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Found in

2018.3.0b5

Issue ID

1090073

Regression

No

Game is runs in Fullscreen instead of Windowed mode when changing the build settings from Exclusive Fullscreen to Windowed mode

MacOS

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How to reproduce in 2018.2, 2018.3:
1. Open new empty project
2. File>Build Settings...>Player Settings
3. Set Fullscreen mode to Exclusive full screen and make sure Display resolution Dialog is Disabled
4. Build and close
5. File>Build Settings...>Player Settings
6. Set Fullscreen mode to Windowed
7. Build and run

How to reproduce in 2017.4:
1. Open new empty project
2. File>Build Settings...>Player Settings
3. Check "Default is Full Screen"
4. Set Display resolution Dialog to Disabled
5. File>Build Settings...>Player Settings
6. Uncheck "Default is Full Screen"
7. Build and run

Expected result: Built program runs in Windowed mode.
Actual result: Built program runs in Fullscreen mode.

Reproduced with:2017.4.13f1, 2018.2.13f1, 2018.3.0b6, 2019.1.0a7

Note: Only the first Player Settings are saved and built, changes afterward do not apply.

  1. Resolution Note (2019.3.X):

    This is a long standing design issue in Unity. Fixing it is more of a feature request in scope, and as such it is on our feature backlog.

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Comments (5)

  1. dradb

    Jun 30, 2021 12:13

    Thank you Solodevelop. So easy!

  2. pengsuyu163

    Dec 03, 2020 02:58

    Thanks, I solved my problem by pressing Alt + Enter when I launcher the built exe. I didn't know why the exe become fullscreen when it is running, maybe because of my keyboard operation. But
    it at least makes it possible to see the windows setting again by pressing Alt + Enter.

  3. darkAbacus247

    Apr 20, 2020 03:45

    Just hit this snag as well...

    After some research I see that this has been an annoyance for the community for some time now...which is unfortunate.

    If it's so simple to fix why do we all have to fix it rather than it just not being this way? Or at least put a note within project settings that will flag future folks with a warning. I had no idea this was a "Feature" so i've spent the better part of my day trying to rebuild projects in 1000x different ways thinking I must have messed something up. Turns out...nope not really.

    ...anyway, good to see that I can just correct this via code...but that's why I use unity, so I don't have to deal with silly stuff like this. I'm probably just upset but this reminded me of a "why did you put the milk in the cupboard and the cereal in the fridge?" moment (a$$ backwards).

    For anyone looking for more direction, here's a helpful link:
    https://docs.unity3d.com/ScriptReference/Screen-fullScreen.html?_ga=2.49926818.52793526.1586703418-2032696916.1585315865

    On a personal note this is frustrating because I seemingly have to include this chunk within EVERY project? And only found out by a blind mistake....so, there's my rant for the day.

  4. soloDevel0p

    Apr 04, 2020 15:01

    If someone runs into this problem, here is the SOLUTION (not workaround) and the EXPLANATION (this is a feature, not a bug).

    Solution:
    1. File>Build Settings...>Player Settings
    2. Resolution and Presentation>Allow Fullscreen Switch = enable
    3. Launch game and press ALT + ENTER or COMMAND + ENTER (See your OS fullscreen / windowed toggle key)

    Explanation:
    The launcher remembers the last state it had, so if it closed on fullscreen because you first builded the game with player settings specifying to launch on fullscreen (by default), it will keep opening in fullscreen even after you change the mode to windowed.
    You can either set the screenmode to windowed by code or just press alt + enter. Once the game closes on widowed mode, you can disable the switch option on the player settings if for some reason yo don't want it.

  5. vargonian

    Feb 25, 2020 07:37

    If this is merely a feature, please provide a workaround. I am facing this issue in 2019.3.0b7.

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