Borderless Gaming News

When I initially released the dark mode DLC it was done to fund the rewrite of Borderless Gaming and the creation of the upcoming upscale / frame generation features. With the rewrite done, I believe the dark mode DLC has served its purpose. Despite its good intentions, based on the constant wave of negative reviews around it, just isn't worth having it available anymore as an optional DLC.

So the DLC is being retired. Dark mode is now part of the base product. This does however mean now that the upscaling and frame generation features will be a paid add-on, but for anyone who has bought dark mode up to this point (and I suppose until its delisted) I'll be putting up a website that allows you to get early access to the new features before everyone else.

[h2]Other Changes[/h2]

Performance

• App starts faster - shows immediately while profiles load in background instead of freezing
  
• Fixed hangs when windows close unexpectedly during borderless operations
  
• Better detection of Microsoft Store/UWP apps
  

Multi-Monitor

• Monitor selection persists across reboots - uses hardware IDs instead of display names
  
• Fixed window positioning with offsets, especially for fullscreen
  
• More reliable monitor detection using EDID data
  

Audio

• Volume slider at 0% now properly mutes apps instead of just setting volume to zero
  
• Fixed volume restoration when apps regain focus - preserves original mute state
  

Stability

• Added fallback to software rendering if graphics drivers fail
  
• Better error messages when app can't start - tells you exactly what to try
  
• Automatic retry when window positioning fails
  

Fixes

• UWP apps now properly hide title bars when going borderless
  
• Window position verification with automatic retry on failure
  
• Better handling of invalid window handles
  

"Mute in Background" has been changed to "Adjust Volume in Background" allowing you to either mute an application, or set its volume between 0 and 100 when it is no longer in focus.

- Fixes a stack overflow bug / crash in the window processor
- Adds a workaround for broken Steam initialization on some systems. You should now be able to start.
- Adds Celeste to the 'slow' windowing path for better ultra-wide support.

Quick fix for old Unity games (such as My Summer Car)

Quality of life improvements and better cleanup handling.

[h2]Improvements[/h2]

• Added better cleanup when Borderless Gaming exits - automatically restores taskbar, mouse cursor, and unlocks cursor clipping
  
  
• Improved cleanup when profiles are disabled - now properly restores all system settings (taskbar, cursor, etc.)
  
  
• Added helpful suggestion when manual borderless fails - prompts to create a profile for better control
  
  
• Better timing detection for games like Dishonored
  

[h2]Fixes[/h2]

• Fixed system settings not being restored when borderless operations fail
  
  
• Fixed window positioning for profiles using "No Change" with maximize enabled
  
  
• Removed debug test shortcut that was accidentally left in (ctrl+shift+z)
  

[h2]Developer Note[/h2]

I'll be taking a few days off from updates (unless something critical comes up) to focus on building out some exciting new features for the profile system.

Please stop sending hateful emails about the 1.0 update. I understand it was a big change and I'm glad to see people are passionate about the app, but name-calling and leaving "everything is broken" reviews without reporting actual issues isn't helpful. No, nothing was done out of conspiracy - if something doesn't look or behave right, it's a bug.

If you're experiencing issues, please join the community Discord where you can message me directly with details. Constructive feedback helps me fix problems; angry emails just slow everything down.

Thank you to everyone who's been patient and constructive. See you in a few days with some cool new features!