diff --git a/config.def.h b/config.def.h
index 2da0c9e9e9..286cc92985 100644
--- a/config.def.h
+++ b/config.def.h
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ static const float yscale = 3.0; // Real y res = base_size * yscale
 
 // Fullscreen
 static const bool fullscreen = false;  // To start in Fullscreen or not.
-static const bool windowed_fullscreen = false;  // To use windowed mode or not when going fullscreen.
+static const bool windowed_fullscreen = true;  // To use windowed mode or not when going fullscreen.
 static const unsigned monitor_index = 0; // Which monitor to prefer. 0 is any monitor, 1 and up selects specific monitors, 1 being the first monitor.
 static const unsigned fullscreen_x = 0; // Fullscreen resolution. A value of 0 uses the desktop resolution.
 static const unsigned fullscreen_y = 0;
diff --git a/retroarch.cfg b/retroarch.cfg
index 3daf84e9e2..859879814e 100644
--- a/retroarch.cfg
+++ b/retroarch.cfg
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 # video_fullscreen = false
 
 # If fullscreen, prefer using a windowed fullscreen mode.
-# video_windowed_fullscreen = false
+# video_windowed_fullscreen = true
 
 # Which monitor to prefer. 0 (default) means no particular monitor is preferred, 1 and up (1 being first monitor),
 # suggests RetroArch to use that particular monitor.