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Glossary:Windowed

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For a list of games, see List of games that support windowed.


Key points

Often toggled with Alt+ Enter but for many games it has to be enabled manually.
Easy multi-tasking.
Can usually be modified to work as a borderless fullscreen windowed mode.
Some games do not have a native windowed mode.

Windows

3DAnalyze

3DAnalyze has many features alongside a forced windowed mode.
Instructions

D3DWindower

D3DWindower has to be run with admin rights on. See Windows compatibility mode.
Allows to have and use multiple configurations at once.
Instructions

DxWnd

Great for Win95/98 like games such as StarCraft, Diablo and Quake. Many presets are already included.
DxWnd will automatically apply any configurations while open, by simply opening the desired game.
Slightly unintuitive interface, the in-game performance might get worse.

Mouse locking

Certain games do not lock the mouse inside the actual window, this can result in some rather annoying behaviour on multiple screens.

Cursor Lock

Utility program that locks the cursor to window borders or whole screen.
Locks only when window is focused, doesn't interfere with task switching.
Allows creating custom shortcuts for automatic cursor locking.
Ability to open one program and lock another to support launchers.

Clip Cursor

Small utility that allows locking the cursor to any currently open windows.
Program doesn't see windows that were opened subsequently.

Borderless Gaming

Open source and simple to use application.
Features hotkeys for locking or hiding the mouse cursor.
Lacks automatic mouse lock during game focus.
Default hotkey may not work on some systems.


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