How did a non-game Windows setting help increase FPS in games?

[JerryWG]

Everyone wants to increase FPS in games, but sometimes the biggest boost comes from a simple Windows setting, like turning off hardware-accelerated GPU scheduling or adjusting the power plan to high performance. What's a non-in-game setting that gave you a noticeable performance jump?

[Olivia_L]

Switch the Windows power plan to high performance and push the CPU to run at full tilt It blocks core parking and throttling during heavy tasks so launches and loading feel noticeably snappier It is one of those tiny changes that pays off every day

[Ella_L]

Limit background tasks by pruning startup items and turning off background activity for apps you dont need on the regular This drops idle CPU and disk churn and you feel the difference in every click

[StephenJ]

Turn off indexing on your main drive and switch off fancy visual effects for best performance The system looks plain but the responsiveness improves in day to day use

[Dennis.J]

Enable game mode but keep expectations It helps prioritize resources while gaming and the rest of the time the impact is modest but real in load times and stutter reduction

[JeffreyLH]

Also check for firmware updates on drives and keep drivers up to date This non in game tweak can remove bottlenecks and fix driver level hiccups which helps overall speed