Windows 10 minimizing any games automatically at random times

Anonymous
2015-08-11T12:39:29+00:00

Hi,

Since I installed Windows 10, all my games minimize at random times, I don't have anything else open. It happens with Steam games, as well as games not in steam, like Guild Wars 2 for example. It is so annoying, sometimes I am playing PvP tournament and the game minimize :(

This is happening in all games that I have installed right now:

-Terraria (steam)

-MKX (steam)

-Guild Wars 2

Also I found out that is not happening just in games, sometimes while I am browsing the internet too. I use Chrome to browse.

Did some research on the internet and I found some solutions, but none did work for me. What I did so far and didn't work:

-Disabled Internet Explorer 11 (Edge?).

-Set my Nvidia GPU to  single display performance. 

-Deactivated Windows Defender.

-Deactivated OneDrive.

My previous version of windows was 8.1, and I never had this issue before. It is only happening since I upgraded to windows 10. Also, to make it clear, the installation was clean, only files/documents were saved from 8.1. to 10. The rest I installed my self, like steam, the games I mentioned above and my GPU drivers.

Please help.

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  1. Anonymous
    2016-04-18T23:40:34+00:00

    Thx very much, your solution help!  I have same minimizing issue only with games. Lol, Microsoft ridiculous advice sfc /scannow. Ha ha. Itisveryannoying,especiallyfor a new machine. Microsoft please tune windows 10!

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  2. Anonymous
    2016-04-14T16:25:39+00:00

    Found a solution for myself. I also had a problem with my games minimizing every few seconds. I have HP simple pass and that seemed to be the cause for me. If you have HP simple pass, open it up and go to setting, then disable launch site. Video on how to do this if you need it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXoO2B7lyyY. Hope this helps.

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  3. Anonymous
    2016-03-30T12:27:07+00:00

    I am also having the same issue and tried SFC which said I had no issues but the windows are still randomly minimizing, usually when I click on anything.  Very frustrating!!!

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  4. Anonymous
    2016-03-16T12:52:49+00:00

    Come on Microsoft... There are thousands of problems people are reporting since the Inside Preview and you are not doing a thing to fix it!!! What is the point of these forums if your only answer (to virtually all problems) is "run sfc/scannow"...

    March 2016 - the problem still occurs. Makes playing some games impossible, since minimising the game engine breaks it in some older titles...

    I'm starting getting sick of this "service"...

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  5. Anonymous
    2016-02-29T07:55:11+00:00

    i did this 3 to 4 time but it didnt help

    below is the picture of app that is trying to open while i am using my file explorer

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