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SSgt_Engee
4 years ago

Re: Game keeps minimizing to desktop?

@emd281 wrote:

Am I the only one having the game keep minimizing to desktop? I played fine for 5 hours then suddenly my game minimized itself. The game is still running, I can hear the music, but I can't get it to stay open on my screen for the life of me. Every time I click on the icon on the taskbar to bring it back up it just goes right back to desktop.  I know xbox is crashing but I can't find anything about PC issues. I'm trying to stream it tomorrow and I literally can't play. I bought through Origin. 

Try:

- Disabling the Origin in game overlay

- Running the game in windowed (borderless) if you normally run it fullscreen or vice versa. 

- Ensure you are running the most current stable build of your video drivers and/or windows.

Also, check to see if there are any programs or windows settings that are checking for updates. This can potentially yank you out of a game. Windows 10 updates do it to me all the time if I don't go in regularly to update.

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  • Arturito336's avatar
    Arturito336
    3 years ago
    @SSgt_Engee I have a simular problem dont know how to solve it. After i launch the game the game keeps alt tabbing itself minimizing and stuttering. I tried to launch it windowed and full screen its the same every time.
  • holger1405's avatar
    holger1405
    Hero+
    3 years ago

    @Arturito336 

    Do you use Origin or EA app?

    If Origin, did you disabled "Origin in Game"?

    Did you tried to disabled other background applications? 

  • Arturito336's avatar
    Arturito336
    3 years ago

    I disabled origin in game and i closed all og my backround apps excluding origin and steam. It still keeps bugging.

  • Arturito336's avatar
    Arturito336
    3 years ago

    Finally got it to work I updated every little thing I could I found a windows update trough a secondary app and now it works. I guess you need to update your windows drivers. Never did this before. I played 150 hours before with no problem.  

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