7 Real Tips to Optimize Windows 10 for Gaming

Many users complain that Windows 10 is very slow to play games and the screen is stutter when playing games. In fact, as long as your computer's hardware conditions are not so bad, some proper optimization of Windows 10 system can greatly improve gaming performance. Now, in this post, we will introduce some useful tips to help you optimize Windows 10 for gaming. These tips are applicable to all brands of desktops and laptops, such as HP, Dell, Lenovo, Acer, etc.

• 1. Update graphics card drivers
• 2. Configure graphics card settings
• 3. Disable Nagle's Algorithm
• 4. Use a Windows 10 optimization tool
• 5. Turn on Game Mode
• 6. Disable Game DVR background recording
• 7. Manage your active hours

Tips to optimize Windows 10 for gaming

Some features and settings on Windows 10 will significantly affect gaming performance. Now we will guide you correctly on how to handle these features and settings to optimize your Windows 10 for better gaming performance.

1. Update Graphics card drivers

When it comes to playing computer games, the graphics card plays a very important role, because it directly determines the quality of the picture. If the graphics card is not so good or the graphics driver is out of date, the game screen will be stutter. Therefore, in order to optimize Windows 10 for gaming, it is necessary to update your graphics card driver to the latest version.

Step 1: Right click the Windows icon at the far left of the taskbar, and then select Device Manager from the menu.

Step 2: In the Device Manager, expand Display adapters and you can see your graphics card model. Right click on the graphics card and select Update driver. Then follow the on-screen prompts to complete the driver update.

Of course, you can also go to the official website of your graphics card maker to get the latest version of the graphics driver, and then install it on your Windows 10. For more details, refer to the following two links.

• How to Update NVIDIA Display Driver to the Latest Version
• How to Update AMD Graphics Card Driver to the Latest Version

2. Configure graphics card settings

As for how to optimize Windows 10 for gaming, in addition to keeping the graphics driver update to date, you can also configure graphics card settings for best gaming performance. If you are using AMD graphics card, see How to Configure AMD Settings to Optimize Gaming Experience. If you are using NVIDIA graphics card, follow these steps.

Step 1: Right click your Windows 10's desktop and select NVIDIA Control Panel from the menu.

Step 2: After NVIDIA Control Panel opens, expand 3D Settings and select Adjust image settings with preview on the left side. On the right side, select Use the advanced 3D image settings and click Apply.

Step 3: Select Manage 3D settings on the left side. On the right side, under the Global Settings tab, click Multi-display/mixed-GPU acceleration and set it to Single display performance mode. Click Power management mode and set it to Prefer maximum performance. Click Texture filtering – Quality and set it to High performance. After the changes, click Apply.

Step 4: Select Set PhysX Configuration on the left side. On the right side, choose GeForce GT 730 from the drop-down menu under Select a PhysX processor, and then click Apply.

3. Disable Nagle's Algorithm

Maybe many people haven't heard of the Nagle's Algorithm. It is an algorithm built in Windows to improve the bandwidth utilization rate. However, many times, Nagle causes loading delays when playing online games, which is the culprit of poor gaming experience. Therefore, in order to optimize Windows 10 for gaming, it's recommended that you disable the Nagle's algorithm. Follow the steps below.

Step 1: Bring up the Run dialog by pressing Win + R, then type regedit and click OK to open Registry Editor in Windows 10.

Step 2: In the Registry Editor, navigate to the path ComputerHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetServicesTcpipParametersInterfaces. Under the Interfaces key, you can see a few subfolders which are named after numbers and letters. Click on these subfolders in turn to find the folder that contains the DhcpIPAddress whose value data matches the IP address of your computer.

Tips: If you don't know what your IP address is, go to Control Panel > Network and Internet > Network and Sharing Center > Ethernet > Details > IPv4 Address to check the IP address of your Windows 10 computer.

Step 3: Right click on the folder and select New > DWORD (32-bit) Value. You can then see the newly created value on the right-side pane. Rename the new value TcpAckFrequency. Create another new DWORD (32-bit) Value and rename it TCPNoDelay.

Step 4: Double click on each of the two newly created values and change both of their value data to 1.

Step 5: Restart Windows 10 for the changes to take effect. The Nagle's Algorithm is now disabled and gaming performance should be improved.

