[MC-306457] Fullscreen mode is hidden when you click on another monitor

After the removal of the fullscreen exclusive mode, the game now minimizes if the user clicks on anything else on a different monitor.

Steps to reproduce

Open the game and activate full screen by pressing F11.
Click on anything else on another monitor.

Result

The game will minimize completely, requiring you to click on it again in the taskbar, or return using Alt+Tab.

Expected

The game should simply not be minimized, so the user can use another monitor without having to click again to reopen the game.

Linked issues

duplicates 1

MC-158117 Game minimizes itself when it goes out of focus in fullscreen mode Resolved

Comments 4

Mr Ktoś 2026-02-17T20:10:32Z

the game also gets minimized instantly when pressing alt+tab and you cant put always-on-top windows on top of the game, which defeats the purpose of non-exclusive fullscreen

[Mod] ManosSef 2026-02-17T20:47:13Z

Thank you for your report!
We're tracking this issue in MC-158117, so this ticket is being resolved and linked as a duplicate.

That ticket has already been resolved as working as intended, which means this is not considered a bug and won't be fixed. Please do not leave a comment on the linked ticket.

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Slondo 2026-02-18T11:18:04Z

Many games don't have fullscreen exclusivity but remain visibility even if we click on other windows on other monitors.

Minecraft, on the other hand, hides the game every time, regardless of whether you clicked on the desktop or in the browser, which completely defeats the purpose of having such a feature if we have to click on the app in the taskbar every time to display it again.

This ticket is unrelated to the duplicate mentioned; please review it. The expected behavior is that the game should not hide when clicking outside the game, as this was not even possible before.

[Mod] ManosSef 2026-02-18T23:03:11Z

as this was not even possible before

I have been able to click outside the game while in fullscreen mode since 1.13, so I don’t understand what you mean by this part. Clicking outside the game makes it lose focus and minimize itself, which is completely intentional as per MC-158117.