Exclusive Fullscreen is not working

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by AlleyViper, Feb 20, 2018.

  1. AlleyViper

    AlleyViper Active Member

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    Hi,

    On my PC in the options Fullscreen doesn't seem to apply an exclusive fullscreen mode; screen doesn't reinitialize when you select/apply it or alt-tab out from the game, and windows overlay GUI (such as volume controls) is still visible over the game, so it's the same as borderless windowed mode at native resolution.
    This is on a single monitor with HD7870 and latest 18.2.2 drivers, but I seem to recall it happening for some time. Is this expected behavior?

    On some slower setups as mine, exclusive fullscreen usually helps with reducing stutters while giving slightly higher fps, as less resources are shared.

    Thanks!
     
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    Last edited: Feb 21, 2018
  2. AlleyViper

    AlleyViper Active Member

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    Update: Under W10 1803, R3E runs under the new FS hybrid mode. So, it's required to disable Fullscreen Optimizations right in the RRRE64.exe (compatibility tab) to make it revert to true Fulscreen Mode.
     
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  3. AlleyViper

    AlleyViper Active Member

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    Sorry mods, could you please move this thread to the Community Support forum where it belongs? Thanks!
     
  4. OtterNas3

    OtterNas3 Well-Known Member

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    If i enable that compatibility option my game wont launch at all
     
  5. AlleyViper

    AlleyViper Active Member

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    That's really weird, unless you have some third party overlay messing things up. True FS should be, by far, the more compatible mode.