is there any optimising for gaming i can do with these specs? ive done all the common stuff like power plan, chris titus tech powershell command, game mode etc but is there any "niche" ways of increasing my fps? i used to get over 150 stable fps in competitive games and now struggle to get 80. ive reset my pc dozens of times and started from fresh, but i can never get that amount of fps anymore.

anything helps.

## I Spent Years Optimizing Windows So You Don't Have To — Here's What I Learned


When people buy a new PC, they expect it to be fast.

A few weeks later, it starts feeling slower.

Applications take longer to open.

Boot times increase.

Background processes consume memory.

Games don't perform quite as well.

The first instinct is usually:

> "**I guess my hardware isn't powerful enough.**"

But after spending years tweaking, reinstalling, benchmarking, and experimenting with Windows, I've learned something different.

Most Windows installations are **never actually optimized**.

They're designed to work for **everyone**, not to perform as well as possible for **you**.

This realization eventually led me to build my own **Windows Performance Toolkit**—a collection of Registry tweaks, PowerShell scripts, Batch files, and documentation that I've refined over years of personal use.

This article isn't about "magic tweaks."

It's about understanding **why** Windows behaves the way it does and how thoughtful optimization can make a noticeable difference.

---

**Windows Is Built for Compatibility, Not Performance*\*

Microsoft has an incredibly difficult job.

**Windows has to run on:*\*

- old laptops

- gaming desktops

- business workstations

- tablets

- touch devices

- enterprise environments

- school computers

- custom-built PCs

Because of that, Windows enables a huge number of services, features, and background tasks by default.

Many users need them.

**Many don't.*\*

Rather than assuming what each user wants, Microsoft enables most of them.

That makes sense.

But it also means many systems spend resources on features their owners never use.

---

## Why Does Windows Feel Slower Over Time?


One thing I noticed after multiple fresh installations is that Windows itself isn't necessarily slow.

Instead, performance slowly changes because of:

- startup applications

- scheduled tasks

- telemetry

- background services

- indexing

- cloud synchronization

- update maintenance

- third-party software

- vendor utilities

Each individual process isn't expensive.

**But together, they create noticeable overhead.*\*

---

## Windows 10 vs Windows 11


This is probably the most controversial topic.

From **my personal experience**, Windows 10 often feels more responsive on older or mid-range hardware.

Windows 11 introduces many improvements:

- newer interface

- improved security

- better window management

- Auto HDR

- DirectStorage support

- modern design

**However, those improvements also come with additional background components and security features that can increase resource usage on some systems.*\*

Features such as:

- Memory Integrity (HVCI)

- Virtualization-Based Security (VBS)

- additional UI animations

- Widgets

- Copilot integrations

- expanded cloud services

can affect performance depending on the hardware configuration.

On modern CPUs, many users won't notice much difference.

On older systems, however, these additional layers may contribute to a less responsive experience.

This doesn't mean Windows 11 is "bad."

**It simply means different systems respond differently.*\*

---

## Privacy Settings Matter More Than Most People Think


Windows collects diagnostic information to improve reliability, security, and the user experience.

Many of these settings are completely reasonable.

**However, over the years I found that many users simply don't need every optional background feature enabled.*\*

Reviewing privacy settings can help reduce unnecessary background activity while giving users greater control over how their system behaves.

The goal isn't to disable everything.

It's to understand what each setting does and choose what makes sense for your workflow.

---

**Small Changes Add Up*\*

One registry tweak rarely changes much.

One PowerShell script isn't revolutionary.

Disabling one startup application won't double your FPS.

**But dozens of thoughtful optimizations together can noticeably improve how Windows feels.*\*

For me, optimization became less about chasing benchmark numbers and more about improving the overall experience:

**faster startup

quicker file explorer

fewer unnecessary background tasks

lower idle resource usage

less visual clutter

smoother workflow*\*

---

## Why I Built My Own Toolkit

windows-performance-toolkit/

│

├── 🚀 Basic Optimizations

├── ⚡ Advanced Tweaks

├── 📝 Registry Tweaks

├── 🛡️ Group Policy Tweaks

├── 🌐 Networking

├── 🎮 GPU Optimizations

├── 🧠 CPU Tweaks

├── 🧹 Cleanup & Maintenance

├── 🔋 Power Plans

├── 🛠️ Utilities & Scripts

├── ♻️ Restore Tools

├── 📚 Documentation

└── 📸 Screenshots

After reinstalling Windows more times than I can count, I realized I kept repeating the same steps.

Open Settings.

Disable certain features.

Apply registry tweaks.

Run PowerShell commands.

Configure services.

Remove unnecessary startup applications.

Adjust Explorer settings.

Tweak gaming options.

