if you want a better gaming experience in your PC the first thing you probably
think to do is upgrade your graphics card and if you can't do that easing up
on the in-game settings can at least get you more frames per second without
spending any extra money but did you know there are actually several settings
in Windows that can make a significant difference let's get started by talking
about the most straightforward of these settings game mode this was introduced
in Windows 10 and Microsoft has kept it around in Windows 11. game mode
suppresses distracting notifications so you won't get interrupted during your
very important game but it also prevents certain background processes like
Windows update from hogging system resources which can result in a smoother
frame rate it's typically a good idea to have this turned on which you can
confirm by opening up the settings app and going here but in terms of
performance benefits don't expect anything Earth shattering this aspect of
game mode is really only helpful if you have a lower end system where background
tasks tie up a high proportion of your memory and CPU Cycles or if you're one
of those folks who just leaves tons of things open before firing up a game
would it kill you to just clean up a little bit another group of settings to
tweak are the Windows visual effects which you can access by going here in
the settings app clicking Advanced system settings then opening up the
performance settings you'll see a big list of visual effects that make Windows
look prettier but if you're rocking a very low end system such as one running
on integrated Graphics try selecting the adjust for best performance option which
will disable all this eye candy and free up more of your system's power for
actually rendering games but let's say you're fortunate enough to have a mid to
Upper range pretty soon there are some settings to change that could help you
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wondered what that enhanced pointer Precision box in the mouse settings
actually does it's been there since the days of Windows XP and it's actually a
mouse accelerator so when you move the mouse quickly the cursor will travel
farther than it would otherwise although some folks like this feature for
navigating around a high-res desktop it can cause some weird behavior in games
where you use a mouse so turn this feature off if you never seem to be
pointed the right way while you're gaming using my 360 no scopes they never
hit moving on if you've got an HDR monitor give Windows Auto HDR a shot
although lots of modern games have HDR support built in there are plenty of
older but still popular games that do not Auto HDR uses an algorithm to
enhance bright and dark areas of the picture in games that don't have HDR
support and although the quality can vary wildly depending on which game
you're playing and how good your monitor is we've seen it deliver impressive
results in certain titles you can try it out by simply going here finally here's
a trick that requires a bit of tinkering in the registry ever hear of Nagel's
algorithm it's okay even many seasoned
computer enthusiasts haven't but it's not that hard to understand it's a tool
that combines small packets of data into larger ones with the goal of reducing
congestion on the network by sending fewer packets overall basically like
public transit but with less piece smell but in multiplayer games this can be a
bad as waiting for the system to combine these packets introduces extra latency
which can manifest as lag when playing online Windows enables Nagel's algorithm
by default but you can turn it off by firing up the registry editor looking up
this key creating these two new values
and setting them both to one restart your computer and you'll be all set
we're all out of time but let your fellow Gamers know down in the comments
section about other Windows tricks that have helped you out in your games like
maybe deleting system 32
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