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Games don’t run full screen on Windows 8.1 with hybrid graphics systems

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Symptoms

If you have Windows 8.1 with a hybrid graphics system (two video cards on one PC), and you try to run a game in full screen mode, it will play in windowed mode instead.

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Cause

This happens on hybrid graphics systems because the DirectX Graphics Infrastructure (DXGI) uses incorrect parameters when some programs try to initiate full screen access.

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More Information

Microsoft is aware of this issue with Windows 8.1, and is investigating possible fixes for future versions.


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Article Info
Article ID : 3074909
Revision : 1
Created on : 1/7/2017
Published on : 6/23/2015
Exists online : False
Views : 220