On the Game Settings screen, open the Game Mode item and then move the toggle to the On position, as shown in Figure A.įigure A Image: Mark Kaelin/TechRepublic 2. Open the Windows 11 Settings menu and then click the Gaming item in the left-hand navigation bar. CPU stealing background apps like file indexing, feature updates and malware scans will have to wait while you play your games. Windows Game Mode will devote considerably more resources to a gaming application, turn off notifications, and shutdown or slow down most background activities, thus improving performance. The following tips and suggestions have been covered individually before on TechRepublic, but the true benefit of these ideas occurs when they are applied together. Taking some simple but important steps at the beginning to prepare your new PC for gaming will turn an ordinary PC into an extraordinary one that reaches its full performance potential. Whether you purchase your new Windows 11 computer from Best Buy, Dell or an online boutique, it must be tweaked and optimized for gaming. Microsoft 365: A side-by-side analysis (TechRepublic Premium) Unfortunately, this is where so many people make the mistake of believing default settings and configurations are sufficient for gaming performance. Many of these new systems will be running the Windows 11 operating system, and more than a few of those computers will be designated for gaming. Thousands upon thousands of people receive a new desktop or laptop computer during the holiday season.

Getting a new computer can be exciting, but getting that PC to run at peak performance requires the implementation of some simple but important tweaks and optimizations.

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