Games minimizing and/or crashing.

[Hendi91]

My games are getting minimized while I'm playing and I'm not sure why. A command window pops up for a split second and goes away after taking me out of my game. I have scanned both drives for malware and viruses. All the solutions I have found online haven't worked for me so I'm hoping someone here will be able to help.

Thanks for looking.

 

[kango69]

Sounds like an application running in the background is causing the problem.
Use this guide to find out what is running on your computer.
http://it.toolbox.com/blogs/hardware-tech-windows/how-to-find-hidden-programs-running-in-the-background-65530
Temporarily disable all the startup programs to see if the problem goes away then activate each one until the problem comes back.

 

[Hendi91]

I have already disabled a lot of startup programs, the only ones I left are older programs that haven't caused any issues before. Can't hurt to check, but this has only been a problem for a month or so. I will try this when I get home from work.