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himinapea's avatar
himinapea
8 months ago
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[FIXED] Game No Longer Minimizing

This is such a strange, random error but I have done all troubleshooting steps I can think of. Prior to the update on 09/18/24, when I pressed the 'Windows' key, I was able to access my taskbar an...
  • crinrict's avatar
    crinrict
    4 months ago

    • Fullscreen Minimization Fix - We resolved an issue where you couldn’t minimize the game in Fullscreen mode using DirectX 11. Now, key combinations like Alt + Tab and the Windows key will work as expected.

    Fixed in Patch 1.112.481/2.05
    Please create a new thread at the EA forums if you're still experiencing this issues

puzzlezaddict's avatar
puzzlezaddict
Hero+
8 months ago

@himinapea  Have you confirmed that the game is actually using DirectX 9 mode?  You can see it on the Main Menu, in the lower-right corner of the screen, after the version number.

Please also try windowed mode and the - button in the upper-right corner of the game window.

If that doesn't work either, please run a dxdiag and attach it to a post.

https://help.ea.com/en-us/help/pc/how-to-gather-dxdiag-information/

himinapea's avatar
himinapea
8 months ago
@puzzlezaddict I looked at the bottom corner in the main menu which reads: Version 1.109.185.1030 DX9.

Windowed mode does appear to work for minimization to the task bar- it's just not ideal. I'd like to be able to minimize from a fullscreen option, but if not I guess I'll take it. Just an odd thing to be the only issue I've had with the update.

Thanks!
  • Yamimi's avatar
    Yamimi
    Rising Rookie
    8 months ago

    Can confirm I am also having this issue since the new update. The only way around it is to switch to windowed fullscreen and hit alt tab.

    • puzzlezaddict's avatar
      puzzlezaddict
      Hero+
      8 months ago

      @Yamimi  Are you seeing this behavior in DirectX 9 mode too?  It's a known issue with DX11 but shouldn't affect DX9.  Please also let me know whether you can minimize the game in windowed mode, in either DX9 or 11 mode.

      • Yamimi's avatar
        Yamimi
        Rising Rookie
        7 months ago

        @puzzlezaddict Sorry for the late response I wasn't notified of any replies and just checked to see if there was a solution posted. Honestly I have no idea how to tell what my system is running but I'm assuming 11 since I haven't done anything to change settings. 

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