Windows 10 Game-Mode (Coming Soon)

[100Coogn]

I hope this works as well as Microsoft says it will.
They're saying the new Game-Mode won't give you a drastic increase in FPS, but rather a more consistent
frame-rate, which should result in smoother game play.

Windows 10 Game-Mode PCWorld Review

Coogan

[Skuzzy]

Market speak for "we screwed up, but are working on fixing it".

They failed to correctly identify when a game is running on DirectX and never gave it any priority nor stopped counting down to making things go to sleep.  They did it that way as the desktop UI all uses DirectX in Windows 10.  They just goofed and are finally getting around to fixing it.

[Pudgie]

I hope this works as well as Microsoft says it will.
They're saying the new Game-Mode won't give you a drastic increase in FPS, but rather a more consistent
frame-rate, which should result in smoother game play.

Windows 10 Game-Mode PCWorld Review

Coogan

Very interesting.................. ............................

 

[Skuzzy]

So far, the results of this new feature do not look promising as most games are suffering performance losses with it enabled and even more stuttering.  Not all titles, but it is inconsistent.  Maybe Microsoft added more overhead to Windows 10 and this new gamer mode helps to reduce the impact.

[pembquist]

As it stands now is there anything intelligent to do with a clean install of Windows 10pro to optimize it for playing AH3?

[Skuzzy]

Unfortunately, no.  The problem with Windows 10 is how there are and/or will be many versions of it.  They are about to release a new version of it.

Makes it nigh impossible to come up with any set of tweaks to perform as what may work for one version of Windows 10, may not work for another.  Then there is the battle to keep the settings as Microsoft has a penchant for resetting any custom changes back to default, during update installations.

Microsoft is already talking about mot allowing things to be deleted from the operating system and not allowing any deviation from a specific set of background processes.

[Krusty]

How many signatures would a petition need to get you all to issue a linux-based version of AH3? 

[Pudgie]

So it appears that MS still can't get the Multimedia Class Scheduler Service to function properly that they've tried to do since it's inception in MS Vista (1 of it's tasks to optimize is games)...........................

Not good.....................

 

[MADe]

I read where this is for their published games. No help for outside 3rd party games??????????????????????

[MADe]

Unfortunately, no.  The problem with Windows 10 is how there are and/or will be many versions of it.  They are about to release a new version of it.

Makes it nigh impossible to come up with any set of tweaks to perform as what may work for one version of Windows 10, may not work for another.  Then there is the battle to keep the settings as Microsoft has a penchant for resetting any custom changes back to default, during update installations.

Microsoft is already talking about mot allowing things to be deleted from the operating system and not allowing any deviation from a specific set of background processes.

this is about ADs.????? They want to get the pc environment closer to mobile environment. You will get AD pop ups on your desktop very soon. I turned off ms updates, think I am pre anniversary. Do not want to to lose my customizations to OS for AH. Plus I do no want the bloat. Still slowly disabling the current junk.

 

[Bizman]

I read where this is for their published games. No help for outside 3rd party games??????????????????????

Would that apply to "Microsoft Return of Arcade" which I still may have somewhere?

[Pudgie]

I read where this is for their published games. No help for outside 3rd party games??????????????????????

This is where a whitelist comes in........................... ......

 

[Bruv119]

How many signatures would a petition need to get you all to issue a linux-based version of AH3? 

+1

[zack1234]

Hitech should a stand alone pc just for playing AH

[100Coogn]

I read where this is for their published games. No help for outside 3rd party games??????????????????????

Game-Mode is reported to work on any game. (Not just Microsoft)

More on Windows 10 Game-Mode.

Coogan