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Fixes for playing on one screen and using the other

Each guide explains why the problem happens and gives the free fixes first. Where they fall short, it shows what Second Screen Gaming does instead.
  1. Controller stops working when the game loses focus? Why a game ignores your controller the moment you click another window, the free fixes worth trying first, and how to keep the pad driving the game while you use your second screen.
  2. Game minimizes when you click your second monitor? Why fullscreen games minimize the moment you click another screen, the free fixes that usually work, and how to keep the game borderless on its own monitor every time it starts.
  3. Game audio stops when you alt-tab? Why games mute themselves when they lose focus, the settings and config lines that turn it off in Source and Unreal games, and how to keep the sound playing in any game while you use another monitor.
  4. How to use your second monitor while gaming What goes wrong when you click another screen mid-game, from minimizing to muted audio and a dead controller, and how to fix each one so the game keeps going while you browse, chat or watch.
  5. How to play a game on your second monitor How to get a game to open on the monitor you want, the Windows and launch option tricks that work for free, and how to keep it on that screen every time it starts.
  6. Keep a game running when it loses focus Why games pause, freeze or slow down when you click another window, the engine settings and Windows options that help, and how to keep the game fully running while you use another monitor.
  7. Stop a game pausing when you alt-tab Why games open their pause menu the moment you alt-tab or click another screen, the settings that switch it off, and how to keep playing, or watching, while the game is not in front.
  8. Stop your mouse moving onto the second monitor while gaming Why the cursor drifts off a borderless game onto your other screen, the free workarounds, and how to keep the mouse on the game's monitor while you play and free it the moment you switch away.
  9. Per-game profiles that apply when the game starts Every game needs a different set of fixes. How Second Screen Gaming saves them per game, applies them the moment the game launches, and copies one game's setup to another.