Red Dead Redemption 2, released in 2018, is considered one of the best action-adventure video games created by Rockstar Games. It has received numerous awards for its impressive visuals, storytelling, and gameplay controls. This game is the third installment in the Red Dead series and has received positive reviews for its PC version since its release in 2019. However, many players are experiencing an unexpected issue with the game’s full-screen mode not working correctly.
If you’re having trouble launching Red Dead Redemption 2 in full-screen mode on your Windows PC, you’re not alone. Many players have reported this issue online. Fortunately, there are some workarounds you can try. In this troubleshooting guide, we’ll go over the possible reasons why the game isn’t launching in full-screen mode and provide some solutions to help you fix it.
Fix: Red Dead Redemption 2 Full Screen Not Working
Well, there are a couple of reasons can be found that may trouble you a lot such as outdated graphics drivers, an outdated Windows version or build, an outdated Rockstar Games Launcher, issues with the antivirus or firewall program, corrupted or missing game files, and more. While issues with the admin access, issues with the system files, conflicts with the launcher profile details, etc might also cause several problems whatsoever. So, let’s jump into it.
1. Run the game as an Administrator
First of all, you should try running the game exe application file on your PC as an administrator to ensure there is no conflict with the user account control (UAC) access on the system. If in case, your game file isn’t running with the admin access then it may cause launching issues on the Windows PC. To give admin access:
- Right-click on the Red Dead Redemption 2 exe application file on your PC.
- Click on Properties > Click on the Compatibility tab.
- Make sure to tick mark the Run this program as an administrator checkbox to enable it.
- Click on Apply and then OK to save changes.
- Once done, you can launch Red Dead Redemption 2 again to check for the issue.
