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    Game now starts in windowed mode - crashes every time changing to fullscreen

    Hey guys,

    I wanted to check and see if anyone else has experienced this recently, in particular after the recent patch? I have the division installed on two separate PCs, each with completely different hardware. I haven't had any issues playing the game for the last month or so until the last couple days. I noticed yesterday that my backup rig suddenly loaded the game in WINDOWED mode, after it had been set to FULLSCREEN mode for weeks. I didn't think much of it and set it back to FULLSCREEN. However, as soon as I do that the game crashes. I thought this was a fluke so I loaded up the game again, set to FULLSCREEN and the game crashed again. It does this every time now. I can play it fine if windowed but I don't want to do that and again I've been running fullscreen mode flawlessly up until now. Now today I just tried to play this on main gaming rig and it did the same thing! I was just playing it earlier this morning with a friend and had no issues so WTH gives? Has anyone else experienced this issue? I've tried uninstalling the game through steam, re-downloading it and starting it but the issue remains. I haven't changed anything on either PC so I assume it has to be an issue with the software/game but it's just a bizarre issue.
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    Same here. It happens after every Ubisoft update and I have to use a controller to change the settings. If I use the keyboard,it will either crash or go back to windowed mode.

    I complained a long time ago but have given up.

    I think it may be a Uplay issue. Not the actual game.
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    Flarts's Avatar Junior Member
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    One of the guy's in my group had exactly the same issue, although his issue was on Wednesday, a day before the Patch1.8.2 had dropped. It may be a Windows Driver update causing it.

    What Video Card are you using?
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    I'm currently using a MSI GTX 1080ti Gaming X. Drivers updated to current through Nvidia, of course.
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    GTX 980 and no Windows or GeForce updates. It happens after every Uplay update.
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    Well that's ****. How do you fix it? Certainly there must be a workaround?
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    FilteredName's Avatar Senior Member
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    since the patch before this I've had my screen go to windows about every 10 times getting on game, I do the option to save my settings but it still changes about 10 log ins to windows
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    Originally Posted by krinker514 Go to original post
    Well that's ****. How do you fix it? Certainly there must be a workaround?
    Mine will change without crashing if I use a controller to change the settings or change the setting before the game launches. From the character select screen.

    It crashes if I change it in game with a keyboard though.
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    Andrewszed's Avatar Senior Member
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    On PC. This game has ctd at least 2-3 times every time I go to log on. I verified files and still does it. It's been happening since the prior patch. The code is so bad they fix one thing and break 2 more. They are just not good at what they do.

    Sry af lazy af.

    D2. The hype is real. D2 Beta will bring almost everyone back to reality. Gents if they can't fix this crap..... Why would you expect anything different.
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    Mine has always crashed when I try to go to fullscreen. I recently upgraded video cards, so it happened on two different cards. I have to play in borderless windowed. I have never gotten it to run in fullscreen without it crashing when I try to switch over.
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