[UI / Options] Changing Display Mode to Windowed does not apply and the game stays fullscreen

Patch tracking

Fix and regression status

Regression tested in: v0.1.9 • Passed

Severity

Minor — feature is glitchy but gameplay remains functional or a workaround exists

Build

v0.0.9.4

Reporter

Shaharyar Ahmad

Discord

sherrygamedev

Reproducibility

10/10 — Always

Build channel

Steam Playtest

Observed

2026-09-17T09:58

Operating system

Windows 11 Pro 25H2 (build 26200.9445)

CPU

Intel Core i7-10870H @ 2.20GHz

GPU / driver

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti (4 GB), driver 32.0.15.9621 — laptop with switchable graphics, Intel UHD Graphics driver 27.20.100.9365 also present

RAM

16 GB

Resolution / frame rate

1920x1080 @ 60Hz

Screen mode

Fullscreen

Graphics settings

High Preset

Input / peripherals

Mouse & keyboard

Character class

Not applicable

Character level

1

Location / zone

Main Menu - Options screen

Quest / objective

Occurs before entering the game

Gameplay state

Not in gameplay. Fresh launch of the game, straight to the main menu, then Options. No save loaded and no character created. Mouse and keyboard only, no controller connected at any point. Laptop with switchable graphics, NVIDIA GTX 1650 Ti alongside Intel UHD. Desktop resolution 1920x1080 at 60Hz. The game launched fullscreen and stayed fullscreen through every attempt to switch to Windowed.

Steps to reproduce

1. Launch Shadows of Beginnings Playtest v0.0.9.4 from Steam. The game opens fullscreen. 2. From the main menu, click Options. 3. Open the Display Mode setting and change it from Fullscreen to Windowed. 4. Apply the change. 5. Observe the game window. 6. Repeated three times, same result each time.

Actual result

The game remains fullscreen. The Display Mode option visibly changes to Windowed in the menu, but the window itself never changes. There is a brief moment where the display appears to attempt a switch, then it settles back to fullscreen. No error message appears.

Expected result

The game switches to a bordered window at the selected resolution and the Display Mode setting persists across menu navigation and restarts.

Workaround / recovery

No workaround found. The game is fully playable in fullscreen so this does not block testing.

Crash status

No

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