# Game Crashes Often On Alt-Tab

**URL:** <https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/t/game-crashes-often-on-alt-tab/20026>\
**Category:** Gameplay Feedback\
**Created:** [March 20, 2018, 7:35am UTC](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/t/game-crashes-often-on-alt-tab/20026 "2018-03-20T07:35:40Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![rivenwyrm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/4af34b/32.png) [@rivenwyrm](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/u/rivenwyrm)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2018, 7:35am UTC](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/t/game-crashes-often-on-alt-tab/20026/1 "2018-03-20T07:35:40Z")

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When it does crash, it gives no information in the ‘copy to clipboard’ crash summary area. Literally zilch. Seems like maybe it’s related to memory usage, crops up a lot more when I have more browser tabs open. I have 16GB though and I don’t think utilization is 100% but I can try to check.

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**Author:** ![Pentakim](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forums.fatsharkgames.com/pentakim/32/10692_2.png) [@Pentakim](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/u/Pentakim)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2018, 1:05pm UTC](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/t/game-crashes-often-on-alt-tab/20026/2 "2018-03-20T13:05:45Z")

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This happens A LOT - I think the problem lies within the coding of the game.

I can ALT-TAB fine when I’m ingame, but as soon as i hit a loading screen and ALT-TAB it’s a 50/50 wheter it will crash or not. TL:DR, dont ALT-TAB on loading screens 😛

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**Author:** ![danciccoalex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/6a8cbe/32.png) [@danciccoalex](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/u/danciccoalex)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2018, 4:27pm UTC](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/t/game-crashes-often-on-alt-tab/20026/3 "2018-03-20T16:27:25Z")

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you guys using borderless fullscreen? Never crashed when alt tabbing for me.

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**Author:** ![rivenwyrm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/4af34b/32.png) [@rivenwyrm](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/u/rivenwyrm)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2018, 4:43pm UTC](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/t/game-crashes-often-on-alt-tab/20026/4 "2018-03-20T16:43:12Z")

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Naup, I use fullscreen. Having my mouse wander off is obnoxious, to me, as well as (for most games) better perf. But sometimes you do run into some trouble.

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**Author:** ![danciccoalex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/6a8cbe/32.png) [@danciccoalex](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/u/danciccoalex)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2018, 4:47pm UTC](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/t/game-crashes-often-on-alt-tab/20026/5 "2018-03-20T16:47:46Z")

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Your mouse wont wander off, only if you open chat / hit escape, when the mouse is visible, else its locked onto the screen.  
Try borderless for a few hours, could be worth the try. Didnt like it for years, after using 2nd screen daily its a must-have and didnt have any trouble tabbing since then.

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**Author:** ![rivenwyrm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/4af34b/32.png) [@rivenwyrm](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/u/rivenwyrm)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2018, 5:23pm UTC](https://forums.fatsharkgames.com/t/game-crashes-often-on-alt-tab/20026/6 "2018-03-20T17:23:33Z")

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Suppose I’ll do it until they’ve confirmed that the alt-tab crash is fixed. Thanks.