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    Minimizing during games

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by HiJackThis, Jun 14, 2014.

  1. HiJackThis

    HiJackThis Notebook Guru

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    Recently whenever I play a game it runs normally and then suddenly minimizes for no reason after 10 minutes. It is pissing me off. This does not always happen, sometimes, though less frequently, I turn on the computer and it never has this sudden minimize problem.
     
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  2. jcalvin1126

    jcalvin1126 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I also had this issue but founf it to not be a computer problem. Rather, a program in the background that is causing it. For example windows updates will do this frequently, also razer (if you have a razer mouse or something) the synapsis program will cause this to happen during updates and such. Skype will also do this if you recieve a message or call too. So check to see what you have running in the background. Then close out some of them and keep playing if that works you found your problem. If not keep looking.
     
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