Go to this website and use the given program to create virtual desktops.įor Nvidia: Setting Scaling tab to No Scaling under Adjust Desktop Size and Position in Nvidia Control Panel fixed this behavior for me. Since Windows XP/7/8/8.1 don't have this function built in, you will have to use the Microsoft Systernals Desktops program to achieve this. Press CTRL+WIN+RIGHT to switch to desktop 2. Running Your Application NOTE: You will probably make a new desktop on each startup. Press Ctrl, WIN & an arrow key to switch desktops. Make Sure You can switch between desktops. You can do this using the CTRL+WIN+D or you can also click the three-window icon on the desktop and then click new desktop (see picture) In the fullscreenizer, click refresh, click on your game and click on fullscreenize.Īnother solution is not to fix the alt + tab, but instead to use a different solution: Using Windows 10ĭoing this on windows 10 is easier than on windows 7/8/XP, since windows 10 has this feature built in. Try the other solution given if this doesn't work. In the fullscreenizer, click refresh, click on your game and click on fullscreenize. If it is not possible to do this, then try CTRL+ALT+DEL and open task manager. If your game runs in fullscreen mode, try going to the game settings and then try changing the window type to windowed mode. If your game runs in a regular window or you can run it in a window, go to Step 4. When a game runs in full screen, it occupies the whole of grapic card power, leaving none to the Host OS, While in full screen windowed mode, the game loses out a bit on the 'exclusive mode' & graphical interface. If Windows is responsive, a short beep will sound and the screen will blink or dim while Windows attempts. The difference here is that you might lose out a tiny bit on high graphic games. You can fix this by running the game in full-screen windowed mode, instead of running it in full-screen.

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