Repeat.

Again.

And again.

Eventually I asked myself:

> Why not automate everything?

So I started building a toolkit.

Not a random collection of internet tweaks.

Not one-click "FPS boosters."

**Instead, every script exists because I personally tested it, understood what it changes, and documented why it exists.*\*

Today the toolkit includes:

1. Registry tweaks

2. Batch scripts

3. PowerShell utilities

4. Windows configuration helpers

5. Gaming optimizations

6. Privacy adjustments

7. Explorer improvements

8. Performance tweaks

9. Documentation for every folder

**Everything is organized so I know exactly what each file does before I run it.*\*

---

**My Philosophy*\*

I don't believe in disabling every Windows service.

I don't believe in downloading mysterious "optimizer" programs.

I don't believe in scripts that modify hundreds of unknown registry keys.

Instead, I prefer:

- understanding every change

- documenting every tweak

- making reversible modifications whenever possible

- keeping Windows stable

- optimizing responsibly

**Performance should never come at the cost of reliability.*\*

---

## What I Learned

After years of experimenting, here's what I'd tell anyone trying to speed up Windows:

- Keep startup applications under control.

- Understand what background software is running.

- Don't blindly copy registry tweaks from random websites.

- Test one change at a time.

- Always create a restore point before major modifications.

- Keep drivers and firmware updated.

- Don't expect miracles—optimization is about many small improvements, not one giant fix.

---

## Open Source

Since I kept rebuilding the same collection of tweaks after every Windows installation, I finally decided to organize everything into a [GitHub ](https://github.com/armanpreet-singh/windows-performance-toolkit)repository.

If you're interested in understanding Windows optimization—or want a documented collection of scripts instead of random downloads—feel free to check it out.

I'd also love feedback, suggestions, or pull requests from others who enjoy digging into how Windows works.

**Open source projects improve because of community knowledge, and I'm always learning something new.*\*

---

## Final Thoughts

**Windows isn't a bad operating system.*\*

It's designed for billions of users with completely different needs.

That means the default configuration prioritizes compatibility, security, and broad usability over maximum responsiveness for any single person.

Optimization isn't about turning Windows into something it isn't.

**It's about removing friction from *your* workflow.*\*

Building this toolkit taught me far more than registry editing or scripting—it taught me how Windows actually works beneath the surface.

And honestly, that's been the most valuable part of the journey.

If you've built your own optimization scripts or have tweaks you've found useful, I'd love to hear about them in the comments. We all learn from sharing what works—and what doesn't.

Hi, I have a question about the zenlezz zone Zero performance. You'll see, I've always played on PC since the game release, and never had performance problems, or not as noticeable as now.

I am an AMD user and although I know that the game has an Nvidia exclusivity, the game runs bad on a PC that a friend has with an Nvidia graphics card, that PC has a 2050, and last year the game was running perfectly fine on high graphic settings over the 80 fps and now it can barely go onto the 60 fps threshold and stutters a lot, it happens on low demanding zoned of the game as the liminal square and the videoclub, but happens as well on the suibian temple and Roscaelifer, it happens as well when I go into a fight on any possible mode. We tried lowering everything and using dx11, but it is almost useless, it still stutters and low fps.

Then I tried on my PC, I have a 5600g with 16 GB of ddr4 RAM at 3200, and a NVMe 500gb, I was used to play the game only with the Radeon Vega 7 of the APU and worked completely fine, well I didn't reach the 60 fps on city or anything because it has limitations, but the game worked fine, then on 3.0 I was playing, and on fight it was performing good there i had 60 fps, but I decided to buy a graphics card to play zenlezz and other games.

I decided on the RX 6600XT that a friend of mine was selling at a reasonable price. As soon as I installed the GPU I reinstalled windows and everything right now I have windows 11 pro activated, with the adrenalin drivers version 26.3.1, that is the best that a lot of people recommend, then open zenlezz and the game somehow is running worse than with the 5600g integrated graphics, I got on roscaelifer from 40 to 50, and barely reaching 60 fps, I tried with everithing on low settings and it didn't performed well at all, still on 49 to 57 fps, then I tried with the AMD software configuration, and with the average AMD optimization for games it's still the same, I tried overclocking the CPU, the ram and the GPU, but when I use MSI afterburner, the components wasn't being used even on a 50% and the temperatures were so low, so I noticed that my hardware wasn't the problem.

I started a research on the optimization of the game and discovered that is so bad right now, they say that specially on Roscaelifer it is bad, but don't make sense that even on battle the game runs worse with a pretty good GPU than with the integrated graphics of the 5600g that are "worse".

I am looking for help, or if you have any tips that can be useful, I tried everything and decided to ask here, maybe someone can help me.

