Final Fantasy XIV Alt-Tab Alternatives


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Ok, you enabled the fullscreen mode in Final Fantasy 14? If you did, you will sooner or later notice that every time you use ALT + Tab the game will automatically quit. Here are two alternatives to Alt+Tab!

Final Fantasy Alt Tab Issue

Once you use Alt + Tab you will get a message similar to this: Unable to detect DirectX device. The program has shut down. Please restart Final Fantasy XIV. This might be a bug or a way to avoid cheating, but it is quite annoying, so here are two alternatives that you might want to try.

Alternative 1: Run Final Fantasy XIV in Full Screen Windowed Mode

Star the ffxivconfig.exe and click on General, then on Video Settings. The Windows Size has to be as large as your current screen resolution and the display mode is supposed to be Windowed:

Final Fantasy XIV Display Mode fullscreen

Next, start Final Fantasy XIV and move the window so that it will fully cover your screen. VoilĂ , full screen windowed mode that allows you to use ALT+Tab.


Alternative 2: Add Final Fantasy XIV as Steam Game [UNCONFIRMED]

1. Open up Steam and open the Games library.
2. At the bottom it says Add Game. Click on it, then click on Add a non-Steam game:

Add a non steam game

3. Scroll down and check Final Fantasy XIV (Beta):

Add Final Fantasy 14

4. Final Fantasy 14 is now in your Steam Games library:

Final Fantasy XIV in Steam

5. Click on Play. The Steam overlay should be available via Shift + Tab

This did not work for me, but apparently it did work for some. If it does not work for you, you will at least have a handy Steam shortcut.

Filed Under: Windows 7 Gaming by sOliver - Saturday, September 4th, 2010
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2 Responses to Final Fantasy XIV Alt-Tab Alternatives

  1. James said:

    Thanks this solves my alt tab issue for browsing at least…but if I have to change channels on vent thats going to be a pain…I did the steam option and it worked for me!

  2. sOliver said:

    Wow that’s a nice surprise that the Steam option worked for you. For some reason it no longer works for me.

    You access the dashboard via SHIFT + Tab, correct?

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