Game keeps minimizing

Technical Support
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Whenever I launch the game, the loading screen comes up for a few seconds before suddenly minimizing to my desktop. When I click the game in my taskbar, it flashes and then opens up for another second or two before minimizing again. I can hear the menu audio in the background, but for whatever reason it just keeps minimizing when I try to open it up again.

I’ve figured out that I can keep the game maximized if I rapidly click the screen during the second or two the menu shows up, and from there I can go into settings and change it from fullscreen to windowless bordered. However, doing so on my system causes a massive performance hit and I would very much prefer it so be on fullscreen.

Any clue as to what my issue is? I have an external monitor plugged in, but unplugging it doesn’t fix anything. Plus, I’ve been using it for a while now without any problems. This issue has only been affecting me today, and I haven’t drastically changed anything with my setup.

I tried running the scan and repair, it didn’t find anything. I have no clue what could be causing the problem.

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This happens when another program is stealing the window focus from the Overwatch client. It’s usually firewall software, but it can also be malware. I recommend getting a copy of Window Focus Logger, which will tell you exactly which process is forcing Overwatch to minimize.

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Using the program, I discovered that it kept minimizing because of a program called RAVCpl64.exe, which is the Realtek audio control panel. Launching the control panel and then x-ing out seemed to fix the problem.

I have no idea why it started affecting me now, and I have no idea if it will affect me again in the future, but for now that seemed to fix the issue. Thank you!

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Awesome, glad it’s sorted!

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