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| − | {{Video settings sidebar}}
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| − | '''Key points'''
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| − | {{++}} Fast, seamless task switching with no risk of crashes or freezes with no performance costs.
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| − | {{++}} Eliminates screen tearing.
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| − | {{--}} AMD/ATI cards do not support Crossfire in this mode.
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| − | {{--}} Most games will have problems with edge scrolling on [[Glossary:Multi-monitor|multi-monitor]] setups.
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| − | ==Windows==
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| − | ===[https://github.com/Codeusa/Borderless-Gaming Borderless gaming]===
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| − | {{ii}} Open source and simple to use application.
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| − | {{++}} Dynamic, adapts easily when switching to a different resolution on another monitor. A manual toggle is also avaiable.
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| − | ===[http://www.nexusmods.com/oblivion/mods/39550/? GameCompanion]===
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| − | {{++}} Full of customizable features.
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| − | ===[http://runtimelegend.com/rep/fullscreenizer/index Fullscreenizer]===
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| − | {{++}} Lightweight easy to use utility, useful for TVs.
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| − | ===[http://grismar.net/shiftwindow/ ShiftWindow]===
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| − | {{++}} Manually completely override the size of a game's border sending it off screen.
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| − | {{--}} Slightly overly complicated, not compatible with certain games.
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| − | {{Fixbox|1=
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| − | {{Fixbox/fix|Instructions}}
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| − | * Run the desired game at the screen's native resolution while in windowed mode.
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| − | '''Notes'''
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| − | {{ii}} '''ShiftWindow''' has a bug where the Windows taskbar goes over the window, a fix can be found [http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/54842-taskbar-always-top-disable-enable.html here].
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| − | ===[[Engine:Unity|Unity]]===
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| − | {{ii}}Games built on the Unity engine can be run in a borderless window by adding the launch argument <code>-popupwindow</code> to the main executable and checking the 'windowed' option in its launcher.
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| − | ==Forced windowed mode==
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| − | {{++}} Great for older games which have no native windowed mode support such as the [[Black & White]] series.
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| − | ===[http://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/download/129-d3dwindower/ D3DWindower]===
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| − | {{++}} Allows to have and use multiple configurations at once.
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| − | {{++}} On certain cases it might even fix performance issues allowing older games to get past 30 FPS and such.
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| − | {{--}} Might appear complicated to use at first.
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| − | {{ii}} D3DWindower has to be run with admin rights on. See [[Windows Compatibility Mode#Privilege level|Windows compatibility mode]].
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| − | {{Fixbox|1=
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| − | {{Fixbox/fix|Instructions}}
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| − | # Extract '''D3DWindower''' anywhere.
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| − | # Run <code>D3DWindower.exe</code>.
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| − | # Click the third button '''Add Program''', select the game's executable, go to '''Program Options''' (the gear icon).
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| − | # In the '''DLL''' field find <code>D3dHook.dll</code> from the source folder and add it.
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| − | # Set your desired resolution.
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| − | # Use the fifth button, '''Run Program''' to start a game.
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| − | '''Notes'''
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| − | {{ii}} Activating the emulation is not even necessary as long as the DLL is specified.
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| − | ===[http://games.softpedia.com/get/Tools/3D-Analyze.shtml 3DAnalyze]===
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| − | {{++}} 3DAnalyze has many features alongside a forced windowed mode.
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| − | {{Fixbox|1=
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| − | {{Fixbox/fix|Instructions}}
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| − | * In the '''Performance''' tab under '''DirectX 8.1 and 9.0''' thick the <code>Force windowed mode</code> checkbox located at the end, then run the game.
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| − | ===[http://sourceforge.net/projects/dxwnd/ DxWnd]===
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| − | {{++}} Great for Win95/98 like games such as StarCraft, Diablo and Quake.
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| − | {{++}} Presets already included.
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| − | {{--}} Slightly buggy interface, in-game performance might get worse.
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| − | ==AutoHotkey==
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| − | {{ii}} Either [[AutoHotkey]] [http://www.autohotkey.com/download/ L or Basic] are required for the following scripts.
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| − | {{--}} Games utilizing [[PunkBuster]] as an anti-cheat measure may mistakenly treat AutoHotkey as a cheat.
