Re: Exclusive fullscreen options not applying on Latest Nvidia drivers (1070GTX)

by Dawgmastah
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Exclusive fullscreen options not applying on Latest Nvidia drivers (1070GTX)

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Product: Apex Legends
Platform:PC
Please specify your platform model. PC
AMD or Nvidia Model Number 1070 GTX
Enter RAM memory size in GB 16
What is your gamertag/PSN ID/EA Account name? Dawgmastah
Please provide your squad mates' gamertag/PSN ID/EA Account name if possible.
Which Legend were you playing (if applicable)?
Which Legends were your squad mates using (if applicable)?
Where did the issue occur? In the lobby (waiting area before the match)
Which part of the map or menu were you in? If you don't remember the exact name, please describe the area or what you were trying to do in the menu. Launching the game
What were you doing when the issue occurred? E.g. respawning a squad mate at a beacon, using an ability, a squad mate left the game. Launching the game
Did your squad mates also experience the issue? I don't know
How many matches had you played in a row before the issue occurred? N/A
When did this happen? (dd.mm.yy hh:mm) 07/07/19
How often does the bug occur? Every time (100%)
How severe is your issue? Major impacts to gameplay
What happens when the bug occurs? When launching the game and with newest Nvidia Drivers, exclusive fullscreen options are not applying: Symptoms: - Setting fullscreen in the options with monitors native resolution wont apply. - Setting fullscreen in the options with non-native resolution will apply. - Setting windowed or borderless fullscreen in the options with any resolution will apply. - ALT + Enter wont apply fullscreen but will toggle the displayed option in settings between windowed and fullscreen.
What should be happening instead? Exclusive fullscreen should work
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? Launch game on 1070GTX with newest Gameready drivers

When launching the game and with newest Nvidia Drivers, exclusive fullscreen options are not applying:

Symptoms:
- Setting fullscreen in the options with monitors native resolution wont apply.
- Setting fullscreen in the options with non-native resolution will apply.
- Setting windowed or borderless fullscreen in the options with any resolution will apply.
- ALT + Enter wont apply fullscreen but will toggle the displayed option in settings between windowed and fullscreen.

 

Symptoms are identical to this thread:

https://forums.geforce.com/default/topic/1098136/apex-legends-wont-go-fullscreen/

 

Am testing suggested driver rollback to see if issue is solved.

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Re: Exclusive fullscreen options not applying on Latest Nvidia drivers (1070GTX)

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Can confirm rolling back to driver 417.71 fixed the issue.

 

Unknown if its the newest working one

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