Anything That Utilizes Full Screen Minimizes To Desktop

May 24, 2014

I have been trying to fix for quite some time now, ever since I went to Windows 8 my computer just minimizes to desktop for no apparent reason and I cannot figure out why. There are no viruses on my computer, because I have re-imaged the computer to a fresh windows 8. The only thing I have installed are:

Airport (used to connected to my NAS at home)
Apple Application Support
Apple Mobile Support
Apple software update
Bonjour
Citrix receiver
ITunes
Visual C++ 2012 x64 redistributable
Microsoft Xbox 360 Accessories 1.2
Nvidie 3d Vision Controller Driver 33.182
Steam
Team Speak 3
Windows Defender and Firewall

Seems to happen at no particular pattern, usually takes around 10 minutes before I am minimized to desktop. I even tried turning UAC off and all of the auto updates. what this is happening? The only workarounds I have is to run in windowed full screen which has a lower framerate on average.

View 1 Replies


ADVERTISEMENT

Gaming :: Full Screen Programs Flickers To Desktop After 10-30 Minute Period

Sep 15, 2014

When I play games or use any sort of full screen program, it refuse to stay in full screen and flickers to the desktop after a 10-30 minute period...I'm aware this is probably another program trying to take control, but I can't seem to pin it down. I've tried disabling startup programs through task manager and I've also tried ending background process, with no success.

View 3 Replies View Related

Apps / Software :: None Of Windows 8.1 Apps Work - Screen Immediately Minimizes

Aug 11, 2014

I've had windows 8 for a bit, but since I've installed the OS not a single one of my windows apps will work. I've tried a lot of options and none fix it. I will open up a app ( windows store app or PC settings for example) and it will open and display the icon and blown up screen then immediately minimizes and will not allow me to maximize it. I'm so tired of it! I can't download any new apps or update my old ones let alone use any of them. I ran a basic trouble shoot through Microsoft and it came up at one point saying I need a Microsoft account. which is crazy because I've put in my CD key like 50 times and registered it when I put the OS on this computer . Windows 8.1

View 3 Replies View Related

Full Icon Text On Desktop?

Sep 16, 2011

how to untruncate long text titles on the desktop? The old method with Advanced options in the personalise windows is no longer.

View 1 Replies View Related

Can't Go Full Screen On External Monitor

Apr 1, 2013

I've just updated my laptop OS from windows 7 to 8 (clean installation) and now I can't go full screen on my external monitor, which is connected via HDMI (23' 1920 x 1080).

View 7 Replies View Related

Full Screen Program Crashes

Feb 5, 2014

I sometimes experience crashes when playing some games, which is perfectly normal and I can understand that no program can ever be 100% crash proof, but I have noticed some really annoying behaviour during and after a crash.

With many games, when they crash from a full screen window they often cause the window switching behaviour to stop working, starting task manager to close the program is nearly always impossible because I cant switch to it. Any error dialogues, with important information, cant be viewed because all I can see is a blank black/white window, which cant be closed or interacted with in any way.

Often I find myself struggling to close a crashed app, and resort to logging off or even restarting sometimes.

Things I try that rarely work:

-Trying to even switch window.
-Trying to use task manager.
-Right clicking on the taskbar icon to close (doesn't close the app when pressed)

How it is caused and is there anyway to get rid of it?

View 1 Replies View Related

Internet Disconnects When Full Screen

Mar 10, 2013

Whenever I load up Starcraft 2 or TombRaider for example, games that go full screen on my PC, I lose my internet connection. When it comes to Starcraft 2, You need an internet connection to play. I don't know what to do and I've been trying to google up a solution without much success. I have Windows 8 Home Basic and a Netis WF-2117 Wireless PCI adapter.

View 1 Replies View Related

Windows 8 - Photos Won't Appear Full Screen

Jul 23, 2014

My photos (regardless if I view them in metro or a desktop folder) won't fill the entire screen. Instead there is a black bar on the left and right of the photo. How do I make images take up the entire screen? I have a Vaio Tap 20 inch all in one with the latest version of windows 8.

View 1 Replies View Related

Windows 8.1 Snap To Full Screen

Nov 7, 2013

I used to be able to snap to full screen with windows 7, I can't do it with windows 8.1, why?

View 2 Replies View Related

Video Opens In Full Screen?

Apr 2, 2014

Windows 8, running on desktop, no touchscreen.

In Windows 8, I opened for the first time a video, with the video app.

It opens in full, maximized screen.

In Win7, for example, when opening a video (with WMV) the usual minimize, maximize/adjust size buttons appear in the upper right corner of the active window.

I want to be able to click on, with my mouse, the maximize button (wherever it is) and adjust the size of my active window.

How do I do this in Windows 8?

