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Windows 10 Getting a Game Mode That Would Improve Game Performance - Report (gamespot.com)

Posted by msmash on from the enhanced-gaming dept.

Microsoft may have plans to improve gaming experience on Windows 10. The speculation comes after long time watcher @h0x0d found a new "gamemode.dll" in the latest Windows 10 developer build, reports GameSpot. The feature appears to allow Windows 10 to adjust CPU and GPU resources when running a game to allocate more power for the game that's running instead of toward any background apps. From the article: The feature will reportedly launch as part of the Creators update and will be enabled for Windows Insider users soon. What's unclear is exactly which games this is compatible with. It's possible it could be limited to only to those downloaded from the Windows Store, or it might be much more far-reaching. We should know more once Windows Insiders testers get their hands on the feature.

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  1. Re:Delay Windows Update? by organgtool · · Score: 3, Informative

    I came here to make that same comment. I've seen a number of streams that abruptly ended because Windows 10 thought it would be a great time to update. At first people laughed it off but it's quickly losing its charm.

  2. Re:Fuck Win 10 by Holi · · Score: 2, Informative

    Update No Description
    KB971033 Windows Activation Technologies
    KB3139929 Security update for Internet Explorer
    KB3083710 Windows Update Client
    KB3083324 Windows Update Client
    KB3080149 Update for customer experience and diagnostic telemetry
    KB3080149 Update for customer experience and diagnostic telemetry
    KB3065987 Windows Update Client
    KB3050267 Windows Update Client
    KB3050265 Windows Update Client
    KB3035583 Update installs Get Windows 10 app
    KB3022345 Update for customer experience and diagnostic telemetry
    KB3021917 Update to Windows 7 SP1 for performance improvements
    KB2952664 Compatibility update
    KB3146449 Updated Internet Explorer 11 capabilities to upgrade to Windows 10


    Yeah there have been a few that shoehorned telemetry in.

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  3. Re:This is needed by bondsbw · · Score: 2, Informative

    If you're running bloatware, or need on-access antivirus that would inhibit gaming performance... you're doing it wrong.

    Run a nightly scan and don't open crap you shouldn't.

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    All my liberal friends think I'm a conservative, all my conservative friends think I'm a liberal.