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    Alienware OSD minimizing fullscreen applications?

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by jeremyshaw, Oct 28, 2010.

  1. jeremyshaw

    jeremyshaw Big time Idiot

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    Hello,


    Has anyone encountered this issue? Where using the fn keys (fn+f1, f2, etc) while in a fullscreen application will cause it to not be fullscreen anymore? It happens in everything from Starcraft 2 to Windows Media Player...


    Or is it just me? :(

    Thank you for your time!
    -Jeremy
     
    jeremyshaw, Oct 28, 2010
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  2. c4sc4

    c4sc4 Notebook Consultant

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    I've noticed that when I'm watching a video on hulu and us the FN button to adjust the volume it will exit out of the fullscreen.
     
    c4sc4, Oct 28, 2010
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    smsmasters Notebook Consultant

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    Is there a way to stop this from happening?
     
    smsmasters, Oct 7, 2011
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    DivineAura Notebook Evangelist

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    Close AlienwareOn-ScreenDisplay.exe via task manager.
     
    DivineAura, Oct 7, 2011
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    Descalzo Notebook Evangelist

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    I wondered what that was. I don't use it. Apparently I'm not missing much.
     
    Descalzo, Oct 7, 2011
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