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Old May 13, 2010, 08:05 PM
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Whenever I play a game, windows disables my theme to a less graphical one. Is there any way to disable this?
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Old May 13, 2010, 09:11 PM
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You could just turn off aero all together.
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When you finish the game, it should revert back to your original settings, no? It does for me with FSX.
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When you finish the game, it should revert back to your original settings, no? It does for me with FSX.
Does for me too. Doesn't take long either!
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Old May 14, 2010, 06:46 AM
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Some games require disabling the transparency/3D effects in Windows when playing a game. That's just the way it is. Same thing goes for Remote Assistance.
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Whenever I play a game, windows disables my theme to a less graphical one. Is there any way to disable this?
Windows automatically disables Aero effects when you run a full-screen 3D app to improve performance. It's by design.
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