[HELP]Skyrim SE will ignore all my settings

[koyrts]

I have tried everything, changing .ini files in the documents, changing the setting through the console in game, using GeForce Experience to optimize the settings. compatibility mode on and off for both the game and steam... nothing worked, I tried every solution online but my game is stuck in a weird windowed mode and no matter what I do it will not change... Any help is appreciated.

My Specs:
Laptop Model: Lenovo Legion Y520 IKBM
CPU: i5-7300HQ
GPU: GTX 1060 6GB Max-Q
RAM: 16 GB 2400 Mhz
Displays: 1) In-built 17" laptop 1080p60Hz display
2) External 24" HP 24f 1080p75Hz display connected via HDMI
SSD: 128 Gb (It's a samsung ssd but I don't remember the model
HHD: 1TB Seagate Barracuda

EDIT: I should note... ALL OF MY BETHESDA GAMES THAT USE THE CREATION ENGINE HAVE ISSUES!!!!!!! WTF BETHESDA!!!!!!!!

EDIT #2: I have no mods in the game as I bought it today.

EDIT #3: I have reached to the conclusion to believe... that since Skyrim SE doesn't run in exclusive fullscreen mode it somehow misplaces the window when it launches... Meaning that the game actually has borders but they are hidden off screen, that is what usually happens... But for me it somehow ends up misplaced. But going into windowed doesn't change anything... So it still ignoring my settings...

EDIT #4: I just found out that the game crashes after I try to start a new game... I have no previous saves by the way.

[SpeedFreak1972]

Are you sure the ini files are not set to read only? Also did you try to delete them and let the game rebuilt them?

[koyrts]

Originally posted by SpeedFreak1972:

Are you sure the ini files are not set to read only? Also did you try to delete them and let the game rebuilt them?

Yes, already tried three times....

[SpeedFreak1972]

Weird that all Creation engine have the same issue .... Sure it runs on the GTX 1060?

[koyrts]

Originally posted by SpeedFreak1972:

Weird that all Creation engine have the same issue .... Sure it runs on the GTX 1060?

Yes, I made sure to check on the NVIDIA control panel and even manually selected to run on my 1060... I even checked to see if my GPU is working when I run the game and MSI Afterburned recorded a usage of 40-50% on the opening scenes and my GPU boosted to 1280 MHZ...

[Kobi Blade]

Neither Fallout 4 nor Skyrim SE have exclusive fullscreen, even if you disable borderless fullscreen in the settings the game will just revert and force it to run in borderless fullscreen mode.

Which is a shame, this is not an issue exclusive to you, some people that get the placebo effect and believe the game is running on exclusive fullscreen when it's not.

You can try using BethINI to configure your files.

[SpeedFreak1972]

Have made a post in the coffeehouse thread to have a look because quite frankly this is a very odd problem.

[koyrts]

Originally posted by Kobi Blade:

Neither Fallout 4 nor Skyrim SE have exclusive fullscreen, even if you disable borderless fullscreen in the settings the game will just revert and force it to run in borderless fullscreen mode.

Which is a shame, this is not an issue exclusive to you, some people that get the placebo effect and believe the game is running on exclusive fullscreen when it's not.

You can try using BethINI to configure your files.

Will give it a try, hope it works... Also Fallout New Vegas won't launch, The OG sjyrim only launches at 800x600 res and won;t save, Fallout 4 has the same issue as Skyrim SE and I can imagine Fallout 3 won't work even though I don't have it...

[koyrts]

Originally posted by SpeedFreak1972:

Have made a post in the coffeehouse thread to have a look because quite frankly this is a very odd problem.

Thank you.... Hope we find a solution...

[koyrts]

Originally posted by Kobi Blade:

Neither Fallout 4 nor Skyrim SE have exclusive fullscreen, even if you disable borderless fullscreen in the settings the game will just revert and force it to run in borderless fullscreen mode.

Which is a shame, this is not an issue exclusive to you, some people that get the placebo effect and believe the game is running on exclusive fullscreen when it's not.

