While gaming, PC randomly minimises to desktop!

[Dave11]

Hi all.
So I have had my PC now for around 2 and a half years. I have never had an issue with it which is great however, Recently a strange thing is happening that is now simply put, annoying me.
When I start a game, which is mainly DayZ after about 10mins the game minimises to the desktop. Nothing pops up, no notifications, no nothing. I then have to click the game icon in the bar at the bottom of the screen (Windows 11) to re-select the game and I carry on. I have tried other games, such as Hell Let loose, as the same happens.

This has been happening for around 2 months now. No google search has helped and I am hoping this forum can help?
I have tried turning off sticky keys and updating drivers. I have ran full scans on Windows Security which comes back with no threats or issues.

I have not bought any new peripherals FYI

If it helps, my set up is:

Case - CoolerMaster Mastercase H500

CPU - AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

MOBO - ASUS TUF GAMING B550-PLUS WIFI

RAM - 32GB Corsair Vengeance DDR4 3600MHz

GPU - 12GB AMD Radeon Red Devil RX 6700 XT

SSD - 1TB PCle M.2

SSD – Samsung 980

HDD - 1TB Seagate Barracuda SATA-III

PSU - Corsair 850w RMx Series Modular 80 Plus Gold

CPU Cooler - CoolerMaster MasterLiquid Lite 240 High Proformace Liquid Cooler

Thanks all

 

[Martinr36]

Can you post the full spec from your orders page

 

[Dave11]

Can you post the full spec from your orders page

Case	COOLERMASTER MASTERCASE H500 ARGB GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)	AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Six Core CPU (3.7GHz-4.6GHz/35MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard	ASUS® TUF GAMING B550-PLUS WiFi (DDR4, USB 3.2, 6Gb/s) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)	16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3600MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card	12GB AMD RADEON™ RX 6700 XT - HDMI, DP - DX® 12 Change to: 12GB AMD RADEON™ RED DEVIL RX 6700 XT - HDMI, DP - DX® 12
1st M.2 SSD Drive	1TB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD (2000 MB/R, 1100 MB/W)
1st Storage Drive	NOT REQUIRED Change to: 1TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 64MB CACHE
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive	NOT REQUIRED
Power Supply	CORSAIR 650W TXm SERIES™ SEMI-MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET Change to: CORSAIR 850W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable	1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling	CoolerMaster MasterLiquid Lite 240 High Performance Liquid Cooler
Thermal Paste	STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card	ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Card	10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT (Wi-Fi NOT INCLUDED)
USB/Thunderbolt Options	MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System	Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KK3-00002] Change to: Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KUK-00001]
Operating System Language	United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media	Windows 10 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads from Online Account
Office Software	FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus	NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser	Firefox™ Change to: Google Chrome™
Warranty	3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery	STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time	Standard Build - Subject to stock availability on pre-order products
Welcome Book	PCSpecialist Welcome Book - United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland

 

[Scott]

How did you upgrade to Windows 11? Was it an in-place upgrade? Did it happen around the same time as the upgrade? In place upgrades can be a bit hit and miss, clean install is always preferred where possible.

Google brought up the following:

Simply exit Razer Synapse and Razer Apps and the problem goes away.

But unsure if you have any Razer devices/software?

 

[Dave11]

How did you upgrade to Windows 11? Was it an in-place upgrade? Did it happen around the same time as the upgrade? In place upgrades can be a bit hit and miss, clean install is always preferred where possible.

Google brought up the following:



But unsure if you have any Razer devices/software?

Hi, In place upgrade on the window upgrade tab if i remember right, And I have a Razor Mouse. Should I delete the razor software then or just end task them>?

 

[Scott]

Hopefully End Task would be enough for a trial run. If it doesn't work the next step would be to remove the software and give it another spin.

A number of people were tearing their hair out trying to find it and it turned out to be Razor. There are other software's of similar use that can interact that way so it's definitely going to be a 3rd party app somewhere. RGB Fusion was a culprit for another user.

 

[Dave11]

Hopefully End Task would be enough for a trial run. If it doesn't work the next step would be to remove the software and give it another spin.

A number of people were tearing their hair out trying to find it and it turned out to be Razor. There are other software's of similar use that can interact that way so it's definitely going to be a 3rd party app somewhere. RGB Fusion was a culprit for another user.

Ok cool. I’ll give that a go and let you know. 👍