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[Windows] Final Fantasy XIV seems to run in exclusive fullscreen even when set to borderless

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doitsujin/dxvk#2640 · opened 2022-05-13 by JaneSmith · updated 2025-04-16 · 6 comments · github
JJaneSmith 2022-05-13 github

I'm playing Final Fantasy XIV. It uses DirectX 11 and is set to borderless fullscreen mode. There are various third-party programs that provide helpful information for this game in the form of on-screen overlays.

I recently started using DXVK, and was very pleased to see that it has helped resolve some issues I was having with DirectX 11. However, I've also noticed that none of my overlays are working anymore. It is as if the game is running in exclusive fullscreen mode, instead of borderless mode.

I did a search around, and I found the old issue #1397. As far as I can understand from this, setting the game to borderless should work, but it isn't working.

Software information

Final Fantasy XIV, set to use DirectX 11 and borderless fullscreen mode.

System information

  • GPU: AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT
  • Driver: 21.50.21.07 and/or 30.0.15021.7000
  • Wine version: N/A
  • DXVK version: 1.10.1

Apitrace file(s)

  • Not sure this is applicable as I'm trying to use this on Windows rather than Linux.

Log files

  • Not sure this is applicable as I'm trying to use this on Windows rather than Linux.
Ddoitsujin maintainer 2022-05-14 github

This is not really a bug, Vulkan doesn't really have the concept of exclusive fullscreen mode the same way that DXGI does, so drivers on Windows tend to "optimize" Vulkan applications into an equivalent of exclusive fullscreen mode because it gives them a slightly faster presentation path.

TL;DR won't/can't fix, especially since this is a complete non-issue on Linux.

Vvlad54rus 2022-05-15 github

In the dxvk.conf file try setting dxgi.tearFree = True and dxgi.syncInterval = 0

AAFNGP 2022-05-17 github

Facing the same issue on another MMO called Soulworker. Borderless Windowed runs Exclusive Fullscreen. I have apps showing on top of the game usually (e.g. a DPS parser) and Exclusive Fullscreen shows on top of such apps no matter what.

Would be interesting if someone found a workaround to the problem. Will try the one proposed by @vlad54rus once I get home and report back.

UPD: Tried it and it doesn't solve the issue.

JJaneSmith 2022-05-17 github

Thank you for the suggestion. Unfortunately, I tried it and it didn't make any difference. I agree, it would be great if there were a workaround to this. But if it isn't possible, then I understand.

For the record, I am a Linux user, but I'm still stuck on a Windows virtual machine for my gaming as one of my games still uses anti-cheat software that refuses to work on Linux. Thanks for all your hard work on this.

Vvlad54rus 2022-12-04 github

@AFNGP Are you on AMD or NVIDIA? Do you still have this issue?

Ggartkb 2023-04-22 github

@vlad54rus I'm on AMD, and tried those settings, overlays such as volume control didn't work. Happy to try if you have other suggestions, ty [oops I should specify I'm testing this with guild wars 2 with borderless window selected, but my understanding this problem is general.]

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