So, you decided to try out Assassin’s Creed Shadows, but what’s this? Black bars! Well, like yourself, many have found themselves stuck in borderless or windowed mode in the game with those huge black bars. If you have encountered the same, you might have been wondering whether there is a way to fix this and enjoy feudal Japan in its full-screen glory. We’ve got you covered. Here’s how to enable full-screen mode in Assassin’s Creed Shadows and make sure the game runs exactly how you want it.
Many players are reporting the lack of a true full-screen option in Assassin’s Creed Shadows, missing resolution settings, and black bars appearing during gameplay. The game only offers borderless and windowed modes, which can be frustrating for those who prefer exclusive full-screen. Additionally, some are experiencing cinematic black bars at the top and bottom of the screen, and even all four sides shrinking the image during cutscenes—making the game feel boxed in. So, how to get rid of this issue?
Assassin’s Creed Shadows Enable Full Screen: How to do it
Since Assassin’s Creed Shadows does not offer a true full-screen mode, the borderless window should work fine for most players. However, if you’re still facing issues with resolution options not appearing or black bars affecting your gameplay, there has been no official update on this problem yet. That said, here’s what you can do to troubleshoot and hopefully get the game displaying correctly.
Update GPU Drivers
Updating your GPU drivers could help. One player fixed the problem by downloading the latest NVIDIA GeForce Game Ready drivers, which can be done through GeForce Experience (bottom right of your taskbar). If you’re using an AMD GPU, check for updates through the AMD Adrenalin software. Outdated drivers can cause resolution problems, black bars, or missing display options, so make sure your graphics drivers are fully updated before trying other fixes.
Windowed Borderless Gaming
This workaround worked for Assassin’s Creed Odyssey and now has been reported to work for Shadows as well. It includes using Windowed Borderless Gaming, a third-party tool that forces true borderless fullscreen. First, download the program by visiting this link and install it. Launch the software and wait for the notification confirming it’s running. Then, launch the game and set it to windowed mode in its settings. In the program, add the game window and assign a custom keybind to activate it (the default is F3, but you can change it). If it doesn’t work at first, click away from the window, then press your assigned key to apply the setting. You’ll know it worked when the borders disappear. Finally, in the program’s “game settings”, adjust the resolution until it matches your monitor’s aspect ratio; changes apply in real-time, so you don’t need to restart the program.
For now, these are the two potential workarounds available to address the fullscreen and resolution issues in Assassin’s Creed Shadows. While they may not be perfect solutions, they should eliminate the black bars. Hopefully, the modding community will step in, as they often do, and develop a dedicated fix or mod to fully resolve this problem. That is all for this guide, but do keep visiting DigiStatement daily for more guides and news like this on all things gaming. Also, click here to find out how to fix the DirectX error in Assassin’s Creed Shadows.
