How has a Windows power plan improved your FPS optimization?

[AdamL]

FPS optimization often focuses on in-game settings, but sometimes the most impactful tweak is adjusting a specific Windows power plan or background process that's interfering with your GPU's performance. What's a system-level setting outside the game that gave you a noticeable boost?

[Addison_L]

Switch Windows to a true High Performance power plan and keep the system awake for gaming That alone stops CPU cores from throttling during a run You can also disable background tasks during play and close unnecessary apps Then go into your graphics driver and set the power mode to maximum performance If hardware supports it enable hardware accelerated GPU scheduling and keep drivers up to date This is part of fps optimization 2025 trends

[Lily.T]

Disable fast startup in Windows to avoid odd resume times and driver hiccups That helps games launch cleanly and reduces card wake lag

[AlexanderT]

Turn off PCIe Link State Power Management in the power options So the PCIe lanes stay ready for the GPU during a run You might notice fewer micro stutters and a steadier frame pace

[Edward.J]

Exclude your game folder from real time antivirus protection to keep the game data streaming without interruptions

[Jason37]

Make sure you monitor background services like Windows indexing and cloud sync while gaming If you can pause or tune them during long sessions you will see steadier frames