Continuous minimizing

[wrongbon]

I have age of empires 3 the warchiefs and while i am playing the game, it minimizes multiple number of times. plz help me to stop this minimizing!!!

 

[Mozart25]

I have a similar issue--I have two monitors and run all my games in windowed-full screen, and have my games (primarily WoW) periodically alt-tab several times for a couple seconds. If I didn't run in windowed it would be minimizing.

It happens intermittently and I have no idea where to start tracking down the offending program...

 

[Gman450]

Please don't make two threads of the same topic.
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/119073-13-help

 

[tekmage]

You don't happen to be running AVG antivirus? If so, you might want to go into the settings and set it on gaming mode. I know that's what was causing the minimizing for me.

 

[JDFan]

Usually this is a result of some program running in the background (including MS programs like the sidebar programs ) -- try closing all other programs that are running to figure out which is causing the minimizing.