1. Check for windows updates
Before moving on to the painstaking optimizations, it’s very important to make sure you’re running the latest version of Windows 10. It’s fast, free, and easy to download and install. The latest version of Windows 10 has many exclusive new optimizations for most games.
To check which version of Windows you are running:
- In the search box, type winner . then click winver command from the results.
- which version of windows to check
- Now you can find out which version of Windows is running. Windows 10 version 20H2 is out, so if you’re running the latest version, follow the instructions below to install Windows updates.
To install Windows updates
1) In the search box, type check for updates. Click on Check for updates from the results.
How to download and install windows updates
2) Click on the Check for updates tab and if there are any updates available, it will automatically start downloading and installing. Just wait for it to complete and you will be prompted to restart your computer.
How to download and install windows updates
2. Disable Windows 10 game features
Game Mode is a feature in Windows 10 that, when enabled, focuses system resources on games. It’s supposed to make gaming a much better experience, but the opposite seems to be true. And if you have background recording enabled on your system, it may cause micro stuttering and even your FPS may suffer. To get rid of this, you need to disable background recording and turn off Game Mode. To do this, follow these steps:
1) On your keyboard, the Windows logo key and I to open Settings
2) Click play.
disable windows 10 game features disable game mode
3) From the left sidebar, select . game bar and close Record game clips, screenshots and broadcast using Game bar .
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4) Select from the left sidebar. catches . In the Background recording section, turn off Record in the background while I play .
background recording option
5) From the left sidebar, turn off Game mode and set Use Game Mode.
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After applying these changes, play your game to check if the issue still persists. If that didn’t work, try the next fix.
3. Update your graphics driver
Your graphics card is one of the core components of your computer. And your graphics driver is essential to get the best performance from your GPU. When your FPS drops while playing games, your outdated or faulty graphics driver may be to blame. To fix this, you need to update your graphics driver. This is quite necessary, especially if you can’t remember when you last updated.
There are two main ways to update your graphics driver: manually and automatically.
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Manually update your graphics driver
To manually update your graphics driver, you can go to the official website:
Then find the driver for your version of Windows and download it manually. After downloading the correct driver for your system, double-click the downloaded file and follow the on-screen instructions to install it. For NVIDIA graphics card users, you can also use Geforce Experience to update your driver.