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    Tabbing out

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by Amourparfait, Sep 7, 2012.

  1. Amourparfait

    Amourparfait Notebook Guru

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    When I am on CS:GO and when I try to tab out, it will nearly always go to a black screen, which is annoying. When I try to re-tab back into the game, it won't let me.

    I have to ctrl alt delete to get back to my desktop (without ending any processes or anything).

    It only happens on that game though, which is strange.

    Any ideas what it is? It happens like 80% of the time.
     
    Amourparfait, Sep 7, 2012
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    kris187 Notebook Enthusiast

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    i got the same game. but it doesnt happen to me. tabbing works out fine. driver problem maybe? im using AMD 7970M with the latest driver from dell. im using m17x R4.
     
    kris187, Sep 7, 2012
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  3. Amourparfait

    Amourparfait Notebook Guru

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    Hmm. Same spec here. I've got the 8.973.0.0 driver version. It's the latest right?

    I have found a solution it seems. I had to edit the launch settings of CS:GO on steam. It's tabbing out perfectly fine now!
     
    Amourparfait, Sep 7, 2012
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    shinji257 Notebook Deity

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    What did you change for the launch settings?
     
    shinji257, Sep 7, 2012
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