I can't fullscreen anymore?

[Slex]

After the update my fullscreen has been removed and I cannot re enable it no matter what I do, any advice?

[Kriminaal]

Buy a bigger monitor ?

[Slex]

No that doesnt work unfortunately. Whatever they did with this update messed my game up. @fluffy Chops

[Slex]

Also @kriminaal I am running on my laptop since I am at college, I can't get a different monitor, however its I think 15.9.

[insert food here]

When you say fullscreen has been removed what do you mean?

The option for fullscreen in the menu is not there or is there but does not apply?

You could try forcing fullscreen to on in the games ini file. This is simply the file where game settings are saved.

Go to Documents / My games / Fallout76

Open Fallout76Prefs in notepad. Not far from the top you should see the following lines. Change them in your file to be the same after the = as I have below.

bFull Screen=1
bBorderless=0

Save and run the game hopefully in fullscreen mode.

[Slex]

It does not apply, I finally got it to stay on the fullscreen mode after restarting, but it doesn't actually full screen. I am going to try what you said though! thank you :)

[Proxima Centauri]

Originally posted by insert food here:

When you say fullscreen has been removed what do you mean?

The option for fullscreen in the menu is not there or is there but does not apply?

You could try forcing fullscreen to on in the games ini file. This is simply the file where game settings are saved.

Go to Documents / My games / Fallout76

Open Fallout76Prefs in notepad. Not far from the top you should see the following lines. Change them in your file to be the same after the = as I have below.

bFull Screen=1
bBorderless=0

Save and run the game hopefully in fullscreen mode.

Perfect ty

[Devinous]

I am having the same issue -- did you ever get it figured out?

[Slex]

The notepad thing that insert food here mentioned worked!

[SCRILLA]

IT worked! THANK YOU INSERT FOOD - 4/12/2024

[Kydd]

Originally posted by insert food here:

When you say fullscreen has been removed what do you mean?

The option for fullscreen in the menu is not there or is there but does not apply?

You could try forcing fullscreen to on in the games ini file. This is simply the file where game settings are saved.

Go to Documents / My games / Fallout76

Open Fallout76Prefs in notepad. Not far from the top you should see the following lines. Change them in your file to be the same after the = as I have below.

bFull Screen=1
bBorderless=0

Save and run the game hopefully in fullscreen mode.

It worked for me thank you man!!

[Tassie Bulbasaur]

this dosnt work for me tried it the way said but it wont open in notpad

[insert food here]

Originally posted by Tassie Bulbasaur:

this dosnt work for me tried it the way said but it wont open in notpad

Doesn't have to be notepad specifically, just a text editor. If it doesn't at all you are either doing something wrong or it is an issue with your PC.

Right click on the Fallout76Prefs file and then select edit near the top of the menu popup. It should open it in notepad by default if i am not mistaken.

If it still won't then right click on the file and select "open with" and if notepad is not on the list on the right then click "choose another app" and select notepad from here

[Tassie Bulbasaur]

Originally posted by insert food here:

Originally posted by Tassie Bulbasaur:

this dosnt work for me tried it the way said but it wont open in notpad

Doesn't have to be notepad specifically, just a text editor. If it doesn't at all you are either doing something wrong or it is an issue with your PC.

Right click on the Fallout76Prefs file and then select edit near the top of the menu popup. It should open it in notepad by default if i am not mistaken.

If it still won't then right click on the file and select "open with" and if notepad is not on the list on the right then click "choose another app" and select notepad from here

no it just wont open it in anything says there is a problem opening it

[PhantomOfTheOpera]

Originally posted by Tassie Bulbasaur:

Originally posted by insert food here:

Doesn't have to be notepad specifically, just a text editor. If it doesn't at all you are either doing something wrong or it is an issue with your PC.

Right click on the Fallout76Prefs file and then select edit near the top of the menu popup. It should open it in notepad by default if i am not mistaken.

If it still won't then right click on the file and select "open with" and if notepad is not on the list on the right then click "choose another app" and select notepad from here

no it just wont open it in anything says there is a problem opening it

here buddy i had the same problem, don't listen to anyone saying its a pc problem its not, and that file he told you to open will not open, for a reason i am not sure. something specific with fallout 76,


this is what you do

you will go to documents, my games, fallout 76, like the guy said above, but you will then click on the fallout 76 file directly above the fallout 76Prefs file. in that file you will find display (or hit control f and search display) make sure bFull Screen =1. and bBorderless = 0
you will then hit save.

you will then go to steam right click on fallout 76 and go to browse local files, you will then see below your fallout 76 application file there is another fallout76 config file, you will have to repeat the steps from the directions above and then hit save. should be good to go after that!


i would also recommend that you check your display settings on your monitor and make sure the resolution in that file matches your monitor. for example the default on mine was 1980 by 1080 or something, and my monitors resolution is 2560 by 1440 so i had to change it to that.

hope this helps and ill check back tomorrow if you have any other questions!

[insert food here]

Well i have got an account on both Steam and MS Store and been modifying the game settings since the game first launched. Never even heard of an issue of the ini files not being able to be opened, so this is a new one to me.

What exactly is the error it is giving? Be good to know so i am aware of it if it and be able to help others in the future.

You do have to run the game already for the two ini files to be there and have settings in them. It won't work if you have never run the game yet.

Also for the MS Store version of the game the instructions are the same but the file you need to open is called Project76Prefs instead of Fallout76Prefs for the Steam version.

Lots of new players that recently have the free MS Store version from Prime gaming so i am sure there are some coming here looking for help with the game.