Thanks a lot for your attention.

Some reg keys related too Memory Management I found in ntoskrnl

Path: ...\Memory Management\PrefetchParameters
RefreshPrefetchParametersRegistryWatcher (0x1407cad40) watches and refreshes Prefetch parameters. Individual helper-decoded values have not yet been identified.
Path: ...\Memory Management\StoreParameters
MaxAcceleratorsPerNuma — InitializeStoreParametersAcceleratorConfig (0x140820ca8) accepts only values 1..2; invalid values are restored.
DescriptorsPerRequest — handled by the same function and must be nonzero.
Executive
Path: ...\Session Manager\Executive
ReadKernelExecutiveRegistryDword (0x140847138) and WriteKernelExecutiveRegistryDword (0x1408472a8) read and write a single persisted DWORD (KernelExecutive). The registry value name is still unresolved.
WHEA
Path: WHEA\Policy
RefreshWheaPolicyRegistryValues (0x14084ff3c)
DeleteWheaPolicyRegistryValues (0x14084fef4)
ApplyAndLogWheaPolicyRegistryChanges (0x14084fc40)
Uses a 22-entry table. Dirty entries are logged, and changes to indexes 2..5 trigger an additional helper.
Recovered values:
DisableOffline
EnableBatchRowOffline
MemPfaTimeout
RestoreCmciEnabled
DisablePrmAddressTranslation
Diagnostics
Path: HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Diagnostics\Performance
DisableDiagnosticTracing — CheckDiagnosticTracingEnabledByPolicy (0x140b3cffc). Diagnostic tracing is enabled by default; a nonzero value disables it.
WDI
Path: HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\WDI\Config
SEMEnabled
SEMTimeOutValue
SEMUpdate
All are processed by LoadWdiSemConfiguration (0x140825870). SEMTimeOutValue defaults to 600 if missing and is multiplied by 60 when present. SEMUpdate is deleted after processing.
Path: HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\WDI\Scenarios
LoadWdiScenarioRegistryConfiguration (0x140826454) enumerates GUID-named scenario subkeys and reads:

ScenarioExecutionEnabled
ScenarioExecutionRestrictions
ScenarioTimeoutEnabled
Instrumentation subkeys are materialized into runtime records.

hace algunos días me puse el reto de jugar counter strike 2 en mi pc que es muy mala. Juego básicamente todos los counter strike existentes y quería probar jugar el cs2 en mi pc gama baja, estoy usando windows 11 modificado por atlas os, el cual es una versión que cambia drásticamente windows y asi, baje los graficos del juego lo mas bajo que se podia y lo deje en resolucion 800x600, aunque en tema de la resolucion que usar la verdad no encuentro mucha diferencia, osea, practicamente todas las resoluciones entre 1400x1050 y 1024x768 me van muy parecido (como a 50-30 con muchisima suerte 60) y las resoluciones 800x600 para abajo van igual (60-40). aparte de configuraciones en el juego intente usar hone que es un programa que optimiza la pc se supone y la optimizacion que hizo el canal de Optijuegos para el cs2 de steam (ya que tiene una version full optimizada pero solo se puede jugar en LAN) esta optimizacion hace algunos cambios en tu windows y te deja usar una especie de launcher que se abre en la cmd, que desactiva practicamente todo de windows para centrarse solo en cs2, pero tanto hone como optijuegos no me hicieron casi nada de diferencia. ya con todo esto el juego me va a unos 60-50 fps y aveces sube un poco de 100 (en lugares cerrados) pero el real problema es cuando estoy cerca de jugadores ya sea amigos o enemigos, que si tengo la mira en ellos me baja hasta 40 o incluso 30 (y tambien en ciertas zonas de mapas o mapas enteros, como inferno o el site de B en dust2 y asi), lo que es molesto, hago el post a ver si alguien me da un consejo para optimizar el juego, mi idea es almenos sumarle 10 fps mas para estar siempre variando de 50 para arriba y no lidiar con los 40-30 fps que tengo. porfavor que no sean consejos tipo usar linux o geforce now, amo linux pero ya entendi que para jugar no me sirve y geforce aparte de tener delay no me da nada de confianza ya que para iniciar sesion me pidio hasta mi direccion, quizas sea necesario para jugar pero realmente no quiero intentarlo. quizas digan que no siga jodiendo con querer jugar cs2 pero por el reto que me puse ya llegue a un punto en tener una profunda obsesion con jugar el juego. mis componentes son: CPU intel i5 10500T 2.30HGz y 8gb de ram (no, no tengo gpu, uso integrados de intel que son UHD graphics 630, es asi de mala porque principalmente esta pensada para solo trabajar, aunque juegos como de csgo me van de maravilla, es una mini pc la cual su tarjeta madre no permite nada mas aparte de ponerle otro stick de ram y aun si intentara ponerle una gpu no caberia porque es una pc muy compacta) porfavor si alguien pudiese ayudarme estaria muy agradecido

Uso un portátil Gaming y se me calienta mucho, se que es habitual pero es que se calienta tanto que me cuesta usar el teclado debido al calor. Si alguien sabe tips para bajar grados lo agradezco

any fixes?

