I know this has probably been asked before, but is there any way to hide the upper bar when in window mode. I don't mean the menu bar. Thanks.

 

Jim

No, there is not - that bar is what makes it a 'window' rather than full screen app.

 

DJ

I would do Alt+Enter and fly in full screen mode.

With all due respect, both of the previous answers are wrong. 

 

1.) It's actually doable fairly easily

2.) He's looking for Windowed mode not Full screen mode (I guess he's got a good reason)

 

I'm running FSX in windowed mode with a hidden title bar too (also for good reasons)

 

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Follow these fairly simple steps:

 

1.) Download and install AutoHotKey from here: http://ahkscript.org/download/

2.) Create a text file with notepad with the following content 

 

LWin & LButton::

WinGet Style, Style, A
if(Style & 0xC40000) {
WinSet, Style, -0xC40000, A
WinMaximize, A 

} else {
WinSet, Style, +0xC40000, A
WinRestore, A
}
return

 

3.) Save it as "titlebar.ahk"  (not .txt) into C:\Users\xxx\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup  (Win 7)

 

4.) Restart your computer

 

5.) Now you can hide the title bar for any program (including FSX) by pressing the Windows button and the Left Mouse button in the same time

 

 

Tataaaaa!

Hi,

 

Thanks for the info.  I may just try that.  I normally run in full screen mode but am trying out Pilot2ATC and I have to be in window mode to see it on my other monitor.  Just don't like seeing the title bar.

 

Jim

I've always wondered that too. I'll give that a try--thx!

Just press and hold left ALT key for 1 sec. The title bar will disappear. Easy cake!

Get fsx-borderless, drop it in the same folder as fsx.exe and run it instead of fsx. Done!

Just press and hold left ALT key for 1 sec. The title bar will disappear. Easy cake!

 

 

 

I don't mean the menu bar.

Easy peasey.

 

http://library.avsim.net/search.php?SearchTerm=Full+screen+script&CatID=root&Go=Search

Hi DoubleJ,

 

Followed your suggestion and it works like a charm. Many thanks.

 

Jim

Well, I may have spoken too soon. I went to the library and did the download. It said to download and install AutoHotKey first then the program. That is what I did and it worked ok. Could just hit Win+F11 and the title bar would disappear as it should. We then just lost power at the house due to a snow storm and when I got the computer back up, the program wouldn't work. Redid the downloads and reinstalls and still won't work.

 

After originally downloading and installing AutoHotKey I didn't go into it and do anything so I don't know what is going on.

 

Anyone using this program have any idea what might be the problem. Thanks.

 

Jim

Finally got it figured out.  When I first downloaded the AutoHotKey Script, it worked ok without me doing anything.  Thereafter, it didn't.

 

After doing some investigating I found that I had to click on the Full Screen .ahk file each time after booting the puter.   Worked as designed after that.

 

Jim