View 9 Replies View Related

How To View Videos In Full Screen

Mar 30, 2014

I'm running with Windows 8.1 and still trying to get used to it, my issue now is that on some but not all videos on FB that I try to view in fullscreen it only last a matter of seconds before freezing up automatically going wacko back to the original posting and then scrolls on it's own...........

View 2 Replies View Related

Gaming :: Windows 8 Solitaire In Full Screen Only?

Jul 9, 2013

Is it possible to play Win 8 solitaire without being in full screen?

View 7 Replies View Related

Viewing YouTube Videos Full Screen

Jul 22, 2013

On my desktop computer, when I try viewing youtube videos (and videos from some other sources) full screen, the toolbar across the bottom of screen in the desktop mode remains visible, blocking my view of (and use of) the player controls at bottom of the youtube player. All I can see is the seek bar moving as the video plays. If I put the toolbar in the AutoHide mode, then I can see (and use) the youtube player controls.

On my laptop with Windows 8, this problem does not exist. The entire player appears normally as if there were an "always on top" mode.

One difference is that the laptop had Windows 8 factory installed, while I installed Windows 8 over XP in my desktop. (That $39 deal offered at the beginning of the year was too good to pass up). Both computers have x64-based processors.

Computer comparisons:
Laptop: Samsung; AMD A6-4400M APU with Radeon HD Graphics, 2.70 GHz; 4.00 GB RAM, 64-bit OS
Desktop: Homebuilt; AMD Athlon Dual Core Processor 5050e; ATI Radeon 3000 Graphics (with latest driver); 2GB RAM; 32-bit OS

Neither computer has the toolbar in the AutoHide mode.

On some sites with the desktop computer, when I move the mouse pointer toward the left edge of the player, the seek bar retracts and I can't grab it to drag it to the right. I don't know the if laptop also has this problem.

View 9 Replies View Related

Getting Shift And F11 To Give Full Screen In Windows 8?

Apr 24, 2013

Shift and f11 used to give me a full screen using windows 7. How do I do using 8?

View 9 Replies View Related

When Clicking On Tile In Windows 8 - It Brings Up Full Screen

Nov 17, 2012

How can we reset the size of the screen that is presented after clicking on a tile in windows 8? I have two monitors and have my desktop going across both monitors the way I like it. However when you click on a windows 8 tile, the screen it brings up fills both monitors. its annoying because whatever I am viewing is centered down the middle of two monitors and trying to read it is awful. I want to be able to set the window size that appears after clicking a tile to be half a screen (only one monitor). How to accomplish this? I know you can go to desktop mode and it will be sized however I like it, but I need to change the size of the windows after clicking the tile.

View 2 Replies View Related

Windows 8 Exits From Full Screen When Watching Videos

Jan 31, 2014

When watching videos on you tube in full screen, it will leave to normal screen in one min. My drivers are up to date and system do not show any notifications for updates. This problem occurs irrespective of any browser and full screen exits on anything.

View 1 Replies View Related

Full Screen Flash Video Very Poor Quality

Oct 16, 2013

Whenever I go full screen on youtube it looks terrible.

Blurry and 256 colours. Something similar happens to the desktop when I leave fullscreen from VLC or VirtualBox. That makes sense though, I guess this is some metro related memory saving process.

Non fullscreen:

[URL]

Fullscreen:

[URL]

View 9 Replies View Related

Apps / Software :: How To Run Metro App In A Window - Not Full Screen

May 8, 2014

I'm playing with this free Siri like virtual assistant for Windows PC called SpeakToIt. Speaktoit - Your Personal Assistant

Unfortunatly it's a cruddy Metro UI version and not a real desktop application. I had to use a tile manager tool called OblyTile v0.9.8 to be able to make a desktop shortcut because I don't a truck with 8.1 That tool is here btw: [APP] OblyTile - Tile Creator for all programs. - xda-developers

Now I want this app to run in a window instead of fullscreen. An app like this.. i don't get it.. why leave it full screen when you have to multitask? I'd like to run this in a custom sized window that I can tell to always stay on top of other apps.

Is there a way to do this?

View 8 Replies View Related

Show The Onscreen Keyboard In Full Screen Game?

Apr 27, 2013

I have the game Hoyle Card Games running on a tablet with Windows 8. When the game starts, it opens in a full screen graphical layout and asks for a username, but I don't know how to get the keyboard up to type my name.

is there a way to get the keyboard to show while in the game?

