Ducktooth Posted March 3, 2023 Share Posted March 3, 2023 Have you ever been in a very-involved and rigorously-planned flight when, in the middle of checking your VFR map or other duty you accidently hit "X" in the upper right corner? FS goes bye bye. Even in Full-Screen mode it can happen as I found out if you press the right spot. You want to tear your hair out. Maybe I'm a moron and I am missing something, but I have tried to avoid accidently closing FS but still do it, uncomfortably too often. It never happened in any other version of FS. Just MSFS 2020. Is there any add-on or way to avoid that kind of thing? Like a button-cover for the X. Intel Core i7 3930K 3.2 GHz, 16GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060, Windows 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budreiser Posted March 3, 2023 Share Posted March 3, 2023 Yes, and then said to myself, don't do dat you dummy. Never gave it much thought for a cure until you brought it up. Best I can come up with at the spur of the moment is perhaps sticking a little piece of Post-It note to cover the X. Not a great antidote but might make you stop and think for that critical brief moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ducktooth Posted March 3, 2023 Author Share Posted March 3, 2023 It's a good idea but then would cover up your screen when not using MSFS. I think a good utility idea would be to add a kind of "safety cover" or, for god's sake, just a simple "are you sure you want to exit MSFS 2020?" message to the program. And for whoever uses this idea after reading this and makes an add-on for it, I'll take half credit. Seriously. It's only right. Intel Core i7 3930K 3.2 GHz, 16GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060, Windows 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrzippy Posted March 3, 2023 Share Posted March 3, 2023 Just curious...Is there no full screen mode that gets rid of any toolbar with the X at the top corner? Then a control key would be needed to end program. Still thinking about a new flightsim only computer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSkorna Posted March 4, 2023 Share Posted March 4, 2023 Of course, Alt + Enter, just like flightsims for years. 1 http://www.air-source.us/images/sigs/000219_195_jimskorna.png Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budreiser Posted March 4, 2023 Share Posted March 4, 2023 I guess I like to keep a browser screen at the ready for occasionally looking up things that come to mind while flying. ALT + ENTER knocks that out, I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSkorna Posted March 4, 2023 Share Posted March 4, 2023 1. Use Alt + Tab to switch between programs. Yes, FS will remain in Full Screen Mode. 2. Use a second monitor. 3. Look it up on your phone. http://www.air-source.us/images/sigs/000219_195_jimskorna.png Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiger1962 Posted March 4, 2023 Share Posted March 4, 2023 1 hour ago, budreiser said: I guess I like to keep a browser screen at the ready for occasionally looking up things that come to mind while flying. ALT + ENTER knocks that out, I think. Press the Windows key while in full screen mode - the start menu and taskbar appear without entering windowed mode. Tim Wright "The older I get, the better I was..." Xbox Series X, Asus Prime H510M-K, Intel Core i5-11400F 4.40GHz, 16Gb DDR4 3200, 2TB WD Black NVME SSD, 1TB Samsung SATA SSD NVidia RTX3060 Ti 8Gb, Logitech Flight Yoke System, CH Pro Pedals, Acer K272HL 27", Windows 11 Home x64 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budreiser Posted March 4, 2023 Share Posted March 4, 2023 GREAT! Thanks a bunch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyperdark Posted March 8, 2023 Share Posted March 8, 2023 Quote Even in Full-Screen mode it can happen No it can't, what you described isnt full screen mode its windowed mode Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrylawdinn Posted March 20, 2023 Share Posted March 20, 2023 On 3/4/2023 at 2:29 PM, tiger1962 said: Press the Windows key while in full screen mode - the start menu and taskbar appear without entering windowed mode. I always say if a day goes by without learning something new, it's been a bad day! Thanks for that, never knew! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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