diff --git a/inc/main.h b/inc/main.h
index ab790c7..a40daa1 100644
--- a/inc/main.h
+++ b/inc/main.h
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
 #define CUTSCENE_WIDTH 640
 #define CUTSCENE_HEIGHT 400
 
+#define WM_AUTORENDERER WM_USER+111
+
 extern char OpenglVersion[];
 
 struct IDirectDrawImpl;
diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 5d2d446..e2d43ec 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -619,6 +619,14 @@ LRESULT CALLBACK WndProc(HWND hWnd, UINT uMsg, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam)
                 return 0;
             }
             break;
+        case WM_AUTORENDERER:
+        {
+            mouse_unlock();
+            ShowWindow(ddraw->hWnd, SW_MINIMIZE);
+            ShowWindow(ddraw->hWnd, SW_RESTORE);
+            mouse_lock();
+            return 0;
+        }
         case WM_NCLBUTTONDBLCLK:
         {
             ToggleFullscreen();
diff --git a/src/render_soft.c b/src/render_soft.c
index 40b73d0..b20deb9 100644
--- a/src/render_soft.c
+++ b/src/render_soft.c
@@ -56,17 +56,20 @@ BOOL detect_cutscene()
 
 DWORD WINAPI render_soft_main(void)
 {
-    Sleep(500);
-
     DWORD warningEndTick = timeGetTime() + (15 * 1000);
     char warningText[512] = { 0 };
     if (OpenglVersion[0])
     {
+        if (!ddraw->windowed)
+            PostMessage(ddraw->hWnd, WM_AUTORENDERER, 0, 0);
+
         snprintf(
             warningText, sizeof(warningText), 
             "-WARNING- Using slow software rendering, please update your graphics card driver (%s)", 
             strlen(OpenglVersion) > 10 ? "" : OpenglVersion);
     }
+    else
+        Sleep(500);
 
     DWORD tick_start = 0;
     DWORD tick_end = 0;
@@ -95,7 +98,7 @@ DWORD WINAPI render_soft_main(void)
         {
             snprintf(
                 debugText, sizeof(debugText),
-                "FPS: %lu | Time: %2.2f ms",
+                "FPS: %lu | Time: %2.2f ms  ",
                 frame_count, frameTime);
 
             frame_count = 0;