(SOLVED) My game keeps minimizing every 5-7 minutes! PLEASE HELP

[(BB4H) nickeliii]

I really hope somebody can help me with this. I have a Steam downloaded version of Dark Souls 2 and even though everything within the game runs impeccably, the program minimizes by itself to Desktop approx every 5-7 minutes! I can't tell you how frustrating it is to find yourself in a hard situation only to have the game disappear and continue in the background. I can restore it immediately but it's usually too late in the middle of combat.

I have tried contacting Namco Bandai support but it's been days without a response. My current specs are:
-Windows RT 8.1 64-bit
-Nvidia GeForce 600 ti
-Game purchased from Steam

I have tried: Deleting background processes on at a time, updating/rolling back my video drivers, unplugging my 2nd monitor, unplugging my mouse (im playing with an xbox 360 wired controller), numerous variations on the in-game video settings... I have no other ideas! This is the only game it's ever happened with! PLEASE HELP! I can't proceed because the boss I'm up against takes longer to kill than this issue allows for!

SOLVED: I managed to fix the issue by playing the game with the Windows Event Log running in the background. I noticed immediately after the game minimized that a program from my Samsung phone had attempted some sort of process. I deleted the program and the problem disappeared. I recommend the Event Log approach to anyone having the same issue. See if you can find the program that's conflicting, and - after making sure that there are no consequences for unistalling it - uninstall it. Thanks for all the feedback.

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[TacticalWalrus]

Anyone else using TP-link? because that was what was causing my issues exact same symptoms but if you close it every time it starts up and end TWCU.exe in task manager

[PatrickPuppers]

skyrim and fallout new vegas is doing this for me idk what to do

[Riaktion]

mcgeesnipez eredeti hozzászólása:

skyrim and fallout new vegas is doing this for me idk what to do

I assume you've tried the other solutions in this thread? If not, check over those.

[BB-Gun-Assassin]

Annoying Game keeps minimizing randomly during game.
- My opinion:
From everything I’ve seen, people pin the blame on your Antivirus (Norton or AVG for example) but I’ve had my Antivirus for months and never did any of the updates cause this problem for me. But I can’t say it’s never done it to someone else. It could always be a flaky driver, software, or antivirus that may need reinstalling if you’re having this annoying issue, but finding out witch one is a pain itself.
- Small fix:
I ran Halo on my Windows 8.1 with this issue, causing my windows to minimize several times (random) most of the time 10 -15 seconds. So what I did is set the shortcut of the game to Windows 7 Compatibility. Of course it cured problem for a while… but the thing was, it took a lot longer for the issue to keep coming back. Perhaps it’s fixed by now but you never know.
- How to set compatibility? (for game shortcuts):
Right click on your game shortcut (The icon that launches the game) select “Properties” usually towards the bottom of the menu after you right click. On top you’ll see tabs like “General, Shortcut, compatibility, security, and detail.”
Go to compatibility tab to check a little box that agrees to Running program in compatibility mode for: (Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows 8) once selecting your Windows Mode you click apply at the bottom then you should just run the game.

!! But steam games don’t have these options for compatibility !!
- How to make your own shortcut of Steam games
You’ll want to open Steam
> right click on your steam game > select Properties > Go to “LOCAL FILES” tab > select “BROWSE LOCAL FILES…”
Then you’ll be in the folder where hopefully you know what “game-name.exe” application file you use to launch the game with. Right click on that .exe file that launches the game and select “Copy” then “Paste Shortcut” to your Desktop.
Now you can edit your compatibility settings for that shortcut.

- But I don’t know what .exe file my game opens in!
Usually if the game opens a menu that you have to click start or open to start the game, then that’s a launcher. So usually you’re looking for a file with the game name and the word “Launcher” in it,
For example: Skyrim – Launcher.exe or League of Legends – Launcher.exe
If your game doesn’t include launcher in its name, then usually it’s just the game name but the file type is always “application” for example Halo.exe (description: application file.)

some games will have two .exe files with sp or mp next to the game name, that just stands for "single player" or multiplayer". I see this a lot with Call of duty games.

