Usually when I'm playing a game, I have the game full screened on monitor 1 and obs opened on monitor 2. Using the "windows" button on the keyboard, I'm able to switch back and forth between the game and obs (usually just to hit start and stop recording) without either window closing on me. I also just found out Alt-Tab does the same thing.
However, my problem seems to occur with older games that don't have have a natural 1920 x 1080 resolution. When I run these games and press the "windows" button to switch over to obs, the game AND obs will automatically minimize and obs will automatically reopen on monitor 1. This is really annoying when I'm trying to get the video resolution of obs to match the game. I have to reopen the obs and game windows several times and go back and forth between them until I get the resolution right. Once that's set, I can press record on obs before opening up the game. Then, open up the game and play as usual. When I was ready to quit, I would press the "windows" button, the game and obs would still do their switch around, but I was done recording anyway and it didn't matter.
But now, I'm trying to play another old game and none of the resolution settings seem to work. So I'm going to have to manually stretch the source on the obs screen. The problem is, if I press the "windows" button to switch screens, the game and obs close. I can't have the game up and obs up at the same time to adjust the source because as soon as I switch from the game to the next screen, both programs close.
I don't know why this is only happening with certain games and not others. All these games have been on Steam, so I know that's not the issue. It just seems to be older games that don't have a natural 1920 x 1080 resolution. Newer games, I can switch back and forth between the programs without either of them closing. And I know technically, I should be playing with a "windowed borderless" mode, but I don't think some of these old games even have that setting. And I didn't set it to that for the newer games.
What am I doing wrong?
However, my problem seems to occur with older games that don't have have a natural 1920 x 1080 resolution. When I run these games and press the "windows" button to switch over to obs, the game AND obs will automatically minimize and obs will automatically reopen on monitor 1. This is really annoying when I'm trying to get the video resolution of obs to match the game. I have to reopen the obs and game windows several times and go back and forth between them until I get the resolution right. Once that's set, I can press record on obs before opening up the game. Then, open up the game and play as usual. When I was ready to quit, I would press the "windows" button, the game and obs would still do their switch around, but I was done recording anyway and it didn't matter.
But now, I'm trying to play another old game and none of the resolution settings seem to work. So I'm going to have to manually stretch the source on the obs screen. The problem is, if I press the "windows" button to switch screens, the game and obs close. I can't have the game up and obs up at the same time to adjust the source because as soon as I switch from the game to the next screen, both programs close.
I don't know why this is only happening with certain games and not others. All these games have been on Steam, so I know that's not the issue. It just seems to be older games that don't have a natural 1920 x 1080 resolution. Newer games, I can switch back and forth between the programs without either of them closing. And I know technically, I should be playing with a "windowed borderless" mode, but I don't think some of these old games even have that setting. And I didn't set it to that for the newer games.
What am I doing wrong?