4. Use a Windows 10 optimization tool

There is some other stuff on Windows 10 that will significantly affect gaming performance, such as registry garbage, background startup processes, and unnecessary system services. Registry garbage can sometimes make Windows 10 system less stable. Some unnecessary system services running in the background consume CPU and memory, affecting gaming performance.

Therefore, in order to optimize Windows 10 for gaming, clean up the registry and disable unnecessary services. Since these tasks are difficult to complete manually, you need the help of a professional Windows 10 optimization tool like iSumsoft System Refixer. Now, install and run this tool on your Windows 10 for free, and then follow these steps to optimize your Windows 10 for better gaming performance.

Step 1: Select the Clean All option and then click Scan. When the scan is complete, click the Clean button in the upper right to clean out all system junk files on your Windows 10, including invalid registry junk. This makes your Windows 10 system cleaner and more stable.

Step 2: Go to the Startup option. Here you can see all startup applications, which will automatically run in the background every time you boot Windows 10. Disable all unnecessary startup processes to reduce the CPU and memory usage and improve gaming performance.

Step 3: Go to the System Service option and you can see a list of all system services on your Windows 10. Here, you can easily disable or enable each service. Disable the services that iSumsoft System Refixer suggests you disable. This will further reduce CPU and memory usage of your computer so that you can get a better gaming performance. Please note that disabling system services at will can cause problems with Windows 10.

5.ゲームモードをオンにする

Windows 10 には、ゲームを実行するためのより良い環境を作成するのに役立つゲーム モードが付属しています。ゲーム モードがオンになると、Windows 10 はより多くの CPU と GPU リソースをゲームに割り当て、無関係なプロセスを一時停止して、可能な限り最高のゲーム パフォーマンスを提供します。したがって、Windows 10 をゲーム用に最適化するには、ゲーム モードが有効になっていることを確認してください。

ステップ 1: Win + Iを押して設定を開き、設定ページでゲームを選択します。

ステップ 2: 左側のペインで

ゲームモードを選択し、ゲームモードを使用の下にあるボタンをオンに切り替えます。

6.ゲーム DVR バックグラウンド録画をオフにする

Windows 10 のゲーム DVR 機能は、バックグラウンドでビデオを自動的に録画することにより、ゲームのパフォーマンスを低下させる可能性があります。ゲームプレイを録画する必要がない場合は、ゲームのパフォーマンスを向上させるためにゲーム DVR を無効にしてください。

ステップ 1: 同様に、[設定] を開き、[ゲーム] を選択します。

ステップ 2: 左側の「Game DVR」を選択します。右側で、「ゲームのプレイ中にバックグラウンドで録画する」の下にあるトグル ボタンが

オフ

の位置にあることを確認してください。

7.活動時間を管理しましょう

Windows 10 では、デフォルトで自動更新が有効になっています。その結果、Windows 10 は、事前に通知することなく、更新プログラムを自動的にインストールし、コンピューターを再起動することがよくあります。しかし、ゲームの途中で再起動が発生すると、イライラしてしまうことは間違いありません。これを回避し、Windows 10 をゲーム用に最適化するには、自動更新を無効にするか、次の手順でアクティブ時間を設定します。

ステップ 1: 設定を開き、

アップデートとセキュリティ

を選択します。

ステップ 2: Windows Update ページで、

アクティブ時間の変更 をクリックします。

ステップ 3: ゲーム時間や通常コンピューターを使用する時間に応じてアクティブ時間を設定し、アクティブ時間中に Windows 10 が自動的に再起動しないようにします。たとえば、日中にゲームをプレイすることが多い場合は、アクティブ時間を午前 8 時から午後 10 時までに設定できます。こうすることで、コンピューターの突然の自動再起動の影響を受けることなく、Windows 10 でより良いゲーム体験を得ることができます。

終わりの言葉:

これらは、Windows 10 システムをゲーム用に最適化する方法に関する 7 つの提案です。もちろん、Windows Defender やその他のウイルス対策ソフトウェアをオフにするなど、ゲーム エクスペリエンスやパフォーマンスの向上に役立つヒントが他にもいくつかあります。しかし、その効果は明ら​​かではないかもしれません。ラップトップのハードドライブを SSD にアップグレードしても、ゲームのパフォーマンスが大幅に向上するわけではなく、ゲームの読み込みや起動速度が速くなるだけであることにも言及する価値があります。

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