Game Mode
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Recommendation
Keep enabledFor a gaming PC, enable Game Mode: Windows uses it to prioritize the game and limit some background activity during gaming.
This is a built-in Windows feature. An increase in average FPS is not guaranteed on every computer.
- Mechanism
- Official
- Individual components
- Not required
- Reboot
- Usually not needed
What changes
Section titled “What changes”Game Mode helps Windows focus resources on the game and reduces the interference of some background operations, including driver installation and Windows Update restart notifications during gaming.
How to verify
Section titled “How to verify”Launch the game and compare frame time stability in the same scene. Repeat the check several times: a single run or average FPS is not enough for a conclusion.
How to change and revert
Section titled “How to change and revert”Open “Optimization” → “Basic” → “Games and graphics” → “Game Mode”, enable the setting and apply the changes. You can revert to the original state with the same toggle.
Confirmation
Section titled “Confirmation”- Research on Game Bar, Game Mode and the graphics path.
- Xbox Support: Use Game Mode while gaming on Windows, verified 2026-09-01.
Last verified: 2026-09-20.