Maximised borderless window

[bc5]

Can anyone tell me what the purpose of the maximised borderless window option is in games? I've noticed it in a few games lately. Seems to be on by default in Grey Goo and I think I saw it in Thief too.

 

[Gam3r01]

You can Alt tab without the game closing.

 

[Archgaull]

Also, for whatever reason some games it just seems to take less resources to do that. I know Skyrim get's a noticeable performance boost when doing it.

 

[bc5]

That's pretty weird! Good to know. So when it's an option, it's generally a good idea to use it?

 

[Archgaull]

Yeah, there aren't really any drawbacks to using it that I can think of off the top of my head.

 

[bc5]

Awesome! Thanks for the helpful advice / explanation 🙂