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
    2015-12-24T20:57:26+00:00

    I actually ended up going back to windows 8.1 cuz of these issues and for the most part everything has mellowed out...

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  2. Anonymous
    2016-01-03T13:39:26+00:00

    found the problem that causes this , it seems if the cursor is over the toolbar on the desktop it will minimise an app if you click on it , there seems to be a problem leaving the cursor active on the desktop while you are in an app that replaces the cursor. 

    If this could be fixed as soon as possible i would be thankful

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  3. Anonymous
    2016-01-06T14:15:07+00:00

    On the command line utility (cmd) run:

    REG QUERY "HKCU\Control Panel\Desktop" /v ForegroundLockTimeout

    If the value is not 0x30d40, run the command below:

    REG ADD "HKCU\Control Panel\Desktop" /v ForegroundLockTimeout /t REG_DWORD /d 0x00030d40 /f

    Restart Windows

    This has fixed the 'games minimizing to Desktop issue' for me

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  4. Anonymous
    2016-01-29T14:25:24+00:00

    its a little box that flashes for a fraction of a second on the left center of the screen every 30-60seconds its annoying as **** and is happening currently but it only  minimizes when I'm playing a game but whenever I have anything open it always starts happening

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  5. Anonymous
    2016-02-03T03:46:38+00:00

    This is getting so frustrating, Every new build that comes out I hope that it will go away but no I can be in a game playing and bam suddenly I am on the desktop so I have to vlick the game icon on the task bar and hope I am still alive when game comes back.

    I have tried many suggestions but aways the same resultmight be better for a few then it comes back with a vengeance. Was just playing bejeweled and about every three to five seconds bam to the desktop

    Doug

    Asus G750JHA

    Windows 10 preview (latest build)

    Nvidia 780m w/4gigs

    all games either full screen or windowed

    even flight sim X does it

    24 gigs ram

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