Unable to go back into game after alt-tab.

[Bonki]

As said in the title im unable to go back into the game afte alt tabbing. And as a person who often does things while a game loads etc. it is almost a killer.

 

I have tried reinstalling, updating drivers and a couple of other things

If anyone has a solution i would be very happy.

[Bando]

It can make a difference playing either full screen or windowed. Try windowed.

[Bonki]

Makes no diffrence.

[Bonki]

Anyone got an idea? I really want to play the game more :/

[Bando]

I wish I could help you with something smart. I just don't know how.

On my rig it works alright, so you cannot blame the sim itself.

 

Maybe sit the loading time out and play. Do all the other stuff before or after.

Maybe not ideal, but do-able.

[Bonki]

I know its doable, but im very impatient at times. And i love multitasking (movie or something on second screen)

[Bonki]

Plus... you know. It really shouldn't happend.

[Waldemard]

Hey, having the same issue here, it wasn't the case with my old I5 2500k when I was on windows 7 where Alt-tabbing were smoothie but now with my new upgrade : I7 6700K and windows 10 , Alt-tabbing is not an option anymore.

The game won't let me go back to it, no matter if it was on loading screen or even on the menu.

Then after a minute of waiting on my desktop the game try to reopen the game but I can only see my desktop while I can hear my mouse going over the option of the ingame menu if I try to move it.

 

No difference if it is on fullscreen or windowed.

Edited December 2, 2016 by Waldemard

[Bonki]

Windows 10 might be the problem, im running it aswell. But i haven't experienced this in any other games.

[Waldemard]

Just found a workaroud, it is way more responsive when you launch your game in administrator mode !

Edited December 3, 2016 by Waldemard

[Bonki]

Didn't work for me. Running it in compatability with win7/8 didn't work either

[Waldemard]

Are you playing with the Steam version ? If so try to remove the steam overlay, it could help !

[FlyingH]

There might be another issue, have you got a HOTAS controller with a lot of buttons and swiches? If so have you left a command "running" ie a swich thrown "on" when you alt-tab? That can be a reason for not beeing able to get back in!

[Bonki]

I have a hotas, but no switches. X52. Still happends when i don't have any devices other than mouse and keyboard plugged in.

[FlyingH]

Is your game installed into C\program files-folder? If so take it out of there win protection fucks things up!

[No_85_Gramps]

A few updates back this was a problem for me, then it went away with an update, now it is back again with the DX11 update. Of course a couple of Win 10 updates in between may also have affected it. One of those glitches that does not affect everyone but is bothersome for some of us. No matter what I try I can only alt-tab out to a program that was started before BOS, and then BOS does not minimize. Full-screen/windowed, seed/don't seed, moving game out of programs folder, etc, have not worked. And then again, maybe it is a problem with GPU drivers.

[Dakpilot]

Although annoying I would not worry unless it continues after 2.07 patch, I think a lot of issues (which were predicted) will get sorted

 

are people also using Nvidia Experience, some issues were known about that?

 

Cheers Dakpilot

[No_85_Gramps]

Not using Experience here. Not a really big issue for me, I use a batch file to start Opentrack and then BOS. Like Dakpilot said, it will get sorted out eventually.

[BOO]

one thing i found helped me - if, for instance you have TS running or some other program window open in the screen where BOS is - Alt tabbing will bring them up and from there you can get to the desktop - if i minimise these - i cant alt tab as easy. 

 

Regards

 

BOO

[Bonki]

Nvidia experience? Do you mean geforce experience? Anyways i used that, uninstalled it. Still have the same problems im afraid. I contacted the customer support a couple months ago, but they just keep asking for the same thing, which i then provide and then it goes in a loop.

[sergio_]

Hi.

 

First, let me thank you guys that provided suggestions. I found two that seem to be the way for my particular case.

 

First, Waldemard suggested to execute in administrator mode, and it helped me indeed!

However I find, under the same line of thought, here below may be a good option:

 

 

Is your game installed into C\program files-folder? If so take it out of there win protection fucks things up!

 

 

I'd like to do this, but I don't want to break my install just doing crazy stuff that I may be missing.
I mean: can I just move the game folder elsewhere or should I do it following some previous step?

 

Much appreciated, thank you!

 

EDIT:
I searched specifically for this chaning directory stuff and came to the conclusion you can just take it wherever you want: https://forum.il2sturmovik.com/topic/2074-game-setup-and-settings-faq/#faq3

I moved it to a folder out of Program Files and the thing seems to really start up much faster. Also responsiveness seems to have improved.

 

So I leave it here just in case it's useful to anyone else.