View 5 Replies View Related

Graphic Cards :: How To Get Full Screen On TV When Connected Via HDMI

Aug 8, 2014

i finally worked out how to get full screen on my tv when connected via hdmi from laptop, which is great. only now found that when i shut the laptop screen i lose the full screen on the tele and it sizes down to about 50% with the black boarder. on my laptop control panel "what does computer do when i shut the lid" i have selected "do nothing" on both wired and battery modes. How I can close the lid and keep full screen? (the tv is a celcus full hd smart something or other and laptop is hp running windows 8.1,

View 5 Replies View Related

Audio :: HDMI - Full Screen Video Mutes For 30 Sec

Jul 13, 2013

I have two displays, an HDTV connected through HDMI and an older LCD connected via DVI. All my audio comes through the TV. In fact, I've disabled the on board audio device on the motherboard. I noticed that the Audio tab in the Catalyst Control Center says "Your displays do not support audio.", but it shows my Panasonic TV in the Playback devices. The playback does work, but I get weird mutes.If I go full screen in Youtube or Netflix the sound mutes for like 30 seconds. When i anything (change tabs in Chrome, click a link, move windows around in a VM) on the other display, the sound mutes for 30 seconds. I basically am unable to do anything on my other display while something is streaming.

View 3 Replies View Related

Apps / Software :: Programs (games) Will Not Stay Full Screen

Sep 15, 2014

When I play games or use any sort of full screen program, it refuse to stay in full screen and flickers to the desktop after a 10-30 minute period...I'm aware this is probably another program trying to take control, but I can't seem to pin it down. I've tried disabling startup programs through task manager and I've also tried ending background process, with no success.

View 3 Replies View Related

Gaming :: (Expression Studio 4) Screen Crashes On Full Capture

Apr 2, 2014

Using Express Studio screen record? every time I try and capture FULL screen it crashes on me!

View 1 Replies View Related

Browsers/Mail :: Setting Home Page To Full Screen?

Jun 6, 2013

I use a Lenovo C540 All In One with 23" screen and when I open IE10 the small version of homepage appears. Is there any way that I can get this to open full screen.

View 1 Replies View Related

Toshiba Satellite P70-A085 With Win 8.1 - Screen Will Not Open To Full Size?

Mar 9, 2014

New Toshiba Satellite P70-A085 with Win 8.1 preloaded( an education in its self). Ex XP pro.

Screen will not open to full size, I have to adjust each time. I know there was a trick to do this on old programmes,

View 1 Replies View Related

DIR Command To Prevent More Than 25 Lines To Disappear In Full Screen Mode

Apr 1, 2014

The average monitor can display 25 lines of text in full screen mode. When you list a directory containing more than 25 files, some of the filenames disappear off the top of the screen before you have a chance to read them. What do you add to the DIR command to always prevent this?

View 2 Replies View Related

Browsers/Mail :: How To Enable IE11 To Open Full Screen

Jan 3, 2014

How to enable IE11 to open full screen. I have just changed my default back to IE11 due to Chrome's persistent crashing.

View 6 Replies View Related

Tablets :: HTML5 YouTube In IE10 (Modern) - Cannot Exit Full Screen?

Mar 25, 2013

On my Dell Latitude 10, when viewing HTML5 YouTube videos in full screen on IE10 in Modern mode, I can't bring up the playback or screen size controls. Tapping the screen shows the title of the video and the share and info icons, but nothing else. I can pinch to zoom the video, and can drag it around a little and see the actual page for the video underneath, but I haven't found a way to actually close full screen mode. When I switch to the Flash version of YouTube everything works as expected, i.e. tapping the screen brings up the controls at the bottom of the video.

A co-worker has a Surface Pro, but I haven't seen how YouTube behaves on that yet to see if it's a problem specific to the Latitude.

View 4 Replies View Related

Apps / Software :: Open Or Save To Folders Locked Into Full Screen

Feb 25, 2014

I don't know if this is a Windows issue or just an issue with my software but I was using Corel Paint shop pro x6 and I'm not sure what I did but after opening files or using the save to option several times, all of a sudden the window started opening full screen and there doesn't seem to be any way to minimize it.

I tried to see if I could at least drag it some place but it won't move. I tried going to every side and corner to see if I could resize it that way but nothing happens. This is the only program that opens my folders in full screen so perhaps it has nothing to do with Windows but how I can get my folders to open in a small screen where you can move them over or out of the way of something you might be looking at.

View 4 Replies View Related

Browsers/Mail :: YouTube Full Screen On Google Chrome Extremely Pixilated

Apr 4, 2014

Whenever I use Google Chrome on my PC, YouTube videos always look overly pixilated, even in HD.

When I disable adblock on Chrome it works sometimes.

View 1 Replies View Related

Apps / Software :: Win 8.1 - Most Metro Apps Not Loading / Minimizes With No Error Message

Jul 23, 2014

I am having a strange issue with my Windows 8.1 where every time I click on an app aside from store (games, project spark, Despicable Me etc) it comes up for 3-5 seconds before minimizing with the icons on the desktop. I am running Windows 8.1 64-bit Professional, an Nvidia Geforce GT545 with 3GB VRAM, 16GB DDR3 RAM, Intel Core I7 3.2GHZ quad core processor and Intel HD Integrated Audio.

View 9 Replies View Related







Copyrights 2005-15 www.BigResource.com, All rights reserved