How can a system tweak deliver a - fps boost in games?

[Andrew10]

Everyone looks for an FPS boost in graphics settings, but sometimes the most effective tweak isn't in the game—it's a Windows power plan adjustment, a driver setting for your specific GPU, or closing a background process that's using resources. What's one non-obvious system tweak that gave you a noticeable performance increase?

[Aria.L]

I switched Windows to a high performance power plan and disabled CPU throttling during gaming It kept frame times steadier and reduced stutter

[GregoryT]

I forced the game to run on the dedicated GPU in Windows graphics settings so it never uses the slower integrated GPU It improves fps and keeps temps in check

[ZacharyGR]

I turned off the Xbox game bar and all notifications during play to cut background overhead and avoid random pauses

[SophiaW]

I disable fullscreen optimization for the game The result is lower input lag and more consistent frame pacing This aligns with fps boost 2025 trends

[Mason_H]

I shut down non essential background apps and services and even moved chrome to a different drive while gaming freeing RAM and CPU cycles which often gives a nice bump