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The article explains how to Optimize Windows 11 for Windows games. Microsoft introduced Windows Gaming Optimization in Windows 11. If you are experiencing lag or latency issues, try enabling or disabling Windows Gaming Optimization if you are playing in Window mode. Follow the steps are given below.
A window game is one that only takes up a part of your computer screen. If necessary, you can move the window around the screen or adjust its size to show different regions. A windowed game is one that runs in a window instead of taking up the entire PC screen. Similar to this, a windowed application is one that runs in a window instead of taking up your entire computer screen. Your computer graphics may occasionally not match the game window, causing issues like lag, crash, etc. While playing the game on your PC, you may even notice the FPS drop issue. The “Window Game Optimizations” function was added by Microsoft. Here is the article to enable optimizations for windowed games in Windows 11.
Enable/Disable Optimization for Windowed Games in Windows 11
Enable optimizations for windowed games in Windows 11
To enable optimizations for windowed games on Windows 11 22H2, follow these steps:
Step 1: Open Definitions on Windows 11.
Step 2: click in System.
Step 3: click on the Exhibition tab.
Step 4: In the “Related Settings” section, click the Graphics context.
Step 5: In the “Default Settings” section, click on the Change Default Graphics Settings option.
Step 6: Turn on the “Window Game Optimizations” toggle.
Step 7: After completing the steps, the feature will allow the device to improve latency and unlock other features such as Auto HDR and Variable Refresh Rate (VRR).
Disable Optimizations for Window Games in Windows 11
To disable game optimizations features per application, follow these steps:
Step 1: Open Definitions.
Step 2: click in System.
Step 3: click on the Exhibition tab.
Step 4: Under “Related Settings” section, click on Graphics context.
Step 5: Select the application and click Options button.
Step 6: Check the “No use window optimizations games” option.
Step 7: Click on the Save button button.
Conclusion
Here they are final from our article how to enable/disable Windows Game Optimizations in Windows 11. To achieve seamless hardware and software integration with Windows 11, we have collaborated closely with our hardware and silicon partners. Invention in silicon is where this co-engineering begins. We’ve improved the touch experience in Windows 11 for non-keyboard tablets, introducing more space between taskbar icons, larger touch targets, subtle visual cues to simplify resizing and moving windows, adding motion, and more. The article is now complete and you know how to turn on or off Windows Gaming Optimizations in Windows 11.