Best windows optimisations for gaming

seanuk · 2025-10-22T10:09:27+0100

hi everyone so looking to re install windows 11 on my gaming pc and I was wondering what people’s go to tweaks are for optimising there windows for gaming?

throwaway4372 · 2025-10-22T11:09:54+0100

I don't recommend tweaking. Just set your privacy settings and only install what you really need.

Glanza · 2025-10-22T11:11:26+0100

Not required for just gaming, generally people will run stripped down versions for benchmarking purposes.

deviation · 2025-10-22T11:20:58+0100

Make sure hardware accelerated GPU scheduling is enabled. That's about it. Bar turning off all the bs telemetry etc in the registry and services etc.

opethdisciple · 2025-10-22T11:52:57+0100

Just apply all security updates, keep drivers updated and that should be sufficient.

Orcvader · 2025-10-22T12:14:39+0100

Don't install the motherboard software, just grab the drivers directly from the manufacturer site, and chipset drivers from AMD/Intel. Amoury Crate, Control Center, Dragon Center, etc. can sometimes use a fair bit of resources in the background and sometimes even cause issues.

deviation · 2025-10-22T12:47:24+0100

Orcvader said:
Don't install the motherboard software, just grab the drivers directly from the manufacturer site, and chipset drivers from AMD/Intel. Amoury Crate, Control Center, Dragon Center, etc. can sometimes use a fair bit of resources in the background and sometimes even cause issues.

Yep, never install the bloatware!

seanuk · 2025-10-22T12:50:51+0100

Yeo I never install bloateare etc. what about core isolation do you guys disable that and also disable remote access I’ve read this can boost performance also?