How do I resolve GUI elements flickering in Palworld with Auto SR enabled?

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How do I resolve GUI elements flickering in Palworld with Auto SR enabled?

Harry Yang 20

Upon booting into a world on Palworld with Auto SR enabled, 2D UI and GUI elements noticeably start flickering at a random interval. I have confirmed the issue to be related with Auto SR as the flickering is not present with Auto SR disabled.

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Carl-L 19,930 Microsoft External Staff Moderator

Hello Harry Yang,

Thanks for replying.

Unfortunately, I'd say that what we can do for now. The issue seems to come with Unreal engine 5 newer build and the features, which we cannot control since that requires deep digging into the engine itself.

Thank you for your understanding.

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Carl-L 19,930 Microsoft External Staff Moderator

Hello Harry Yang,

Welcome to Microsoft Q&A forum.

Before we proceed further, may I know if the same issue appears with other games that support this features?

I'm waiting for your reply.

Harry Yang 20 Reputation points

2026-07-30T12:22:51.84+00:00

Hello and thank you for your answer,

I have only tested the Auto SR feature with the game "War Thunder", as all my other games do not seem to have support for Auto SR. During my experience with Auto SR enabled for War Thunder, I experienced zero issues with rendering and performance, although text elements were blurry at times, given that it was upscaled from a resolution of 720p to 1440p. The GUIs were never flickering, though, I have only encountered it in Palworld, as I stated in my original post.
Carl-L 19,930 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2026-07-31T10:37:41.1266667+00:00

Hello Harry Yang,

Thanks for replying.

I'll see what I can do. I'll keep you updated.
Carl-L 19,930 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2026-08-01T10:21:43.2166667+00:00

Hello Harry Yang,

Thanks for your patience.

In this case, can you please try to switch between display mode (Fullscreen and Borderless Windows) and also disable any Dynamic resolution, frame generation or upscaling if any? They can cause conflicts with the Auto SR.

I'm waiting for your reply.
Harry Yang 20 Reputation points

2026-08-01T14:54:37.1766667+00:00

Hello Carl-L, thank you for your update.

Due to a recent bug fix patch (Build 37605034) from Palworld that completely disabled exclusive fullscreen in the game, my display options have been limited to borderless windowed and windowed mode. At the time of encountering the issue mentioned, I have tested with borderless windowed mode at a system resolution of 1280 x 768 set from the graphics settings, as well as a windowed mode with both game and system resolution at 1280 x 768. The flickering was present in both scenarios.

With regards to additional display options, I have disabled everything I can both in-game and system-wide (in my case with the Snapdragon Control Panel display settings), including VSync and anti-aliasing options when I ran my game.
Carl-L 19,930 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2026-08-04T13:05:09.1466667+00:00

Hello Harry Yang,

Thanks for replying.

I'll see what I can do. I'll keep you updated.
Carl-L 19,930 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2026-08-05T12:51:03.96+00:00

Hello Harry Yang,

Thanks for your patience.

In this case, I'd say if possible, can you please try a previous build of Palworld to see if you still see this issue? As I see here, this could be an issue between auto SR and Unreal Engine 5, which Palworld is based on.
Carl-L 19,930 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2026-08-06T12:54:45.7966667+00:00

Hello Harry Yang,

Just checking in to make sure that you have received my reply. Please let me know if you have any updates.
Harry Yang 20 Reputation points

2026-08-07T08:00:22.1033333+00:00

Hello Carl-L, apologies for the delayed reply.

Upon reverting to a previous build (Build 24088745), I noticed that the fullscreen display mode is now available, which I then set to a resolution of 1280 x 800. After this, I enabled Auto SR and restarted my game. The UI flickering had disappeared completely during my playtime, and performance was stable.

Would my only option for now be to wait for Palworld to fix the fullscreen issue? I have checked on the game's Steam page forums, other users have stated that exclusive fullscreen has yet to be reimplemented. I appreciate your assistance on this matter.