Some applications look good only when run in fullscreen. If you are watching a movie or playing a game, you’d want to use the entire screen space for the app. However, some of the Windows 10 OS users complain that they face different types of Windows 10 fullscreen problems & issues. Sometimes, it won’t go fullscreen; sometimes the fullscreen covers only a part of the screen while at other times it just goes to a maximized window instead. Let’s see some steps that may help you troubleshoot the issue.
Windows 10 full screen problems
Confirm that Game full-screen setting is turned On
Upgrading the operating system is sometimes a terrible task, and certain things go wrong. If you are not able to run the games fullscreen, you may want to check the games’ settings. Most of the games have a setting of turning ON/OFF the fullscreen mode. See the status of fullscreen mode in the games that are not able to play fullscreen. If it is OFF, turn it to ON.
Note that not all games provide the setting, but most games do. While you are at it, you might check the resolution as well. Try changing the game resolution from inside the Game Settings a few times to see if it works. Try increasing the resolution first and then see if Windows 10 fullscreen problems & issues go away. If increasing or default resolution does not work, try reducing the resolution a bit to see how it affects the fullscreen issue. If you see any improvement, you may reduce it a bit further to see if you can play it fullscreen without losing out on details.
Check Windows 10 Display Properties
Jun 21, 2013 L.A. Noire Realism Mod I installed this mod last night and tried it out. Defintely makes the game look much sharper and run a lot smoother. I used DX11, it was a bit laggy with DX9. Here's the link. Just follow the directions and you should be good to go. Nov 27, 2014 My brother and I spend hours driving or walking around 1947 LA, with the game's unparalled map in terms of detail and size. The asthetic is incredible. I was really surprised to hear that there are no real mods for the PC version, and that the PC port itself was rather unloved by whoever made it. All I can think about is having this game in first person, maybe some extra activities.
Every operating system has a default resolution. When you upgrade to the previous resolution, the resolution already set is carried forward to new installations. In case of clean installations, the operating system determines the best resolution for your display and sets it to what it thinks is best. When this display resolution conflicts with that of games, you may not be able to play games fullscreen.
To know the minimum resolution supported by a game, check out its system requirements. It could be printed on the game DVD. If you downloaded the game, check for email that confirms your purchase. If you still can’t find the system requirements, check with the customer support.
This section’s summary is that if you are facing Windows 10 fullscreen problems & issues, you have to check that Windows 10 is supporting the resolution that the game requires. Suppose the game requires 360p and Windows 10 is 780 (by default, Windows 10 is 1024 by 768 for regular displays), there will be conflict. You will then have to see if your copy of Windows 10 can lower the resolution to 360. If not, you will always get the game in a windowed mode. You may or may not be able to maximize the window.
Another takeaway from this section is that most games need to be upgraded as they still run on lower resolutions while most of today’s operating systems, like Windows 10, support much higher resolutions. That could be a reason why you cannot play games fullscreen in Windows 10.
Upgrade your Graphics Card Drivers
You may need to update your Graphics Driver. When you upgrade via a clean install, Windows 10 installs generic drivers for most of your hardware. You can try installing the original device driver software if you still have it. It has helped some users. If installing original device drivers does not help, you may also try your luck by upgrading to latest device driver software available on the manufacturer’s website.
Windows 10 Text and Font Size
This may not make a difference if nothing works you may want to try this. I do not believe this is going to make any difference. If the font size on your Windows 10 computer is set to more than 100%, then some users have reported that it creates Windows 10 fullscreen problems & issues.
Many users often increase the font size using the slider in Display Properties to scale it up a bit so that the new GUI is not hard on eyes. Click on Settings and then in the window that appears, click System. The very first option in the left pane is called Display. While selecting that option, see the right pane to check if the display is scaled up or down. It should be showing 100. If not, move the slider to make sure the display fonts are set to 100% and not more.
Source puddles hollow marshes. You may also try changing the default display if you are using more than one.
Let us know if any of the above solves your Windows 10 full-screen problems.
See this post if your Windows computer crashes while playing games.
TIP: Download this tool to quickly find & fix Windows errors automatically
Related Posts:
Windows: Sometimes, you just want to keep a certain window visible on your screen at all times, without losing it behind your other applications. Nothing makes this easier than on Windows than Window On Top.
Window On Top is really just a packaged global hotkey for Windows. Once it's running and you see the icon in your system tray, just hit Control+T to lock your currently-selected window to the top level of your screen. Now, even if you focus on another window, this application will always stay on top. To unlock it, just select it again and use the same shortcut. It's as simple as it gets, but sometimes that's all you need.
Advertisement
If however, this is not all you need, be sure to check out Moo0, which offers more functionality like window transparency, at the expense of sheer speed and simplicity.
Window On Top (Free) | Compzets via AddictiveTips
Advertisement
How to Display UWP Apps in Full Screen View in Windows 10 Universal Windows apps (aka: modern apps) can now be opened in resizable windows on your desktop like any other app now in Windows 10. When you display a universal app in full screen view, it will not always stay that way. The next time you open the app, it will display in a window on your desktop as usual. While you have tablet mode turned on, app will always open in full screen view and cannot be reduced. This tutorial will show you how to display UWP (Universal Windows Platform) apps in full screen view in Windows 10.
