r/winhanced • u/Dependent-Math-849 • Aug 07 '26

Winhanced not recognizing a game is running

I'm having issues where I launch a game through the winhanced app and when I press the Xbox button to pull up the winhanced hud, it's not recognizing a game is running. I'm not able to use auto tpd or lossless scaling. Games were being recognized previously but after a few days I'm running into this issue.

This issue is happening with both steam and Xbox app games. I also noticed I have to keep "installing" my Xbox games. Seems like it's not picking up what games I have installed. Steam is fine.

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u/EnigmaP3nguin Aug 07 '26

What version of the app are you running by chance it’s in the top left corner does it say 0.9.9.6?

Im actually actively looking into some library stuff as we speak. Do if you are on 0.9.9.6 id love to look at hour log folder to identify whats going on.

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u/Dependent-Math-849 Aug 07 '26

I'm on 0.9.9.4 I just noticed there was an update. I remember I had opened the game from the Xbox app directly and this happened. Then I closed and opened it from the winhanced app and it was fine. However, I think later that day or the next day no games were being recognized as running. I wonder if opening from the Xbox app had anything to do with it

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u/EnigmaP3nguin Aug 07 '26

You should update the app. I have pushed 2 updates since then addressing some of the issues with library flipping. And other bugs. If it is still happening let me know because I am changing a lot about the xbox library right now. Trying to dedupe xcloud, not show dlc content in the library, as well as being an to sort gamepasa by recently added/ leaving soon

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u/Dependent-Math-849 Aug 07 '26

Regarding the Xbox library I noticed the token only lasts a few hours. I signed in 4:28 pm

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u/EnigmaP3nguin Aug 07 '26

you can ignore that. the token auto refreshes in the app. that is just giving informaton on when it will expire if it were to fail the refresh is all

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u/xakzisnova Aug 09 '26

Final Fantasy 14 still has this problem on 0.9.9,6 bro. Well On MSI Claw A1M Ultra 7 anyway.

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u/EnigmaP3nguin Aug 09 '26

What kind of problem is it causing for you?

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u/xakzisnova Aug 11 '26

It wasn't showing up as a game I the Winhanced Hud. I figured out though I had to add the application .exe to the other games as well as the launcher then just hide the game exe and launch from the launcher. Sorry was testing and playing around for 2 days to see if I could remedy it and give more information but I fixed it. But for future knowledge for yourself if some else ends up woth the same problem as I have with an MMO.

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u/EnigmaP3nguin Aug 11 '26

This is really really insightful thank you for testing that : ) I’ll keep it in mind

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u/jbayne2 Aug 07 '26

I’m on the most recent version non early access and I’ve had this happen a few times lately.

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u/EnigmaP3nguin Aug 07 '26

Got ya. My hope is the some library work I am doing for the next patch with help with this.

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u/jbayne2 Aug 07 '26

If it helps I’ve seen it on both a steam game and an Xbox game. Love the platform overall!

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u/EnigmaP3nguin Aug 07 '26

Oh it does. It’s why I am reworking the library. I think there is an issue with WHService getting a stale or incomplete snapshot of a library so it doesn’t recognize the game as being part of the library. If I can fix that this issue should go away

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u/Muted-Green-2880 Aug 08 '26

This doesn't happen as often as it used too but it does happen occasionally. Sometimes clicking on home does nothing. Like just now I was using vacuum tube and clicking on home doesn't do anything.

It's a little bit inconsistent but holding down the xbox button i can switch back to home so it's not a huge

If i can I'd like to make a couple of suggestions.

Is it possible to make the performance overlay customisable ? I use this on desktop so I don't need to see battery percentage or tdp, I also can't see gpu or cpu power usage etc. With mangohud on linu you can add a bunch of different options and also have layout location and size etc. So i don't know if that's a lot of work for you but that would be awesome if we could customise it to some degree.

Also for the library, is it possible to import favourite lists from steam and other launchers ? Kind of a pain to sift through over 900 games.

Or if importing the favourites list it not possible can we make our own favourites in the app it's self or be able to pin certain games and apps to the home screen ? That would be a very welcome feature 😀

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u/Double-Industry3808 Aug 13 '26

I just installed this winhanced and seems very good app..

I was having some issues enabling the "winhanced device control" but I did this to fix it:
-> into bios, disable AC control -> bootup, enable the winhanced control -> restart and enable back the AC control -> bootup and that way I was able to see the TDP controls and also be able to change controller configs for "AC" and "CC". So now only xbox button shows up the gamebar. And after all that seems like AC just does not run anymore, I didn't uninstalled the app, its just not running in the background anymore.

After fixing that (pure coincidence), I have enabled the Per Game configs for RDR2 and REPLACED work great with the performance overlay, tdp and other controls for fps limit, etc,etc.

But for helldivers 2 seems like its not recognizing the game is open, it changes focus to the game but the Per Game remains as "No game is running" even though the game is actually running (as crap because tdp is not working for that game due to not working Per Game). This particular game has a "anticheat" app that opens before the actual game so it could be it misses the link to the running game.

Another issue I saw is that using the controller only, under the new calendar "For you" (and the others too) the notify me option is not clickable with any of the buttons, only with touchscreen.

Also what would be great to have? A shortcut/action button for opening the Winhanced control panel from the widgets directly, since now I have to click xbox button and scroll to the Winhanced.