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| − | ===Saving and running a script===
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| − | {{Fixbox|1=
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| − | {{Fixbox/fix|Instructions}}
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| − | See [[AutoHotkey#Saving and running a script|AutoHotkey]].}}
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| − | ===Scripts compilation===
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| − | * [http://gaming.stackexchange.com/questions/17306/how-to-force-maximized-fullscreen-mode-in-any-game/17307#17307 Stack Exchange]
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| − | * [http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/downloads/file.php?id=24 Skyrim Nexus]
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| − | ===Borderless scripts===
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| − | ====Fullscreen script====
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| − | {{ii}} This script will full screen the currently active window onto your primary monitor with the F12 key
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| − | {{Fixbox|1=
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| − | {{Fixbox/fix|Fullscreen script}}
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| − | <pre>
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| − | F12::
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| − | WinGet, WindowID, ID, A
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| − | WinSet, Style, -0xC40000, ahk_id %WindowID%
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| − | WinMove, ahk_id %WindowID%, , 0, 0, A_ScreenWidth, A_ScreenHeight
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| − | return
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| − | </pre>
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| − | }}
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| − | ====Fullscreen toggle script====
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| − | {{ii}} This script will toggle between fullscreen and windowed modes when pressing F12 as well as hiding the taskbar on the fullscreen mode.
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| − | {{Fixbox|1=
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| − | {{Fixbox/fix|Fullscreen script}}
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| − | <pre>
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| − | F12::
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| − | WinGet, TempWindowID, ID, A
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| − | If (WindowID != TempWindowID)
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| − | {
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| − | WindowID:=TempWindowID
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| − | WindowState:=0
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| − | }
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| − | If (WindowState != 1)
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| − | {
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| − | WinGetPos, WinPosX, WinPosY, WindowWidth, WindowHeight, ahk_id %WindowID%
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| − | WinSet, Style, ^0xC40000, ahk_id %WindowID%
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| − | WinMove, ahk_id %WindowID%, , 0, 0, A_ScreenWidth, A_ScreenHeight
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| − | ;Hide Windows Task Bar and Start Button. (Remove the following two lines if you don't want that behaviour)
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| − | WinHide ahk_class Shell_TrayWnd
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| − | WinHide Start ahk_class Button
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| − | }
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| − | Else
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| − | {
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| − | WinSet, Style, ^0xC40000, ahk_id %WindowID%
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| − | WinMove, ahk_id %WindowID%, , WinPosX, WinPosY, WindowWidth, WindowHeight
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| − | ;Show the task bar again
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| − | WinShow ahk_class Shell_TrayWnd
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| − | WinShow Start ahk_class Button
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| − | }
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| − | WindowState:=!WindowState
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| − | return
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| − | </pre>
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| − | }}
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| − | ====Multiple monitors script====
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| − | {{ii}} This is a snippet from the [[#Fullscreen toggle script|Fullscreen toggle script]].
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| − | {{Fixbox|1=
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| − | {{Fixbox/fix|Fullscreen script}}
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| − | * The values '''0, 0,''' represent the coordinates of the upper left corner of the window.
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| − | <pre>WinMove, ahk_id %WindowID%, , 0, 0, A_ScreenWidth, A_ScreenHeight</pre>
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| − | * For multiple resolutions the values have to be the sum of your monitors total width, for <code>3840x1080</code> them being.
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| − | <pre>WinMove, ahk_id %WindowID%, , 1920, 0, 1920, 1080</pre>
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| − | '''Notes'''
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| − | {{ii}} Use '''1920, 0,''' (right screen) or '''0, 1920,''' (left screen) in order to change which side of the screen is filled in.
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| − | ==Linux==
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| − | {{ii}} Most Linux windows managers allow fullscreen applications to natively run under a borderless mode by default.
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| − | Another tip that exclusively works on Linux is running your game in a separate X server. This allows you to switch between your game and your desktop using CTRL+Alt+F7/F8 and it increases performance and stability. To do this, edit the launch options for your game on Steam as follows:
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| − | {{Fixbox/fix|Run Game in New X Server}}
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| − | <pre>
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| − | xinit %command% :1
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| − | </pre>
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| − | '''Notes'''
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| − | {{ii}} You can also manually launch a non-Steam game by replacing %command% with the path to your game executable.
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| − | ===[http://i3wm.org/ Improved tiling windows manager]===
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| − | {{Fixbox|1=
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| − | {{Fixbox/fix|Instructions}}
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| − | # Start the game in a windowed mode.
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| − | # Move it to a new virtual desktop by using {{key|shift|windows|Number}}.
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| − | # Switch to the virtual terminal with {{key|windows|Number}} then go into fullscreen mode by pushing {{key|windows|F}}.
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| − | {{References}}
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