KorVet Posted December 4, 2013 Posted December 4, 2013 I have de-selected (un-selected, got rid of, whateva) full screen mode in options but the sim still opens in full screen. I need to use windowed mode to be able to select screen capture & snapshot apps. Any advice? My Rig: HOTAS Warthog, SaitekPro Flight Rudder Pedals & Toe Brakes, 2 F16 MFDs. TrackIR 5. NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT 1GB. 5.1 Creative SoundBlaster(Realtek HD). Wireless KB & Mouse.Intel i5 @ 3.40GHz (4 CPUs). Windows 7x64. 4096MB RAM. DirectX 11. CoolerMaster 750W. ASUS P8Z77 MB. CoolerMaster HAF XM Mid Tower.
Flagrum Posted December 4, 2013 Posted December 4, 2013 I have de-selected (un-selected, got rid of, whateva) full screen mode in options but the sim still opens in full screen. I need to use windowed mode to be able to select screen capture & snapshot apps. Any advice? Use PrtScrn-Key to produce a screen shot and find it in C:\Users\<user>\Saved Games\DCS\ScreenShots? :o) Besides that ... hrm, I think, non full screen mode is a window without border that covers the whole screen. Alt-Tab doesn't work then for you?
Retsilf Posted December 4, 2013 Posted December 4, 2013 KorVet, I have same difficulties. Need to use Alt tab to start screen capture. Would be interested in a solution as well.
ShuRugal Posted December 4, 2013 Posted December 4, 2013 It shows a borderless window when running with full screen option turned off if the resolution is the same desktop resolution. You will be able to alt-tab out from this view.
BitMaster Posted December 5, 2013 Posted December 5, 2013 Hmmm strange... FYI: I can run DCSW in a standard window of any size/res. on my desktop on 2 systems. 1 has "real" hardware, Nvidia latest driver, Win7-64 i7 etc... 2 has VMware Fusion as a base and runs same Win7-64 Windowed mode helps a lot measuring GPU and CPU load while trying different settings. I set my Desktop to 2880x1800 and fly the windowed game in 1920x1200 etc... really helps to see why sometimes FPS drops from 45 to 15 in a split second.... Bit Gigabyte Aorus X570S Master - Ryzen 5900X - Gskill 64GB 3200/CL14@3600/CL14 - Sapphire Nitro+ 7800XT - 4x Samsung 980Pro 1TB - 1x Samsung 870 Evo 1TB - 1x SanDisc 120GB SSD - Heatkiller IV - MoRa3-360LT@9x120mm Noctua F12 - Corsair AXi-1200 - TiR5-Pro - Warthog Hotas - Saitek Combat Pedals - Asus XG27ACG QHD 180Hz - Corsair K70 RGB Pro - Win11 Pro/Linux - Phanteks Evolv-X
blackbelter Posted December 5, 2013 Posted December 5, 2013 In my experience, DCS in windowed mode is exceptionally unstable... even in single player missions.
Shaman Posted December 5, 2013 Posted December 5, 2013 It shows a borderless window when running with full screen option turned off if the resolution is the same desktop resolution. You will be able to alt-tab out from this view. This works great for me, since I am using three screens, two USB ones, for HELIOS and TS3. Windowed mode with res set to screen res of primary monitor is the only way to go and very stable on my system. 51PVO Founding member (DEC2007-) 100KIAP Founding member (DEC2018-) :: Shaman aka [100☭] Shamansky tail# 44 or 444 [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] 100KIAP Regiment Early Warning & Control officer
winz Posted December 5, 2013 Posted December 5, 2013 I'm running DCS in windowed mode for years without any problems. The Valley A-10C Version Revanche for FC 3
Snacko Posted December 6, 2013 Posted December 6, 2013 When I click on anything outside the game window it minimizes. I would like to keep it on my primary monitor as I scroll through .pdf manuals learning how to play. Can this be done??? I tried using the Borderless Windowed app, but it still minimizes... If it's just a window and not fullscreen, then the window 'should' remain open when another window is clicked... Snack Officer Intel I9-10850K (OC @ 5.0ghz) │ 64GB (4x16GB) DDR4 3200 │Gigabyte RTX 4090 Gaming OC 24gb - ҉ - Blackshark Cockpit Trainer - ҉ - ♣ Thread | ♥ Download
chardly38 Posted December 6, 2013 Posted December 6, 2013 Put in a smaller resolution in the World options. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] =&arrFilter_pf[gameversion]=&arrFilter_pf[filelang]=&arrFilter_pf[aircraft]=&arrFilter_CREATED_USER_NAME=chardly38&set_filter=Filter&set_filter=Y"]MY SKINS And Helios i7 2600k 3.4 quad w/ Hyper N520 cpu fan_, Asus Sabertooth z77_, RX 580_, Corsair Vengeance 1800 8Gb ram_, 112 OCZ Vertex 3_, Corsair HX 1000, 3 screens res 5292x1050_,and 1 1680x1050 Helios Ir Tracker 5 with Pro Clip_,Hotas Warthog#12167 ...
Snacko Posted December 6, 2013 Posted December 6, 2013 Hmm, I was just testing with the Main menu. I just tested with a quick mission and the game did not minimize. I didn't use any borderless app either, so I guess it is working. Those borderless apps do come in handy for a few other games though.. ;-) Snack Officer Intel I9-10850K (OC @ 5.0ghz) │ 64GB (4x16GB) DDR4 3200 │Gigabyte RTX 4090 Gaming OC 24gb - ҉ - Blackshark Cockpit Trainer - ҉ - ♣ Thread | ♥ Download
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