Discus and support cant play games that are not in windowed mode in Windows 10 Gaming to solve the problem; has any one run into the problem where they can only play a game in windowed mode. because when i try to play a game in fullscreen the game chrashes or... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Gaming' started by codelancelot, Apr 2, 2015.

  1. cant play games that are not in windowed mode


    has any one run into the problem where they can only play a game in windowed mode. because when i try to play a game in fullscreen the game chrashes or it forces me to shutdown my computer. anny ideas ?

    :)
     
    codelancelot, Apr 2, 2015
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  2. games locked in windowed mode after windows fall update

    Open Start > Settings > System > Display

    Make sure recommended settings are selected for Scale and Layout and Screen resolution.

    Another thing you can try:

    uninstall your display driver then restart

    Boot to the Windows 10 desktop

    Press Windows key + X

    Click Device Manager

    Expand Display adapters

    Right click the current display adapter

    Click Properties

    Click Driver tab

    Click Rollback driver if the option is available

    If not

    Right click the current display adapter

    Click Uninstall

    Exit Device Manager

    Restart
     
    Andre Da Costa, Apr 2, 2015
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  3. gaspode78 Win User
    games locked in windowed mode after windows fall update

    Well the subject says it all...

    I updated the driver of my graphics card but it didn't change anything.

    If anyone knows a way to solve this issue, that would be great!

    Thanks!
     
    gaspode78, Apr 2, 2015
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  4. Dude Win User

    cant play games that are not in windowed mode

    What game does that for you? I played the Half Life 2 update and it had to be launched in windowed mode to work.
     
    Dude, Apr 2, 2015
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  5. every single game now advanced warfare dying light dragon ball z bf hardline every single dam game and it sucks to the point i think i am going to have to go back to 8 if i cant find a fix. because its no problem for games that i have already played but whenever i get a new game that crashes on start i cant change it to windowed which means that i cant play it
     
    codelancelot, Apr 2, 2015
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  6. Dude Win User
    Dude, Apr 3, 2015
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  7. trd3v3lop Win User
    Hello. I can play but my problem is similar to that. If the game is not windowed I can't Alt-Tab the game. When I click Alt-Tab I can see desktop or other opened windows but I can't return the game anymore. I have to close it from Task Manager. For example CS:GO, Metal Gear Rising:Revengeance sometimes Dota2.
     
    trd3v3lop, Apr 11, 2015
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  8. KevinC Win User

    cant play games that are not in windowed mode

    KevinC, Apr 27, 2015
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  9. Use the virtual desktops.

    I have the first (left) desktop for my browsers, ect. Then on the second (right) desktop I will launch the game. Afterwards, instead of Alt+Tab, I use Start+Ctrl+Left Arrow to swap to the left desktop with my browser windows, ext, and then Start+Ctrl+Right Arrow to go back to the game.

    With more than two virtual desktops, I can even run multiple full-screen games. *Wink
     
    SylenThunder, May 4, 2015
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  10. KevinC Win User
    try today's windows update...
     
    KevinC, May 5, 2015
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  11. Vladimir Win User
    COD MW2, MW3 and Ghosts only run in Windowed mode (no border) on Windows 10, at least here

    *Smile
     
    Vladimir, May 5, 2015
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  12. travzz Win User
    FOUND A FIX... well kinda if u use nvidia go on geforce experience, chose the game u want to play and click on the spanner next to revert and choose windowed. that will have to do for now *Biggrin
     
    travzz, May 5, 2015
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  13. C4Pn Win User

    cant play games that are not in windowed mode

    I think this may have been linked to GAMEDVR, because it only works if the game is in Windowed mode.
    However the latest updates this seem to have fixed the problem ( I was getting the problem with the "sticky start screen" as well where it would not close. That too, seems to have been fixed *Party
     
  14. oleost Win User
    Still having this issue.

    Latest Windows 10 build 10122, with all the Windows update installed. nVidia driver 352.84.

    Full-screen gaming doesn't work, but windowed does.

    More detailed what happening:

    Example, when launching FEZ in full-screen mode I can hear the game running but the screen has frozen. If I Alt-Tab out and back to get game the screen updates it with current picture from game. So everything is running, its just not getting drawn on screen while the game is in focus. I can manage to navigate to option and then choose window mode and everything works.
     
    oleost, May 21, 2015
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  15. Did you do an upgrade to 10122 or a clean install?
     
    blackroseMD1, May 21, 2015
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