PC & Minimizing Windows: Stop Disconnecting us!

  • TMG Ken

    I'm on Day 2 of playing on PC and have noticed that loading up a different window outside of my copy of Sea of Thieves, windows minimizes the game window. Unfortunately by doing this the game automatically disconnects you from the server under the error "Copperbeard" this is extremely problematic as it can completely screw progress over for players. I had about 4 Hateful skulls in my ship ready to turn in. Opened up Firefox and the game minimized booting me out and making me lose my 4 skulls and a hefty amount of XP to earn.

    This NEEDS to be dealt with ASAP as it impedes PC players from progressing steadily.

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  • FuzzyPyrate
    Master
    Insider

    @tmg-ken launch game in windowed mode (or switch to it from settings) before opening another window. It won't minimize/disconnect you when you open that other window.

  • vDerickv
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    @tmg-ken
    This happens to me sometimes where the game will minimize sea of thieves because i'm using the internet on my other monitor.
    However i have never disconnected while in game on sea of thieves it just minimizes for me.

  • DrunkPunk138
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    There is a windows setting that you can switch that will prevent this from happening. It's in the windows privacy settings, make sure you don't disable allowing apps to run in the background (i think that's it).

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