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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. This is needed by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Insightful

    Becaus Windows wants all the resources for itself.

  2. Delay Windows Update? by archer,+the · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Will it also delay Windows Update so that it doesn't download and install packages while I'm multiplayer-gaming?

    1. Re:Delay Windows Update? by Solandri · · Score: 5, Insightful

      Just disable the Windows Update service. That's how we deal with the problem on security camera computers which need to be running 24/7 with no reboots. For bonus points, you can disable BITS too to prevent it from exchanging downloaded data with other Windows computers on your network.

      What's more annoying to me is how Microsoft blithely ignores your customized configuration and resets stuff after certain updates. Like re-enabling Cortana, and pinning Edge and the Windows Store back to your taskbar. It's a PITA to have to disable and unpin those all over again on dozens of computers after an update.

    2. Re: Delay Windows Update? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Insightful

      Your security camera server has Internet access and your biggest concern is that it might reboot?!?

    3. Re: Delay Windows Update? by thegarbz · · Score: 1, Insightful

      the ONLY reason they have that kill switch in there is because at some point it'll be a rent a os.

      Or it's because it's an insider build, a beta OS that is not meant to stick around, and by agreeing to the insider program you sign up to be testing the latest build.

      The fact this widely known part of being on the insider program came as a surprise to you really just shows that you should never have been using an insider build in the first place.

  3. Fuck Win 10 by Kernel+Krumpit · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Fuck Windows 10 and everything to do with it. Forever....

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  4. Game mode for active window. by sims+2 · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Next up someone will write a program to keep whatever the current active window is in game mode.

    Because whatever the user is interacting with should pretty much always take precedence over what isn't even visible on screen.

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    1. Re:Game mode for active window. by SeaFox · · Score: 3, Insightful

      Next up someone will write a program to keep whatever the current active window is in game mode.

      Because whatever the user is interacting with should pretty much always take precedence over what isn't even visible on screen.

      Except when you're doing a processing-heavy task that does not require your interaction and you're just playing around on something else on the computer to waste time while that job is completing.