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{{++}} Eliminates screen tearing on Windows, due to the way windows are handled.<ref>[https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/b367a457.aspx Double Buffered Graphics | MSDN ]</ref>
 
{{++}} Eliminates screen tearing on Windows, due to the way windows are handled.<ref>[https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/b367a457.aspx Double Buffered Graphics | MSDN ]</ref>
 
{{--}} AMD/ATI cards only support Crossfire in this mode for games using Mantle.<ref>[https://community.amd.com/thread/180730 Why does CrossFire still not work in windowed mode | Community]</ref>
 
{{--}} AMD/ATI cards only support Crossfire in this mode for games using Mantle.<ref>[https://community.amd.com/thread/180730 Why does CrossFire still not work in windowed mode | Community]</ref>
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==Basic Instructions==
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{{Fixbox|1=
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{{Fixbox/fix|Instructions}}
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# Set the desired game to launch in a '''Windowed''' mode.
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# Use the appropriate software or solution from the following list depending on the currently used Operating System.
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}}
  
 
==Windows==
 
==Windows==
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# Run the desired game in a '''Windowed''' mode, then {{key|Alt|Tab}} to the Desktop and start Borderless Gaming.
 
# Run the desired game in a '''Windowed''' mode, then {{key|Alt|Tab}} to the Desktop and start Borderless Gaming.
 
# Select the game's executable from under the '''Applications''' field, then push the large '''Right Arrow''' icon located at the center.
 
# Select the game's executable from under the '''Applications''' field, then push the large '''Right Arrow''' icon located at the center.
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# Restart the game if needed, and keep Borderless Gaming open in the background.
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'''Notes'''
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{{ii}} Certain games may need to be restarted before the mode can work correctly, keep Borderless Gaming open in the background.
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}}
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====Manually setting a game to a borderless window====
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{{Fixbox|1=
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{{Fixbox/fix|Instructions}}
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# Download [https://github.com/Codeusa/Borderless-Gaming/releases Borderless Gaming] and extract it anywhere.
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# Run the desired game in a '''Windowed''' mode, then {{key|Alt|Tab}} to the Desktop and start Borderless Gaming.
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# Select the game's executable from under the '''Applications''' field, then push the third large button located at the center.
 
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</pre>
 
</pre>
 
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<!--===[http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/7347/? Simple Runtime Window Editor]===
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{{++}} Allows any windows to easily be resized at runtime.
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{{Fixbox|1=
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{{Fixbox/fix|Simple Runtime Window Editor}}
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# Download [http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/download/1000125595 Simple Runtime Window Editor] and extract it anywhere.
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# Run the desired game in a '''Windowed''' mode, then {{key|Alt|Tab}} to the Desktop and start '''SRWE.exe''' as an admin.
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# Click the '''Select running Application''' button and find the desired game from the list.
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# Push the '''Remove borders''' and '''Fake fullscreen''' buttons.
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# Select the '''Save Profile''' button and give the file a name.
  
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==AutoHotkey==
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'''Notes'''
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{{ii}} The following scripts require [http://ahkscript.org AutoHotkey].
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{{ii}} Keep the profiles along with the main Simple Runtime Window Editor executable in the same folder.
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{{--}} Games utilizing [[PunkBuster]] as an anti-cheat measure may mistakenly treat AutoHotkey as a cheat.
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}}
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{{Fixbox|1=
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{{Fixbox/fix|Loading Profiles}}
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# Launch the desired game, load it through the borderless program as usual, and select it from the checkbox list.
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# Select the '''Load Profile''' or '''Recent Profiles''' button in order to quickly apply any saved changes.
  
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===Saving and running a script===
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'''Notes'''
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{{ii}} If the monitor's resolution is changed the profile needs to be updated accordingly.
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}}-->
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==[http://www.autohotkey.com/ AutoHotkey]==
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{{ii}} Games utilizing [[PunkBuster]] as an anti-cheat measure may mistakenly treat AutoHotkey as a cheat.
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===Saving and running AutoHotkey scripts===
 
{{Fixbox|1=
 
{{Fixbox|1=
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{{Fixbox/fix|Make and run script}}
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{{Fixbox/fix|AutoHotkey}}
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# In Windows Explorer, File -> New -> AutoHotkey Script
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# Download [http://ahkscript.org/download/ahk-install.exe AutoHotkey] and install it.
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# Open the newly created file in a text editing program
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# Go to the '''Desktop''', then {{key|Right Click}} on an empty space and select '''New''', '''AutoHotkey script'''.
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# Append the code to the end of the file
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# {{key|Right Click}} on the AutoHotkey file, and select '''Edit Script''', erase the contents of this file, close it and save any new changes.
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# Save the file and run it.
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# Double click on the file in order to launch the script.
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'''Notes'''
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{{ii}} AutoHotkey scripts can be placed in the [[Add instructions here|Startup]] folder in order to be executed automatically.
 