[Kaladeri]

LethalBacon2 eredeti hozzászólása:

Annoying Game keeps minimizing randomly during game.
- My opinion:
From everything I’ve seen, people pin the blame on your Antivirus (Norton or AVG for example) but I’ve had my Antivirus for months and never did any of the updates cause this problem for me. But I can’t say it’s never done it to someone else. It could always be a flaky driver, software, or antivirus that may need reinstalling if you’re having this annoying issue, but finding out witch one is a pain itself.
- Small fix:
I ran Halo on my Windows 8.1 with this issue, causing my windows to minimize several times (random) most of the time 10 -15 seconds. So what I did is set the shortcut of the game to Windows 7 Compatibility. Of course it cured problem for a while… but the thing was, it took a lot longer for the issue to keep coming back. Perhaps it’s fixed by now but you never know.
- How to set compatibility? (for game shortcuts):
Right click on your game shortcut (The icon that launches the game) select “Properties” usually towards the bottom of the menu after you right click. On top you’ll see tabs like “General, Shortcut, compatibility, security, and detail.”
Go to compatibility tab to check a little box that agrees to Running program in compatibility mode for: (Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows 8) once selecting your Windows Mode you click apply at the bottom then you should just run the game.

!! But steam games don’t have these options for compatibility !!
- How to make your own shortcut of Steam games
You’ll want to open Steam
> right click on your steam game > select Properties > Go to “LOCAL FILES” tab > select “BROWSE LOCAL FILES…”
Then you’ll be in the folder where hopefully you know what “game-name.exe” application file you use to launch the game with. Right click on that .exe file that launches the game and select “Copy” then “Paste Shortcut” to your Desktop.
Now you can edit your compatibility settings for that shortcut.

- But I don’t know what .exe file my game opens in!
Usually if the game opens a menu that you have to click start or open to start the game, then that’s a launcher. So usually you’re looking for a file with the game name and the word “Launcher” in it,
For example: Skyrim – Launcher.exe or League of Legends – Launcher.exe
If your game doesn’t include launcher in its name, then usually it’s just the game name but the file type is always “application” for example Halo.exe (description: application file.)

some games will have two .exe files with sp or mp next to the game name, that just stands for "single player" or multiplayer". I see this a lot with Call of duty games.

Dude, unsubscribe from this thread as soon as you read this, because the Necro Police will be here soon and they will kill us both

[BB-Gun-Assassin]

the what now??

[Riaktion]

LethalBacon2 eredeti hozzászólása:

the what now??

He is making a light hearted comment referring to people who get angry when old forum threads that haven't been posted on for a long time are posted on again, bringing them back to life like a Necromancer does, but in short... ignore him. :)

In regards to finding the right exe file, as you say you can create a shortcut to the game via Steam (right click on the game in Steam library, choose create shortcut), then if your right click on the shortcut that has been created on your desktop and choose properties in the "Target" box it should tell you the exe file.

Hope that helps.

[Kaladeri]

Riaktion eredeti hozzászólása:

LethalBacon2 eredeti hozzászólása:

the what now??

He is making a light hearted comment referring to people who get angry when old forum threads that haven't been posted on for a long time are posted on again, bringing them back to life like a Necromancer does, but in short... ignore him. :)

In regards to finding the right exe file, as you say you can create a shortcut to the game via Steam (right click on the game in Steam library, choose create shortcut), then if your right click on the shortcut that has been created on your desktop and choose properties in the "Target" box it should tell you the exe file.

Hope that helps.

