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Dual Screen Troubles

Liikeaturtle
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So I recently got a second monitor and I want to be able to have a game open on one monitor then be able to browse a website on my second monitor. The issue is when I try to click on the browser it will alt tab me from my game. Is there any software to avoid this issue?

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you need to run in fullscreen windowed mode in your games to prevent this.

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What game?

 

You will need to run in borderless windowed mode.

 

This.  Most games will have an option under the video settings for windowed mode. Enable and you are good to go.

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Yeah, switch games to windowed mode, it'll still "tab you out" as in obviously you can't control the game with you're mouse/keyboard, it just won't minimize the window.

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Windowed full screen 

Fixed

 

 

 had the same problem should be called windowed full screen or windowed mode something like that just take it off full screen and it will no longer make your screen flash which mine did when tabbing you may have to press ESC tho to free your mouse.

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