Dual Monitors - How to game in full screen and browse the web without being kicked out of my game?

thehankinator

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Just like the question says, I would like to use one monitor for full screen gaming and one monitor for web browsing, programs, etc. Is this possible or am I stuck setting my games in a window? My goal is to use Steam Big Picture on one monitor that's duplicated to an hdtv while allowing myself or someone else to use the other monitor for web browsing, programs, etc. If you're wondering why one is duplicated instead of just configuring the whole setup in eyefinity, it's because my computer and hdtv are set up in such a way that the person sitting at the computer has their back to the TV, which means if they wanted to watch the game or movie being played they can see it on the screen adjacent to the one they are using, instead of turning around every time they wanted to see what was happening on the TV behind them.
 

techienerd01

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I usually just take the game off of Full Screen mode and then just maximize it to fit the screen. Then it won't minimize every time you try to go and do something else. That's all I got!