You can try using BethINI to configure your files.

I tried BethINI, no luck there...

[Trehek]

After some quick thinking three possibilities come to mind:

1) Your .ini file(s) are read-only. It seems you tried this already.

2) Since you're on a laptop, your PC might be trying to use the wrong GPU. It seems you tried this already.

3) Your game may be failing to read the .ini files (different from the write problem), due to Windows permissions. I actually haven't seen people run into this with Skyrim before but I've seen it plenty with other games.

The permissions problem usually arises on Win 10 if the user account doesn't have full admin privileges and if Steam is installed in the default location, under Program Files. Win 10 is more strict with access in the C:\ root folder, C:\Windows and even C:\Program Files, which can cause problems. I suggest trying to run Skyrim as admin, and if your Steam is under Program Files, move the folder.

Steam is made to be portable so it's easy to do. Just completely exit out of Steam, cut the entire Steam folder in file explorer and paste it to a new location, such as C:\Games\Steam. Run Steam from the new location and it'll auto-update your library locations. Easy. You'll just need to update the paths to any Steam shortcuts you have.

[koyrts]

Originally posted by Trehek:

After some quick thinking three possibilities come to mind:

1) Your .ini file(s) are read-only. It seems you tried this already.

2) Since you're on a laptop, your PC might be trying to use the wrong GPU. It seems you tried this already.

3) Your game may be failing to read the .ini files (different from the write problem), due to Windows permissions. I actually haven't seen people run into this with Skyrim before but I've seen it plenty with other games.

The permissions problem usually arises on Win 10 if the user account doesn't have full admin privileges and if Steam is installed in the default location, under Program Files. Win 10 is more strict with access in the C:\ root folder, C:\Windows and even C:\Program Files, which can cause problems. I suggest trying to run Skyrim as admin, and if your Steam is under Program Files, move the folder.

Steam is made to be portable so it's easy to do. Just completely exit out of Steam, cut the entire Steam folder in file explorer and paste it to a new location, such as C:\Games\Steam. Run Steam from the new location and it'll auto-update your library locations. Easy. You'll just need to update the paths to any Steam shortcuts you have.

The game is on my HDD not the C drive, I will try moving steam though and I will keep you posted

[Trehek]

My next suggestion would be to do a few tests with the ini files. First, delete Skyrim.ini and SkyrimPrefs.ini from the Documents\My Games\Skyrim Special Edition folder. Then try redoing the game setups and launching the game.

If the game was still messed up, go back to the ini files and verify that they were properly re-created. Open up SkyrimPrefs.ini and look at these values under the [Display] heading:

bBorderless=1
bFull Screen=1
iSize H=1080
iSize W=1920

Check if these values match your desired window mode and height / width. If they do not, edit them, save the file and flag it as read-only. Try re-launching the game.

[@Ixxmantisxxl]

It sounds like something completely in your System. I got a GTX 1060 and an AMD FX6300 the game runs flawless at 60 fps with 144+ mods including ultra presets :( I hope to hear you get it working soon!

