"You're now in game" windows

[IraJacobs]

It keeps popping up these game windows that show game banner and taking focus, every time it switches game, or sometimes many games at once. How can I suppress these windows?
https://imgur.com/a/0mMEI8G

[JonasNilson]

Thank you for getting in contact.

Now this is an issue/bug I have not come across before. It looks like the following fails on your system (WindowStyle = ProcessWindowStyle.Hidden):

idle_master_extended/Source/IdleMasterExtended/Badge.cs

Line 39 in 0d2800e

idleProcess = Process.Start(new ProcessStartInfo("steam-idle.exe", AppId.ToString()) { WindowStyle = ProcessWindowStyle.Hidden });

Can you provide some more information? For example:

• Has it worked properly on previous versions of Idle Master Extended?
• What version of operating system are you using (e.g. Windows 10/11, version 22H2/something else, 32/64 bit). You can look it up under Windows Settings > System > About)
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• Do you get any output in a error.log right next to IdleMasterExtended.exe?

[IraJacobs]

Win10 64b, I can't provide much more detail, but I think it was being caused by running IdleMaster through Steam as a non-Steam game. Running it "normally" worked fine.

[JonasNilson]

I think it was being caused by running IdleMaster through Steam as a non-Steam game. Running it "normally" worked fine.

Thank you for your detailed response. I will have to try and reproduce the scenario myself.

It sounds like Steam might not allow hidden windows.

Update: It is definitely Steam causing this issue. I added Idle Master Extended to Steam and ran a bunch of games through the Whitelist mode:

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And in the task manager it can be seen that the processes does not start as subprocesses to Idle Master Extended, but instead as their own separate processes:

• Separate processes while running through Steam:
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• Subprocesses while running standalone:
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