What is Windows game mode?
Game mode is a Windows 11 feature that helps improve gaming performance. When game mode is enabled, your operating system will limit background tasks to help optimize your gaming performance. This helps reduce the strain on your system resources. If you want your background processes to go back to normal access and performance, simply disable game mode.
How to turn on windows game mode
- Click on Start ⊞ and select Settings ⚙.
- Click on Gaming, and select Game Mode.
- Switch on the toggle under Game Mode to enable Windows Game Mode.