Edit: Skyrimprefs.ini

[Display]
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iNumFocusShadow=4
fInteriorShadowDistance=3000.0000
ffocusShadowMapDoubleEveryXUnit=450.0000
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fMeshLODLevel1FadeTreeDistance=2844.0000
fMeshLODLevel2FadeDist=999999.0000
fMeshLODLevel1FadeDist=999999.0000
fGamma=1.4000
bBorderless=1
bFull Screen=1
iSize H=1080
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bTreesReceiveShadows=0
bUsePrecipitationOcclusion=1
bDrawLandShadows=0
iMaxSkinDecalsPerFrame=250
iMaxDecalsPerFrame=800
iAdapter=0
uBookRatio=2
bForceCreateTarget=0
iReflectionResolutionDivider=2
iVSyncPresentInterval=0
iNumSplits=2
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bLensFlare=1
[General]
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iStoryManagerLoggingEvent=-1
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bGamepadEnable=1
bCrosshairEnabled=1
fHUDOpacity=1.0000
bSaveOnPause=1
bSaveOnTravel=0
bSaveOnWait=1
bSaveOnRest=1
[Interface]
fMouseCursorSpeed=1.0000
bDialogueSubtitles=1
bGeneralSubtitles=1
bShowCompass=1
[GamePlay]
bShowFloatingQuestMarkers=1
bShowQuestMarkers=1
iDifficulty=5
[Controls]
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fGamepadHeadingSensitivity=0.5556
bAlwaysRunByDefault=1
bInvertYValues=0
bGamePadRumble=1
bUseKinect=0
[Particles]
iMaxDesired=950
[SaveGame]
fAutosaveEveryXMins=10.0000
[AudioMenu]
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fVal7=1.0000
uID7=0
fVal6=0.7500
uID6=335549210
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fVal3=0.4000
uID3=466532
fVal2=1.0000
uID2=554685
fVal1=1.0000
uID1=1007612
fVal0=1.0000
uID0=94881
[Clouds]
fCloudLevel2Distance=262144.0000
fCloudLevel1Distance=32768.0000
fCloudLevel0Distance=16384.0000
fCloudNearFadeDistance=9000.0000
[Water]
bUseWaterDisplacements=1
bUseWaterRefractions=1
bUseWaterReflections=1
bUseWaterDepth=1
[TerrainManager]
fTreeLoadDistance=75000.0000
fBlockMaximumDistance=250000.0000
fBlockLevel1Distance=70000.0000
fBlockLevel0Distance=35000.0000
fSplitDistanceMult=1.5000
bShowLODInEditor=1
[NavMesh]
fObstacleAlpha=0.5000
fCoverSideHighAlpha=0.8000
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fEdgeFullAlpha=1.0000
fEdgeHighAlpha=0.7500
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fTriangleFullAlpha=0.7000
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fTriangleLowAlpha=0.2000
fLedgeBoxHalfHeight=25.0000
fEdgeDistFromVert=10.0000
fEdgeThickness=10.0000
fPointSize=2.5000
[Trees]
bRenderSkinnedTrees=1
uiMaxSkinnedTreesToRender=40
[Grass]
fGrassStartFadeDistance=7000.0000
fGrassMaxStartFadeDistance=7000.0000
fGrassMinStartFadeDistance=0.0000
[Decals]
bSkinnedDecals=1
bDecals=1
uMaxSkinDecals=100
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iMaxDecalsPerFrame=100
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[LOD]
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fLODFadeOutMultObjects=30.0000
fLODFadeOutMultItems=10.0000
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[Launcher]
sD3DDevice="NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB"
uLastAspectRatio=1
[Bethesda.net]
uPersistentUuidData3=3329248936
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uPersistentUuidData1=2991079589
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Skyrim.ini

[General]
sLanguage=ENGLISH
sTestFile1=Dawnguard.esm
sTestFile2=HearthFires.esm
sTestFile3=Dragonborn.esm

uExterior Cell Buffer=36

[Display]
iPresentInterval=0
fShadowLODMaxStartFade=1000.0
fSpecularLODMaxStartFade=2000.0
fLightLODMaxStartFade=3500.0
fLightLODStartFade=3500.0
iShadowMapResolutionPrimary=2048
bAllowScreenshot=1
fTreesMidLODSwitchDist=9999999.0000
fFirstSliceDistance=2000.0000
fDynamicDOFFarBlur=0.4
fDDOFFocusCenterweightExt=2
fDOFMaxDepthParticipation=10000

[Audio]
fMusicDuckingSeconds=6.0
fMusicUnDuckingSeconds=8.0
fMenuModeFadeOutTime=3.0
fMenuModeFadeInTime=1.0

