Windows 11 Fullscreen apps and games bug

[HeyCrest]

Hi there,

 

I have a problem that I'm pretty sure can be blamed onto Windows 11 since it has appeared ever since I updated from Windows 10, and has been a persistent problem for months now.

If I open any fullscreen app (usually a game), many times it will open (screen goes black) and then it will be minimized and I'm on my desktop again. The app is running, and no matter how much I try to go back to the app it keeps bringing me to my desktop. Sometimes the app opens correctly in full screen, but then if I alt-tab out of it and try to go back into it, it repeats the same thing, minimizes it and forces me on desktop. Usually when this happens, I have to close/crash the app and start it again, hoping the bug won't happen on launch. Sometimes I have to restart the whole computer to fix it.

 

This has been a problem for many months, and I am running the latest public build - 22H2 OS Build 22621.2861. No updates have fixed it. The only way to get around it is to use the application in windowed fullscreen mode. But that is not a good solution because many games perform much better when fullscreen.

[Average Nerd]

2 minutes ago, HeyCrest said:

I am running the latest public build - 22H2

The latest version of Windows 11 is 23H2, which was released in october of 2023, maybe updating to that fixes it.

[HeyCrest]

2 minutes ago, Average Nerd said:

The latest version of Windows 11 is 23H2, which was released in october of 2023, maybe updating to that fixes it.

Oh? I checked for Windows updates right before making this post and it says I'm up-to-date. Is there any reason I am not getting 23H2 or any way to force it?

[Average Nerd]

1 minute ago, HeyCrest said:

Is there any reason I am not getting 23H2 or any way to force it?

This website (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/release-health/windows11-release-information) says you need an enablement package, whatever that is supposed to be, but my laptop updated automatically, so I don't know what's up with that.

[HeyCrest]

Just now, Average Nerd said:

This website (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/release-health/windows11-release-information) says you need an enablement package, whatever that is supposed to be, but my laptop updated automatically, so I don't know what's up with that.

Thank you for your response. As soon as you made your first comment I started googling and I found out that I need to go to Windows Updates and enable the toggle for Get the latest updates as soon as they're available. I will do this after a couple of hours when I go home and see if it gives me the 23H2 update. It is highly likely that it will fix my issue, thanks.

[HeyCrest]

UPDATE: Doing the steps above game me some updates, but I am still on 22H2 and 23H2 is not available for me. The bug/problem still exists. Any inputs will be appreciated.