Fake TETR.IO Desktop "ghost" windows appearing in Alt+Tab | TETR.IO | Page 1

pseudo wren Aug 8, 2024, 2:17 AM

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Opening Tetrio with Streamer mode ON leaves a fake window (sometimes multiple) in the background. There's no way for me to close them, they don't show in task manager, but everytime I open tetrio, it'll spawn another. The more windows it spawns, the more it affects my performance on my PC. The only way I can get rid of them is by turning streamer mode off and restarting my PC.

pseudo lion Aug 8, 2024, 7:02 PM

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thats a new one wtf

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what if you run it with --in-process-gpu

pseudo wren Aug 9, 2024, 1:14 AM

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how would I do that? Go into tetrio properties or something?

tardy fractal Aug 9, 2024, 1:15 AM

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pseudo wren how would I do that? Go into tetrio properties or something?

if you've got a tetr.io shortcut on your desktop, right click it and head into Properties
adjust the Target to add --in-process-gpu at the end (mind the space)

pseudo wren Aug 9, 2024, 1:16 AM

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Like this yeah?

tardy fractal Aug 9, 2024, 1:16 AM

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yup

pseudo wren Aug 9, 2024, 1:18 AM

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Right, I'll check it out in the morning for me

pseudo wren Aug 10, 2024, 10:33 AM

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That has fixed the issue

pseudo lion Aug 10, 2024, 1:12 PM

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pseudo wren That has fixed the issue

how's the performance?

pseudo wren Aug 10, 2024, 1:36 PM

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Feels a lot better. I've opened the game a few times today. Haven't seen any slower performance.

pseudo lion Aug 10, 2024, 2:30 PM

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huh, interesting

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ive been asking around regarding in-process-gpu since i feel it solves a lot of issues but im not sure about perf

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it seems to be positive for most people tho

pseudo wren Aug 12, 2024, 12:21 AM

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Okay nvm, it got worse

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It keeps doing it and idk why

pseudo wren Aug 12, 2024, 1:38 PM

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pseudo wren Aug 16, 2024, 3:29 AM

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I think it may happens whenever I play a video on my browser while playing, whether that be YT, or Twitch, etc. and/or when I'm streaming on Discord

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pseudo wren Sep 16, 2024, 1:06 AM

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I've still have this bug occurring. I've noticed that going into Task Manager and restarting Windows Explorer gets rid of the windows. Although this only worked for me when I'm done playing TETRIO. It doesn't fix it from happening again.

scenic burrowBOT Feb 28, 2025, 6:31 AM

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tardy fractal Feb 28, 2025, 6:32 AM

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Fake TETR.IO Desktop "ghost" windows appearing in Alt+Tab

vagrant meteor Feb 28, 2025, 7:03 PM

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I've tried to run tetrio with --in-process-gpu and the issues keep on happening. resetting windows explorer clears the ghost windows, but it does not prevent them from happening again

grand jolt Feb 28, 2025, 10:43 PM

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I've had this happen before

vagrant meteor Mar 1, 2025, 2:06 AM

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vagrant meteor I've tried to run tetrio with --in-process-gpu and the issues keep on happening....

reinstalling tetrio fixed this issue

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hearty ibex Apr 11, 2025, 9:35 AM

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Same here, not only tetr.io but also dc would happen this sometimes

past sequoia Apr 12, 2025, 9:41 AM

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@hearty ibex I discovered a partial fix for the issue, open task manager and restart 'windows explorator' process, it gets rid of the ghost instances

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but be careful, it could potentially crash your system, don't do it while you have any important stuff on

tardy fractal Apr 12, 2025, 10:11 AM

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i feel like at that point you may as well just log out and back in lol

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hollow lynx Oct 4, 2025, 9:08 AM

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Hey, I know this is a bit old but I just wanted to point out it is still relevant

ivory briar Oct 4, 2025, 7:55 PM

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This is fucking terrifying

agile hamlet Oct 8, 2025, 6:01 AM

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still have this issue

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i dont even play much anymore but it is annoying as hell 🗿

gritty flicker Oct 8, 2025, 7:04 AM

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hollow lynx Hey, I know this is a bit old but I just wanted to point out it is still relevan...

d e f e a t

native tundra Oct 8, 2025, 1:09 PM

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tardy fractal if you've got a tetr.io shortcut on your desktop, right click it and head into `...

Try this fix people
-# Also zap if you see this, probably pin your message

tardy fractal Oct 8, 2025, 1:34 PM

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pankpause i'm pretty sure the newest version has that by default?

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maybe it's only on linux

maiden sage Oct 11, 2025, 7:12 AM

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This issue happened to me on a fresh install of tetrio

maiden sage Oct 11, 2025, 7:15 AM

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native tundra Try this fix people -# Also zap if you see this, probably pin your message

works

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strong escarp Oct 18, 2025, 5:58 PM

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ig ill go reinstall the app

scenic burrowBOT Oct 28, 2025, 8:35 PM

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unborn finch Oct 28, 2025, 9:36 PM

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hollow lynx Hey, I know this is a bit old but I just wanted to point out it is still relevan...

this reminds me so much of the ad stacking thing

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like this shit

gritty flicker Oct 28, 2025, 10:16 PM

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ad surge

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4 ads b2b

brisk ibex Nov 9, 2025, 8:04 AM

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austere basin Nov 18, 2025, 1:18 PM

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domain expansion: infinite teto

ivory briar Nov 18, 2025, 10:52 PM

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Dude how is it running so smooth

prime oyster Nov 19, 2025, 12:31 PM

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austere basin domain expansion: infinite teto

the reason why im still using v9 from now

trim root Nov 20, 2025, 6:11 PM

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scenic zenith Nov 21, 2025, 9:59 PM

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slim gyro Nov 21, 2025, 10:23 PM

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https://github.com/ceifa/steamworks.js/issues/95 seems like this is some kind of electron issue

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Alt-tabbing sometimes creates duplicate "ghost" windows · Issue #9...

I've got an interesting problem and I am 95% sure it's related to the library. When I use the library, using Alt+Tab on Win 11 sometimes causes a duplicate ghost window to appear: There are...

scenic burrowBOT Jan 24, 2026, 4:35 AM

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crimson kraken Jan 29, 2026, 4:57 AM

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Seems like another L for windows 11

scenic burrowBOT Feb 16, 2026, 2:23 AM

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upbeat halo Feb 16, 2026, 8:54 AM

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crimson kraken Seems like another L for windows 11

I've had a similar issue in windows 10 it's another L for microsoft in general

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there's a fix that I don't remember but it exists!

upbeat halo Feb 16, 2026, 8:58 AM

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pseudo wren

a temporary "fix" is to open the task manager and restart the windows explorer it'll remove the already existing clones but it'll clone it self again once u start alttabbing once again

upbeat halo Feb 16, 2026, 8:59 AM

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past sequoia <@632069066382639114> I discovered a partial fix for the issue, open task manage...

oops I wish I read that before I wrote my message

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brittle stirrup Mar 7, 2026, 8:31 AM

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I didn't know people actually used alt tab

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I just press the windows button and switch to whichever app I want in the task bar

ivory briar Mar 7, 2026, 11:59 AM

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alt tab can be faster

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