Windows 10: why when i press esc my game minimizes

everytime im playing a game and try to go to the main menu i have to press esc but when i press it minimizes the game and goes to my desktop.

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Ctrl-Esc... Minimize Gaming Window - Win7

If you're in the middle of a 3D fullscreen game, type Ctrl & Esc at the same time and your game is minimzed to the tray, and desktop is open for business. I knew this for a while using XP.

I have DiRT2 minimized right now. Power consumption is back to 2D, about 190w with a 5870, using a Kill-a-watt. While playing the game it gets over 300w.

Does this work in Win7? Is there anything bad about it?

 

Ctrl-Esc... Minimize Gaming Window - Win7

It definitely works in windows 7 - although you will (rarely) run into a game or a set of drivers that don't like that at all.

 

Windows 10 games minimizes periodically

Hello,

To understand the issue better, I would like to ask some questions:

• Is the issue particular to a game or all games?
• Do you get any error message?
• Which build is installed in your computer?
• Is the issue occurring with Windows Store games?

I suggest you to update the Graphic card driver by following the steps provided below and check if it helps.

• Press Windows key + X and select Device Manager.
• Expand Display Adapters.
• Right click on the driver and select Update Driver Software.
• Follow the on-screen prompts to update the driver.

Hope this helps. Keep us posted on the status for further assistance.

Thank you.