[MapMenu]
bWorldMapNoSkyDepthBlur=1
fMapLocalCursorPanSpeed=875.2735
fMapLocalGamepadPanSpeed=45.1515
fMapLocalGamepadZoomSpeed=0.0267
fMapLocalMousePanSpeed=3.0303
fMapLocalMouseZoomSpeed=0.0889
fMapLookGamepadSpeed=2.0000
fMapLookMouseSpeed=4.0000
fMapWorldHeightAdjustmentForce=1.7505
fMapWorldMaxPanSpeed=12500.0000
fMapWorldMaxPitch=500.0000
fMapWorldMinPanSpeed=10000.0000
fMapWorldMinPitch=0.0000
fMapWorldYawRange=3600.0000
fMapWorldZoomSpeed=0.3333
fMapZoomMouseSpeed=4.0000
fWorldMapNearDepthBlurScale=0
fWorldMapDepthBlurScale=0
fWorldMapMaximumDepthBlur=0

[Grass]
bAllowCreateGrass=1
bAllowLoadGrass=0
fGrassMaxStartFadeDistance=7000.0000
fGrassMinStartFadeDistance=0.0000

[Decals]
uMaxSkinDecalPerActor=60

[LightingShader]
fDecalLODFadeStart=0.45
fDecalLODFadeEnd=0.5

[Imagespace]
iRadialBlurLevel=2

[GeneralWarnings]
SGeneralMasterMismatchWarning=One or more plugins could not find the correct versions of the master files they depend on. Errors may occur during load or game play. Check the "Warnings.txt" file for more information.

[Archive]
sResourceArchiveList=Skyrim - Misc.bsa, Skyrim - Shaders.bsa, Skyrim - Interface.bsa, Skyrim - Animations.bsa, Skyrim - Meshes0.bsa, Skyrim - Meshes1.bsa, Skyrim - Sounds.bsa
sResourceArchiveList2=voicesen0.bsa, voicesen1.bsa, voicesen2.bsa, voicesen3.bsa, voicesen4.bsa, Skyrim - Textures0.bsa, Skyrim - Textures1.bsa, Skyrim - Textures2.bsa, Skyrim - Textures3.bsa, Skyrim - Textures4.bsa, Skyrim - Textures5.bsa, Skyrim - Textures6.bsa, Skyrim - Textures7.bsa, Skyrim - Textures8.bsa, Skyrim - Patch.bsa
bLoadArchiveInMemory=1
sArchiveToLoadInMemoryList=Skyrim - Animations.bsa
bInvalidateOlderFiles=1

[Combat]
fMagnetismStrafeHeadingMult=0.0
fMagnetismLookingMult=0.0

[Actor]
bUseNavMeshForMovement=0

[Papyrus]
fPostLoadUpdateTimeMS=500.0
bEnableLogging=0
bEnableTrace=0
bLoadDebugInformation=0
[Launcher]
bEnableFileSelection=1



Was trying to make it not so long but sorry; Anyway, Use Nvidia Inspector and make sure your display driver is being used and not a internal GPU of the CPU that is my only thoughts. :D

EDIT #3: I have reached to the conclusion to belive... that since Skyrim SE doesn't run in exclusive fullscreen mode it somehow misplaces the window when it launches... Meaning that the game actually has borders but they are hidden off screen, that is what usually happens... But for me it somehow ends up misplaced. But going into windowed doesn't change anything... So it still ignoring my settings...

With that being said it sounds like legit your game is using your intel chipsets GPU :O

[koyrts]

Originally posted by Trehek:

My next suggestion would be to do a few tests with the ini files. First, delete Skyrim.ini and SkyrimPrefs.ini from the Documents\My Games\Skyrim Special Edition folder. Then try redoing the game setups and launching the game.

If the game was still messed up, go back to the ini files and verify that they were properly re-created. Open up SkyrimPrefs.ini and look at these values under the [Display] heading:

bBorderless=1
bFull Screen=1
iSize H=1080
iSize W=1920

Check if these values match your desired window mode and height / width. If they do not, edit them, save the file and flag it as read-only. Try re-launching the game.

I am afraid not even those worked, when I deleted the two files and re launched the game I had the same issue... When I went to check the values they were the exact same as what you gave me...

[Trehek]

Just to confirm, are those the right values for you? Is your screen 1920x1080 resolution? Because laptops often aren't.

EDIT: Never mind, you listed them in OP.