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Apps on Windows 11 are paused or inactive.

Apps on Windows 11 are paused or inactive.

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ajthib01
Junior Member
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04-28-2021, 07:09 PM
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Hello, I'm attempting to exit Sea of Thieves and switch tabs using alt-tab. However, when I do that in Task Manager it reports the game is suspended. After checking the settings, I see no option for background apps permissions as described in the guide I found. I tried disabling UWP through Group Policy, but Windows said the file wasn't there, so I looked up a workaround on the official site. Even after disabling that setting, the app still gets suspended. Now I'm trying to figure out how to prevent Windows from disabling my Xbox apps when I close them.
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ajthib01
04-28-2021, 07:09 PM #1

Hello, I'm attempting to exit Sea of Thieves and switch tabs using alt-tab. However, when I do that in Task Manager it reports the game is suspended. After checking the settings, I see no option for background apps permissions as described in the guide I found. I tried disabling UWP through Group Policy, but Windows said the file wasn't there, so I looked up a workaround on the official site. Even after disabling that setting, the app still gets suspended. Now I'm trying to figure out how to prevent Windows from disabling my Xbox apps when I close them.

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coolsie
Junior Member
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05-01-2021, 09:09 AM
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I’d attempt to press alt-enter to switch to windowed mode, then use alt-tab to exit. It’s possible alt-enter offers three options—full screen, windowed, and windowed boardless. Likely it would take a couple of alt-enter actions to return to full screen.
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coolsie
05-01-2021, 09:09 AM #2

I’d attempt to press alt-enter to switch to windowed mode, then use alt-tab to exit. It’s possible alt-enter offers three options—full screen, windowed, and windowed boardless. Likely it would take a couple of alt-enter actions to return to full screen.