Windows game are not maximized after Alt + tab on

It seems that whenever I start a game, he struggles to remain maximized.  or if it starts fine and I alt + tab out of it, I will not be able to maximize again.

If I click on the game in the taskbar, it will maximize to a black screen for a few seconds, sometimes flashing the screen game, reducing me then automatically on the desktop. If I click randomly on the black screen (hoping to activate something in the game) for these few seconds, the game will sometimes load back on the screen and remain stable, but only if I'm lucky and it's a pain in the neck.

This has only been past moreso in the past months, but it seems more difficult to treat.  I see no changes significant I've done which might cause that.

I have windows vista 64-bit, Ive tried to play with my display screen resolution and video game options real (my monitor is currently in 1920 x 1080).  Ive tried all sorts of task including alt + tab-switching or "switch to...» "in the Task Manager.  Ive down them as an administrator.  Ive changed the settings for compatibility for the .exe.  None of them have made no difference.  ive tried with several different games, all two (as old as 8 years) old and new games (new this year).

If it helps to have a game especially allusion when trying to solve this problem, ive got starcraft 2 and dragon age: origins.

Hey the egg.

What is the number and the model of your video card and monitor?

Since the problem is with all games, maybe try with a new driver for your video card. In most cases, get the latest driver solves these problems. If this does not work, you can go for method 2.

Method 1: Update your video card driver

For driver updates, see this link:update a hardware driver that is not working properly

Method 2: Run the clean boot

A little research showed that many background applications may interfere with the game causing unwanted results. The best bet is to prevent all third party applications to load to the top by performing the clean boot.

See: How to troubleshoot a problem by performing a boot in Windows Vista or in Windows 7

Note: Ensure that you switch your computer to normal startup mode after completing the troubleshooting steps. Steps are available in the article above.

Kind regards

Shinmila H - Microsoft Support

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