If your PC is lagging or not getting good frames rates in games, your Windows system settings could be to blame. It may be the case that a few smart tweaks of your settings can speed things up dramatically. Here we show you how to make a few useful speed tweaks.
What to do:
- On your Windows Search bar type msconfig and click the result.
- Here you will find the system configuration where you will see General, Boot, Services, Startup and Tools. Click on Boot.
- Now select Advanced options. A window will pop up. In the window check the box named “Number of processors.” Now in the drop-down menu change the number of processors to the maximum number you have. Then click Ok. Then hit Apply and click Ok again.
Now we’ll do the second step.
- In the search bar type Power. Choose the search result for Power Sleep and Battery settings.
- Now under power mode use the drop-down menu to change from Balanced to Best performance for “Plugged in” and “On battery”. Now close that window.
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Now for the third step
- Type Task manager in the Search bar and click on the Search result. In Task manager click on the tab Startup apps.
- Locate the apps that you don’t want booted at startup and right click on them and select disable.
- Reset your PC.
Note: Disabling your apps doesn’t mean you won’t be able to use them. It just means they won’t open at startup and will have to be opened manually when you need them.
You should now get faster performance from your PC. Take advantage of it with some gaming.
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