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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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===[[Engine:Unity|Unity]]===
 
===[[Engine:Unity|Unity]]===
 
{{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.
 
{{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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{{++}} 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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==AutoHotkey==
 
==AutoHotkey==

Revision as of 21:13, 15 June 2014

File:Borderless fullscreen windowed.jpg
Play StarCraft II and World of Warcraft side by side in fullscreen

Graphics and video

Resolutions

Video settings

Hardware

Key points

Fast, seamless task switching with no risk of crashes or freezes with no performance costs.
Eliminates screen tearing.
AMD/ATI cards do not support Crossfire in this mode.
Most games will have problems with edge scrolling on multi-monitor setups.
Windowed mode will need to be set first for games that do not natively support a borderless mode.

Windows

Borderless Gaming

Open source and simple to use application.
Dynamic, adapts easily when switching to a different resolution on another monitor. A manual toggle is also available.

GameCompanion

Full of customizable features.

Fullscreenizer

Lightweight easy to use utility, useful for TVs.

ShiftWindow

Manually completely override the size of a game's border sending it off screen.
Slightly overly complicated, not compatible with certain games.
Instructions

Unity

Games built on the Unity engine can be run in a borderless window by adding the launch argument -popupwindow to the main executable and checking the 'windowed' option in its launcher.

AutoHotkey

Either AutoHotkey L or Basic are required for the following scripts.
Games utilizing PunkBuster as an anti-cheat measure may mistakenly treat AutoHotkey as a cheat.

Saving and running a script

Instructions

Scripts compilation

Borderless scripts

Fullscreen script

This script will full screen the currently active window onto your primary monitor with the F12 key
Instructions

Fullscreen toggle script

This script will toggle between fullscreen and windowed modes when pressing F12 as well as hiding the taskbar on the fullscreen mode.
Instructions

Multiple monitors script

This is a snippet from the Fullscreen toggle script.
Instructions

Linux

Most Linux windows managers allow fullscreen applications to natively run under a borderless mode by default.

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:

Instructions

Improved tiling windows manager

Instructions


References