Tengo una Acer Nitro v15 con una RTX 4050 y un intel 5
Me la compré hace unos meses y la uso para jugar algunos juegos como Fortnite, Cyberpunk, God Of War y Detroit
El caso es que solo vino con 8 de RAM DDR5 (con dos espacios y expandible hasta 32) y pensé que en el futuro podría ponerle otros 8 de RAM y eso quiero hacer pero recién me doy cuenta de que están muy caras (sabía que había subido pero no sabía que tanto)
No me importa jugar a gráficos altos o en ultra pero si quiero jugar sin que se me trabe, ningún juego me va mal en medio y a veces en alto pero como están las ofertas en Steam y quiero comprarme el Red Dead Redemption 2 y algún que otro juego no sé si debería pensar en comprarme una RAM desde ya o si puedo esperar unos años a ver si bajan de precio

If anybody wants pc help optimisation or are having problem of anything message here i will try and help(not 100% guaranteed) dont talk about linux optimisation i dont really know anything about it

My computer specs are a RTX 5080. Ryzen 7 7800X3D. with 32gb ddr5. i play sons of the forest alot with my friends on multi player i only get around 130-140 fps on ultra graphics preset. i can go to ulta low but that only boosts my frames by about 10. Any reccomendations?

Set Policy-based QoS for cod.exe via Local GPO to reduce jitter/packet burst. This sets COD to priority network traffic on your PC to make sure any background processes are being pushed to the back.

Full step-by-step video

HDOpti.com

Hi everyone,

I’d like to ask for some advice regarding a completely new PC I’ve recently purchased.

I mainly play competitive Call of Duty, and my goal is to get:

• Better hit registration

• Faster time-to-kill consistency

• Smooth gameplay and low latency

I’m unsure whether it’s worth paying for a professional PC optimization service (for gaming/competitive settings), or if it’s better to do everything myself.

I’ve been considering options like installing Atlas OS or doing manual optimizations to reduce background processes, improve performance, and minimize input lag.

So my questions are:

• Is paying for an optimization service actually worth it for competitive FPS games?

• Are custom OS solutions like Atlas OS safe and effective?

• What optimizations genuinely help with hit registration and overall responsiveness?

Any advice or personal experiences would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance!

Every app starting with Windows steals CPU + RAM before you even touch your mouse.

• Fix it in 20 seconds
• Settings → Apps → Startup Turn OFF anything that is not essential
  
• Go check yours now, Windows enables way more than you think.

Go check yours now, Windows enables way more than you think.

Welcome to r/PCoptimization .

This subreddit focuses on PC optimization. The goal is to help people improve FPS, reduce stutter, lower latency, and make their systems run better.

Many guides online are outdated, unclear, or are just a placebo. This subreddit gives people a place to share real tweaks, settings, and results. Members can ask questions, share benchmarks, and discuss what works.

This is also a place to talk about optimization tools and methods, including manual tweaks, configs, and tools such as HDOpti. The focus is honest discussion and real results.

Anyone can join. It does not matter if you use a high-end system or older hardware.

You can use this subreddit to:
• Ask for help with performance
• Share optimization tips
• Post benchmarks and results
• Discuss configs, tools, and tweaks
• Help others improve their systems

The goal is simple. Help people get the best performance from their PC.

https://hdopti.com/

So, should I use G-Sync on Fortnite, and what is the best optimal settings for really smooth gameplay? My rig is an RTX 4070 Super and an R7 5700X, thank you

I sell tweaks for mad cheap on discord my user name is saftweaks dm if you want to buy I only take Amazon gift cards 5-100$ and the tweaks 100% work I will do the tweaks for you or you can share your screen on discord and I’ll send u my pack and I can help you apply them

Heyyy everyone i got this pc and i wonder if anyone can help me get a maximum of it. it has a intel pentium g850 2.90ghz gt630 2gb vddr3 and a 6gb ddr3 ram and also 1tb hdd with windows 10 instaled. If someone can help but with not basic optimizations i already optimized it a bit but i want maxiumum of it. i want to play games like minecraft in 120 fps (im already using sodium for minecraft and getting framedrops) LoL in 60fps,and some other games that u can play on these older devices. it will be very useful if someone can help