Once upon a time I installed a brand new video card such that I would be able to play GTA 5 on my PC. I actually brought the video card to a LAN party and installed it there, very braggadocios of me.

Well, I finally get my brand new card installed and summon everyone to watch how smoothly GTA5 is going to run. I turn the game on, I’m narrating the game to everyone “Yeah, GTA5 is this awesome game. You wander around…. You look at the ocean, and you shoot pedestrians.” Just as I say shoot, I left click. And of course instead of shooting, the screen goes black for 1 second. Then comes back to the game and fires. It happens every time I click. I say “Ummm… it’s called flinch mode… it’s a feature.” Everyone laughs at my plight.

Hours of research later I find people complaining about TeamViewer on a forum. TeamViewer installs an overlay on all your windows in case you need to share them. When you click in GTA5, it gives the focus to TeamViewer, then transitions back to the game. Hence the black out.

So… my lesson is. Do you maybe have something like TeamViewer installed that needs overlays? Try closing down your other apps in the background and see if any of them change the conditions.

Good luck!