To Display App in Full Screen View
1. While you have a UWP app open, press the Shift+Win+Enter keys to toggle full screen off and on.
To Display App in Full Screen View
1. While you have a UWP app open in a desktop window view, click/tap on the Full screen button at the top right corner. (see screenshots below)
To Exit Full Screen View for an App
1. While you have a UWP app open in full screen view, do step 2 or 3 below for what you would like to do. 2.Swipe down from top border or move pointer to top border of the app to have the title bar slide down, and click/tap on the Exit full screen button at the top right corner. (see screenshots below ) 3. If you have multiple displays, then you can also click/tap on the app's taskbar icon to minimize it, and click/tap on the app's taskbar icon to restore full screen again. That's it, Shawn
I have a C# winforms app that runs a macro in another program. The other program will continually pop up windows and generally make things look, for lack of a better word, crazy. I want to implement a cancel button that will stop the process from running, but I cannot seem to get the window to stay on top. How do I do this in C#?
Edit: I have tried TopMost=true; , but the other program keeps popping up its own windows over top. Is there a way to send my window to the top every n milliseconds?
Edit: The way I solved this was by adding a system tray icon that will cancel the process by double-clicking on it. The system tray icon does no get covered up. Thank you to all who responded. I read the article on why there is not a 'super-on-top' window.. it logically does not work.
jle
jlejle
7,11333 gold badges3939 silver badges6363 bronze badges
12 AnswersForm.TopMost will work unless the other program is creating topmost windows.
There is no way to create a window that is not covered by new topmost windows of another process. Raymond Chen explained why.
shwartz
33122 gold badges77 silver badges2727 bronze badges
RossFabricantRossFabricant
10.5k33 gold badges3636 silver badges5151 bronze badges
I was searching to make my WinForms application 'Always on Top' but setting 'TopMost' did not do anything for me. I knew it was possible because WinAmp does this (along with a host of other applications).
What I did was make a call to 'user32.dll.' I had no qualms about doing so and it works great. It's an option, anyway.
First, import the following namespace:
Add a few variables to your class declaration:
Add prototype for user32.dll function:
Then in your code (I added the call in Form_Load()), add the call:
Hope that helps. Reference
clamumclamum
If by 'going crazy' you mean that each window keeps stealing focus from the other, TopMost will not solve the problem.
Instead, try:
This will show the 'child' form without it stealing focus. The child form will also stay on top of its parent even if the parent is activated or focused. This code only works easily if you've created an instance of the child form from within the owner form. Otherwise, you might have to set the owner using the API.
Victor StoddardVictor Stoddard
2,60822 gold badges1717 silver badges2323 bronze badges
Reed CopseyReed Copsey
478k6060 gold badges10021002 silver badges12861286 bronze badges
Set the form's
.TopMost property to true.
You probably don't want to leave it this way all the time: set it when your external process starts and put it back when it finishes.
Joel CoehoornJoel Coehoorn
Window On Top Full Episode
317k9999 gold badges505505 silver badges740740 bronze badges
I had a momentary 5 minute lapse and I forgot to specify the form in full like this:
But what I really wanted was THIS!
DaveDave
The way i solved this was by making a system tray icon that had a cancel option.
jlejle
7,11333 gold badges3939 silver badges6363 bronze badges
The following code makes the window always stay on top as well as make it frameless.
mrid
4,21044 gold badges1414 silver badges3838 bronze badges
BK KrishBK Krish
What is the other application you are trying to suppress the visibility of? Have you investigated other ways of achieving your desired effect? Please do so before subjecting your users to such rogue behaviour as you are describing: what you are trying to do sound rather like what certain naughty sites do with browser windows..
At least try to adhere to the rule of Least Surprise. Users expect to be able to determine the z-order of most applications themselves. You don't know what is most important to them, so if you change anything, you should focus on pushing the other application behind everything rather than promoting your own.
This is of course trickier, since Windows doesn't have a particularly sophisticated window manager. Two approaches suggest themselves:
15.8k11 gold badge3333 silver badges4949 bronze badges
SalimSalim
Here is the SetForegroundWindow equivalent:
I have seen people doing weird things like:
Kiril S.
5,90355 gold badges2323 silver badges4545 bronze badges
user2070066user2070066
I know this is old, but I did not see this response.
In the window (xaml) add:
In the code behind for Window_Deactivated:
This will keep your window on top.
Window On Top License Key
waitWhatwaitWhat
Not the answer you're looking for? Browse other questions tagged c#.netwinforms or ask your own question.
Let us say that you have a Program or a Game open in the full-screen always-on-top mode, where even your Taskbar is not visible and the application freezes and you find yourself in a position where there is seemingly nothing you can do excepting restarting your Windows 10 computer. What can you do?
Force quit a Full-Screen Always-On-Top Program
Here’s how you can force terminate a hung or not-responding full-screen always-on-top application or game. Since you do not have access to the Taskbar, you will have to follow these suggestions to kill the frozen application.
1] First click on the frozen application you want to close and then press the Alt+F4 keys together and leave them after the application closes. Does this help?
2] Press Ctrl+Shift+Esc to launch the Task Manager.
Now although the Task Manager opens it will be covered by the always-on-top full-screen program.
Next press Alt+O to open the Options menu.
Finally press Enter to select Always on Top.
When you do this, the Task Manager will get the preference to stay on the top.
You will now be able to use it to kill the process or application by right-clicking on the process and selecting End task.
If your Task Manager is set to open in the Compact Mode, press More details to open it in Details Mode.
3] If this does not work for you, you can use a free tool to forcefully terminate a full-screen application or game.
This post will show you how to force close a Program which Task Manager cannot terminate.
TIP: Download this tool to quickly find & fix Windows errors automatically
Related Posts:
Comments are closed.
|
Details
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |