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Games won't play in full screen mode, can it be fixed?

Anonymous
2023-02-25T14:00:33+00:00

Good day,

About three to five months ago, any games I play on my PC won't play in full screen mode.  The display freezes on whatever first appears, but the audio and controls still work.  It doesn't matter if they're from Steam or DRM-free games it seems.

My PC OS is:

Windows 11

Version 22H2

OS Build 22621.1194

My GPU is:

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti with Max-Q Design w/6GB GDDR6

Let me know if more information is needed.

Thank you

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Gaming

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  1. Anonymous
    2023-02-28T01:18:38+00:00

    Thanks for your quick feedback.

    Since some games don't support display scaling and may not run in full screen mode if scaling is enabled. Could you try to disable display scaling by Right-clicking on the game's shortcut, select Properties, click on the Compatibility tab, and check the option that says "Disable display scaling on high DPI settings."

    Overlays such as Discord, Steam, or GeForce Experience can cause issues with full screen mode. Try disabling these overlays while playing the game.

    If full screen mode still doesn't work, try running the game in windowed mode. You may also be able to resize the window to fill the screen.

    thanks,

    Thanks for the suggestion Mr Trust\_A,

    The closest option I could find in the Compatibility tab is "Disable fullscreen optimizations".

    That seems to solve the problem for most of the games. I haven't tried it with all my games yet.

    Thank you again for the help!

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  1. Mr. Trust_A 4,815 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2023-02-28T04:52:38+00:00

    Glad you were able to sort things out. I hope this works for all games.

    Thanks,

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  2. Mr. Trust_A 4,815 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2023-02-25T17:49:48+00:00

    Thanks for your quick feedback.

    Since some games don't support display scaling and may not run in full screen mode if scaling is enabled. Could you try to disable display scaling by Right-clicking on the game's shortcut, select Properties, click on the Compatibility tab, and check the option that says "Disable display scaling on high DPI settings."

    Overlays such as Discord, Steam, or GeForce Experience can cause issues with full screen mode. Try disabling these overlays while playing the game.

    If full screen mode still doesn't work, try running the game in windowed mode. You may also be able to resize the window to fill the screen.

    thanks,

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-02-25T15:41:07+00:00

    Hello Eric,

    Sorry for the issue.

    Just wondering if you have enabled compatibility mode for the game. If so, try disabling it. Compatibility mode can cause issues with full screen mode. Also, try update your graphics drivers.

    Thanks,

    Hi Mr. Trust A.,

    Sorry, but the graphics drivers are up to date. I checked two games to see if Compatibility mode was on, but it's not.

    Thank you for the suggestions still!

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  4. Mr. Trust_A 4,815 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2023-02-25T14:15:41+00:00

    Hello Eric,

    Sorry for the issue.

    Just wondering if you have enabled compatibility mode for the game. If so, try disabling it. Compatibility mode can cause issues with full screen mode. Also, try update your graphics drivers.

    Thanks,

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