(Has just been shot to death)

[Riaktion]

ACG Leon Voorhees eredeti hozzászólása:

Riaktion eredeti hozzászólása:

He is making a light hearted comment referring to people who get angry when old forum threads that haven't been posted on for a long time are posted on again, bringing them back to life like a Necromancer does, but in short... ignore him. :)

In regards to finding the right exe file, as you say you can create a shortcut to the game via Steam (right click on the game in Steam library, choose create shortcut), then if your right click on the shortcut that has been created on your desktop and choose properties in the "Target" box it should tell you the exe file.

Hope that helps.

(Has just been shot to death)

"Hoping to be Necro'd"

[BB-Gun-Assassin]

by right clicking on your steam game to make a shortcut just brings you back to a menu with no access to the compatibility settings. Its as if steam dosen't want people to worry about those settings.

[Riaktion]

LethalBacon2 eredeti hozzászólása:

by right clicking on your steam game to make a shortcut just brings you back to a menu with no access to the compatibility settings. Its as if steam dosen't want people to worry about those settings.

Hmm yeah you're right, looks like a shortcut to a weblink when you do that.

Ok well your Steam games will be installed in the following directory, assuming you installed them in the default location:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common

In there you should find the Dark Souls exe and you can then set the compatibility settings you want. The exe will be in there somewhere, you might need to go through the folders in that directory.

Hope that helps!

[(ZNoD) Ackron Air]

nickeliii eredeti hozzászólása:

I really hope somebody can help me with this. I have a Steam downloaded version of Dark Souls 2 and even though everything within the game runs impeccably, the program minimizes by itself to Desktop approx every 5-7 minutes! I can't tell you how frustrating it is to find yourself in a hard situation only to have the game disappear and continue in the background. I can restore it immediately but it's usually too late in the middle of combat.

I have tried contacting Namco Bandai support but it's been days without a response. My current specs are:
-Windows RT 8.1 64-bit
-Nvidia GeForce 600 ti
-Game purchased from Steam

I have tried: Deleting background processes on at a time, updating/rolling back my video drivers, unplugging my 2nd monitor, unplugging my mouse (im playing with an xbox 360 wired controller), numerous variations on the in-game video settings... I have no other ideas! This is the only game it's ever happened with! PLEASE HELP! I can't proceed because the boss I'm up against takes longer to kill than this issue allows for!

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Nickeliii

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see if you have something called Doomsday engine in your windows unistaler in control panel
I beluive removing this fixes the problem

[Kaladeri]

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nickeliii eredeti hozzászólása:

I really hope somebody can help me with this. I have a Steam downloaded version of Dark Souls 2 and even though everything within the game runs impeccably, the program minimizes by itself to Desktop approx every 5-7 minutes! I can't tell you how frustrating it is to find yourself in a hard situation only to have the game disappear and continue in the background. I can restore it immediately but it's usually too late in the middle of combat.

I have tried contacting Namco Bandai support but it's been days without a response. My current specs are:
-Windows RT 8.1 64-bit
-Nvidia GeForce 600 ti
-Game purchased from Steam

I have tried: Deleting background processes on at a time, updating/rolling back my video drivers, unplugging my 2nd monitor, unplugging my mouse (im playing with an xbox 360 wired controller), numerous variations on the in-game video settings... I have no other ideas! This is the only game it's ever happened with! PLEASE HELP! I can't proceed because the boss I'm up against takes longer to kill than this issue allows for!

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Nickeliii

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see if you have something called Doomsday engine in your windows unistaler in control panel
I beluive removing this fixes the problem

RUN! THE NECRO POLICE ARE COMING! UNSUBSCRIBE FROM DISCUSSION! UNSUBSCRIBE NOOOOOOOOOOOW! *gets shot to death*

[(BB4H) nickeliii]

See the edited initial post for my fix

[BB-Gun-Assassin]

I fixed many issues starting a new windows account and copying the essential folders from appdata/local and Roaming. My programs kept their info and ID of my computer. I'm not going in too detailed because I had enough of the relevant issues that kept occurring.

So give it a try, make a new account and perhaps that fixes it. Then you could backup your appdata essential(s).