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}}
  
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===Scripts compilation===
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====Fullscreen Toggle Script====
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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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{{ii}} This script will remove any borders and center the currently active window on the primary monitor by pushing the {{key|F12}} key.
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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 {{key|F12}}.
 
 
{{Fixbox|1=
 
{{Fixbox|1=
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{{Fixbox/fix|Fullscreen script}}
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{{Fixbox/fix|Instructions}}
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# Download [http://ahkscript.org/download/ahk-install.exe AutoHotkey] and install it.
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# Go to the '''Desktop''', then {{key|Right Click}} on an empty space and select '''New''', '''AutoHotkey script'''.
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# {{key|Right Click}} on the AutoHotkey file, and select '''Edit Script''', erase the contents of the file.
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# Copy the following source code into the new file, close the file and save, then {{key|Double Click}} on it in order to execute the script.
 
<pre>
 
<pre>
 
F12::
 
F12::
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WinGet, WindowID, ID, A
 
WinGet, WindowID, ID, A
 
WinSet, Style, -0xC40000, ahk_id %WindowID%
 
WinSet, Style, -0xC40000, ahk_id %WindowID%
 
WinMove, ahk_id %WindowID%, , 0, 0, A_ScreenWidth, A_ScreenHeight
 
WinMove, ahk_id %WindowID%, , 0, 0, A_ScreenWidth, A_ScreenHeight
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return
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Return
 
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</pre>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5. Push the {{key|F12}} key while in a game in order to activate the script.
 
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{{cleanup|For AutoHotkey only. Unclear functionality, not properly tested}}
  
 
====Fullscreen toggle script====
 
====Fullscreen toggle script====

Revision as of 11:48, 25 September 2015

Graphics and video

Resolutions

Video settings

Hardware

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


Key points

Windowed mode is needed in the first place for games which do not natively provide a borderless mode.
Certain games do not lock the mouse to the window, which can be problematic on multi-monitor setups. See Mouse locking.
Seamless task switching with no risk of crashes or freezes with a very little loss in performance.
Eliminates screen tearing on Windows, due to the way windows are handled.[1]
AMD/ATI cards only support Crossfire in this mode for games using Mantle.[2]

Basic Instructions

Instructions

Windows

Borderless Gaming

Open source and simple to use application.
Dynamic, adapts easily when switching to a different resolution on another monitor.
Allows games to lock the mouse to the current window.
Instructions

Manually setting a game to a borderless window

Instructions

GeDoSaTo

GeDoSaTo and Borderless Gaming can be used together.
Allows games to be downsampled at any resolution.
Slightly unintuitive interface.
Instructions

AutoHotkey

Games utilizing PunkBuster as an anti-cheat measure may mistakenly treat AutoHotkey as a cheat.

Saving and running AutoHotkey scripts

Instructions

Fullscreen Toggle Script

This script will remove any borders and center the currently active window on the primary monitor by pushing the F12 key.
Instructions
This page may require cleanup to meet basic quality standards. The specific problem is: For AutoHotkey only. Unclear functionality, not properly tested. You can help by modifying the article. The discussion page may contain useful suggestions.

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

Someone needs to check whenever this explanation for the script is correct or if 0, 0, and A_ScreenWidth/Height mean that the script automatically detects the user's resolution.
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 instance. This allows you to switch between your game and your desktop using Ctrl+Alt+F7 and Ctrl+Alt+F8 (buttons may differ, may be F1 through F12) 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

Engines

Source

Games built on the Source engine can be run in a borderless window by enabling windowed mode and adding the launch argument -windowed -noborder to the main executable.[3]

Unity

Games built on the Unity engine can be run in a borderless window by enabling windowed mode and adding the launch argument -popupwindow to the main executable.[4]

Windows troubleshooting

Game crashes on startup

Certain borderless applications have to be started before the game itself and not while the game is running.

Window constantly resizes itself

After applying the borderless mode simply restart the game itself, while keeping the borderless application open.


References