Edited July 23, 2017 by Sergi0

[=TBAS=Sshadow14]

LEAVE Open a Windows Explorer Window on the desktop..

then Alt tab to this and away from this

[13Nrv]

"I'd like to do this, but I don't want to break my install just doing crazy stuff that I may be missing.
I mean: can I just move the game folder elsewhere or should I do it following some previous step?"

 

 

 

There s absolutely no problem doing this , you can even have more than one copy of the whole game where you want on your system it will work .  Just copy paste the whole folder ,to an other location  and of course start from the correct exe location ....

[Heckpupper]

1,5 years later I still have the same problem.

 

Tried running both Fullscreen and Windowed, tried both standalone and Steam version, I even went as far as trying to install the game on two different hard drives, all sorts of things.

Really annyoing, sometimes I forget to pause Spotify when starting up the game and I need to relaunch in order to stop the music. Also makes access to mission planers and other useful tools hard.

 

pls halp

[TP_Andy]

Leaving a bump here. Same issue for about half a year now, makes the game for me almost unplayable since I rely on tutorials and other materials I need to switch to during flights.

 

There is about five similar threads without any resolves working for me or the OPs.

[1./KG4_OldJames]

Had this problem for a while, but thought I would bump this thread while I try some solutions

 

Before I try to move the game folder to a different directory, I must ask  a couple of questions:

.can I do it with a Steam version, and how? just move the game folder, or the whole Steam program folder?

[stupor-mundi]

My install is in 'Program Files (x86)' .

Having read the suggestions regarding copying the entire game folder to somewhere else ...

In that case, do you still run 'Launcher.exe' ? Are you sure this copy of the launcher would then run the local copy of 'IL-2.exe' ? Or would it possibly look up the 'normal' location of that exe in the registry, which would put you back to square one ...

 

I've had the tabbing issue since the 1803 creator's update. I see in this thread that the timeline of the problem for others, has been completely different, but has been associated with updates. Considering this, I find it slightly strange that moving the application to somewhere else should be the fix.

Edited August 18, 2018 by stupor-mundi

[=gRiJ=Roman-]

Since I updated Windows from 7 to 10 I am suffering this problem too. It is a pain because I cannot adjust my TeamSpeak volume, set the whispers, or do any other thing.

Any solution out there?

Some info in here ...

https://steamcommunity.com/app/307960/tradingforum/1760230682460794723/

Edited March 1, 2019 by 15[Span.]/JG51Spartan

[56RAF_Roblex]

About half my squad are unable to alt-tab out of BoX and come back.   My PC is OK despite having Windows 10 and BoX installed in the default 'Program Files (x86)'

 

I do always have something else open like Teamspeak before I try Alt-Tab and if I forgot to leave something open I use Ctl-Alt-Del to get Task Manager running so I can Alt-Tab to that.

It can lock up if I alt-tab while the program is starting so I just don't do it until I am at the menu screen.

I do run the game in Admin Mode. 

It is *possible* that I have opened up Program Files (x86) to be fully accessible as by default Windows likes to hide it and restrict what you can do in it.

I don't use Steam overlay but I do use GeForce Experience to record videos.

Full Screen mode.

[super-truite]

Hello, don't mind me I am a time traveller .
I still have this issue. Did not happen before. I just went back to using my hotas and trackir (was playing only tank for a while and did not need them)
so I guess it is linked to one of those hardware.

[[_FLAPS_]RogoRogo]

On 2/26/2021 at 8:18 PM, super-truite said:

Hello, don't mind me I am a time traveller .
I still have this issue. Did not happen before. I just went back to using my hotas and trackir (was playing only tank for a while and did not need them)
so I guess it is linked to one of those hardware.

Well... then I must reply to you, Doctor.... Who?

And no, it is not.
Il-2's client has, had, had had and always will have many functions hardcoded instead of using referrers (among many other things).
So as usual there is a probability, a likeliness that if someone alt-tabs during a loading screen, he can then only come back in via not alt-tabbing, but alt-tabbing, then alt-tabbing, again, then clicking, or tabbing in, tabbing back, then clicking on the task-bar item, having lost the client entirely or (and yes, that happens too) experiencing the entire system in deep-freeze.

So if you are affected by it, there is only thing you can do - DO NOT TAB OUT OF THE GAME ON ANY LOADING SCREEN, best not touch anything until the AFs are loaded on top.

Topically qualified fellow players know this, but they are more and more reluctant to participate in any exchange (for very good reasons, of which you can sense a hint just reading this thread attentively).

So do not waste time or energy debugging for what there is only a remote debug chance.. enjoy the product for what it is, and not a iota more.

[-DED-Rapidus]

I will join the words while the map is loading, it is better not to pull the game with different key combinations. Be patient)