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EA_Leeuw
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4 years ago

Re: Minimize the game i can't open it again

Hey @DaaTECNO,

How are you playing the game? Is this in windowed, borderless or fullscreen mode?
And can you use alt+tab to bring back the game when it is minimized?

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  • DaaTECNO's avatar
    DaaTECNO
    Rising Adventurer
    4 years ago

    @EA_Leeuw 

    tried borderless and fullscreen , happens in both of them , 

    yes after click on it with alt+tap just the sound comes back but can't open the game or go back for it , i need to close it and open again to be able to play

  • EA_Leeuw's avatar
    EA_Leeuw
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    4 years ago
    @DaaTECNO, that's very strange indeed.
    Do you have any kind of overlay running in the background by any chance? Like Nvidia overlay, Discord overlay etc.?
  • DaaTECNO's avatar
    DaaTECNO
    Rising Adventurer
    4 years ago

    @EA_Leeuw nah , i was using nvidia for FPS but i turned everything off and it still happening sometimes ( even Instant Replay turned off ) , it happens when i try to quick switch between the game and google chrome or spotify . i'll try to play tonight and do a video about it if that helps you guys .

  • EA_Leeuw's avatar
    EA_Leeuw
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    4 years ago
    @DaaTECNO, yeah a video would be very helpful indeed! Appreciate it.
    This can help us to notice the potential behaviour of the game.
  • EA_Leeuw's avatar
    EA_Leeuw
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    4 years ago
    @DaaTECNO, good to hear that it is not happening to you anymore.
    Do you think that update 0.3.2.1 changed something?
  • DaaTECNO's avatar
    DaaTECNO
    Rising Adventurer
    4 years ago

    yeah i think that, i still playing.. i'll keep you updated if i get anything, in this time i'll be happy if you checked the link i sent with last replay it includes 4 glitches and 

  • DaaTECNO's avatar
    DaaTECNO
    Rising Adventurer
    4 years ago
    @EA_Leeuw Hi! i was playing around today and it just happened to me so i got chance to record it , about ALT+TAP it won't appear what ever i do , but i closed the game it just appeared normally

    video link : https://youtu.be/UiXR-k-gOCI

    hope it helps somehow !
  • EA_Leeuw's avatar
    EA_Leeuw
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    4 years ago
    Hey @DaaTECNO,

    Thanks for the update & the video, the game indeed seems to be 'stuck' in the taskbar for some reason.

    Just a question; what kind of GPU do you have, is this an AMD or Nvidia one?

    Nvidia has just released some new drivers that supposedly fixes some issues with the game. Maybe you can try to download/install those?
  • DaaTECNO's avatar
    DaaTECNO
    Rising Adventurer
    4 years ago
    @EA_Leeuw sorry i just saw it, when i was going to try the cleanboot and hide all microsoft services there was nothing to disable ( all disabled ) so i think i was already done it,

    is there any other thing to do ?
  • EA_Leeuw's avatar
    EA_Leeuw
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    4 years ago
    @DaaTECNO, a clean boot disables more than just some Microsoft services from starting. Did you give it a try in the end?
  • DMGG1994's avatar
    DMGG1994
    2 years ago

    @DaaTECNO @IraidNaked 

    Probably some application is running in "always on top" mode, which means that BF2042 will not be maximized. Try to force BF2042 to boot in Windowed mode (window mode does not hide in the bar).

    go to

    (...)Documents\Battlefield 2042\settings

    Open  file in notepad : PROFSAVE_profile

    find this commands & set

    GstRender.FullscreenEnabled 0
    GstRender.FullscreenMode 2

    GstRender.FullscreenScreen 0

    Save all and try open the game.

    These commands set BF2042 as Windowed mode (Full screen)

    Second method is :

    Here's a link on how to do it (based on another EA game, but it's the same for BF2042).

    Post #2

    https://answers.ea.com/t5/Other-The-Sims-Games/Windowed-mode/m-p/6024711

    When the game starts, change the graphics option to windowed (FullScreen), after apply, close game and remove the -W ending from the BF2042 shortcut.

    GL

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