Random Alt+Tab
I've been experiencing an issue for a few months now where my game occasionally hides itself and shows my desktop on its own: I haven't given an Alt+Tab or anything of the like. It only happens durin...
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I don't know if this will be of any use to you, as I don't know what set-up you use - but I had this very same problem that persisted for weeks on end and drove me absolutely crazy - it would always happen in game at the worst opportune moment, and I would end up dead when I managed to get back into the game. It happened with ALL of my games, and when it started happening with other software like Word, for example, as well, then I really knew something was up.
Turns out, we had recently set up a wireless network at home (previously had used cabled internet). The software that came with the USB wireless adapter kept "hijacking" the system, at random intervals from once every 30 seconds or so to once every couple of days. What the purpose was of the hijacking, I don't know - but disabling the software solved the problem and now everything is as it should be.
Have you, by any chance, changed something in your network at home in a similar fashion?! This of course may not be your issue at all, but it's worth suggesting anyway, just in case.
I have a couple more possibilities as well.
If you have AVG virus scanner, it has a habit of minimizing full screen items (games, movies, etc) disabling that could help.
OR
Run the game in window mode borderless and set the resolution to the same as your computers. It should appear fullscreen but be a bit more stable and solve the random Alt+Tab issue.
@biowareqa wrote:I have a couple more possibilities as well.
If you have AVG virus scanner, it has a habit of minimizing full screen items (games, movies, etc) disabling that could help.
OR
Run the game in window mode borderless and set the resolution to the same as your computers. It should appear fullscreen but be a bit more stable and solve the random Alt+Tab issue.
I too used to have problems with AVG minimizing all my games. That's when I switched to Avast antivirus, which is much more gamer-friendly.
Thanks for the replies guys. Sorry for the delay in getting back to you.
Anyway:
Mearasnz, no, it's not an issue with network software. I've had this same problem on two separate connections: one wireless and one hardline, each with a different ISP.
BioWareEQA, I use Microsoft Security Essentials, and I'm not finding any popup messages or things of the like on my desktop whenever this happens. I might try window mode and see if that helps.
I've been running the game in borderless window mode for a long time now, and I've seen no improvement. The issue persists.
Do you by any chance use two monitors and an extended desktop? I've had this on occasion that my mouse cursor would skip to the other screen, especially in hectic situations where I would move very fast and to the edge of the screen. Somehow the cursor then would appear on the 2nd screen, even if only for a milisecond and thus trigger ME3 to become minimized - although I played in Fullscreen. Very annoying but I haven't found a fix apart from unplugging the 2nd monitor while playing.
