Alt+tabbing out of games and cant return

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#1 szafto
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when i do alt+tab and then when i try to go into the game again its black screen but i can hear sounds help!
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#2 IgPond
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hit your screen.

HARD

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#3 8adk1d_16yo
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hit your screen.

HARD

IgPond
lol
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#4 TicTac8745
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Some games won't allow you to Alt-Tab, as written in the manuals.

But if you know a game that works fine even being Alt-Tab-ed, then update the game or your video card drivers.

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#5 8adk1d_16yo
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Maybe wait 10 or so seconds for it to respond, most games dont instantly go back in eg. Unreal Tournament, it takes its sweet time
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#6 SoberWarock
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Maybe wait 10 or so seconds for it to respond, most games dont instantly go back in eg. Unreal Tournament, it takes its sweet time8adk1d_16yo
Same thing with Counter-Strike Source
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#7 szafto
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still doesnt work, i have the latest drivers. when i played oblivion for some reason it got to the windows start and when i try to go in the game again i can see everything but everythings frozen..
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#8 Error_88
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it just isn't supported in all games, the readme clearly states whether or not it is.
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#9 the_ChEeSe_mAn2
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Some games tend to pout and refuse to get back after alt-tabbed. My advice is avoid alt-tabbing those games.
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#10 DennisChu22
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Either avoid Alt+Tab-ing those games or just play the game in windowed mode if you need to access the desktop.
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#11 szafto
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Some games tend to pout and refuse to get back after alt-tabbed. My advice is avoid alt-tabbing those games.the_ChEeSe_mAn2

but sometimes after playing for a while it just suddenly get back to start screen and then i cant go back to the game. its very annoying because sometimes i havnt saved for a while so i have to do everything over again

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#12 RK-Mara
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Rather change to windowed mode than alt+tab. Most games change to windowed mode when you press alt+enter.
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#13 supergamer1289
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Alt-tab sucks. You loose 30 FPS when you come back in to the game.
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#14 szafto
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ok i guess there aint no solution i just have to keep it in windowed... but the thing is sometimes it just suddenly get to start screen.... :S