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
    2015-08-11T17:59:28+00:00

    Hi,

    Thank you for posting your query on Microsoft Community.

    This issue may arise when some of the Windows components gets corrupted.

    I suggest you to perform SFC scan check if it helps.

    System File Checker (SFC) is a utility in Microsoft Windows that allows users to scan for and restore corruptions in Windows system files. Perform System File Check (SFC), and then check if this fixes the issue.

    1. Press the Windows button + X on your keyboard, a mini dialogue box will appear.

    2. Choose Command Prompt (Admin). You must run the command prompt in Administrator level.

    3. On the command prompt type sfc /scannow and hit enter.

    4. If everything went okay and no errors were found, restart your computer and see if the issue re-occurs.

    Hope the information helps. Let us know if you need further assistance. We will be happy to help.

    Thank you.

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  2. Anonymous
    2015-08-12T15:56:20+00:00

    I have the same problem, but I have notice that something keeps popping up on my desktop for not even a sec and i can not tell what it is.  I think that what ever keeps blinking on my screen causes my game to minimizes.

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  3. Anonymous
    2015-08-13T07:09:13+00:00

    Hello Krishna,

    Thanks for your reply, and yes indeed, there were some corrupted files that are now repaired. Now I will test and report back :)

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  5. Anonymous
    2015-08-17T05:48:43+00:00

    Hello again,

    After almost a week of testing, I still have the problem. But, I think I found out what program is causing this, I have this issue when Citrix Receiver is on the notification area, even if I am not using/having any connection. I installed Citrix Receiver because I connect and work from home many times. I don't know why is doing that, but I can't uninstall it.

    Is there a way to configure windows so that Citrix Receiver stop minimizing my apps/games/etc. ?

    Thanks.

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