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5 Ways to Instantly Boost Your PC Gaming Performance

By / Tech / November 2, 2025

By tweaking Windows, GPU, and other settings, you can instantly boost your gaming PC’s performance and increase FPS.

5 Ways to Instantly Boost Your PC Gaming Performance
Windows 11 logo (Image via Microsoft)

Windows 11 25H2 is here, and most of us have already been updated to it. That said, many are still on the Windows 11 24H2 build, and we all have one similar problem: resource allocation. Windows, over time, has become extremely resource-intensive and comes bundled with many quality-of-life features, a fancy new UI design, and AI-related advancements that gamers do not need. In most cases, aging gaming hardware, such as Ryzen 1000-series or Intel 8th-gen, struggles to keep up with modern games nowadays because the CPU and RAM are preoccupied with Windows.

The guide below skips complicated settings such as BIOS tweaking, de-bloating, and other advanced stuff, and focuses solely on instant fixes that yield immediate results. Regardless of which platform you are on, you will notice noticeable improvements in frame rate, frame pacing, and system responsiveness. 

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1. Disable Memory Integrity & Enable GPU Scheduling

disable core isolation for best windows 11 gaming optimziation
Core Isolation Disabled in Windows 11 (Image via Microsoft)

Open Windows Security, then click on Device Security, followed by Core Isolation Details. Toggle Memory Integrity off. This will help you gain up to 20% FPS on some systems. 

After that, go to Settings > System > Graphics and enable Hardware-Accelerated GPU Scheduling. What this does is let your GPU manage memory directly, rather than having the CPU handle it. This process helps free up CPU cycles. Restart your system after making the changes, and they will take effect. 

2. Lock Down Windows Power Settings & Game Mode

Switching to Best Performance in Windows Power settings (Image via Microsoft)
Switching to Best Performance in Windows Power settings (Image via Microsoft)

By default, Windows uses the Balanced power profile. But we want you to switch your power mode to “Best Performance.” Head over to Settings > System > Power and select High Performance. 

After that, enable Game Mode (Settings > Gaming > Game Mode). This blocks background processes from hogging resources during gameplay, and Windows won’t interrupt you with updates or notifications while you’re playing. 

3. Limit Background Processes in Task Manager

An image showing Services (Image via Microsoft)
Services from Task Manager (Image via Microsoft)

Open Task Manager using Ctrl+Shift+Esc. After that, select sort by CPU/Memory, and close anything that isn’t your game, such as Discord, OneDrive, Chrome, and antivirus scans. This is for reference, and in your system, the applications will vary.

4. Tweak GPU Control Panel Settings

Nvidia Control Panel
Nvidia Control Panel (Image via Nvidia)

For Nvidia: Open the Nvidia Control Panel and click on Manage 3D Settings. After that, set Power Management Mode to “Prefer Maximum Performance”, then set Vertical Sync to “Off” and Texture Filtering Quality to “High Performance”. Once done, go to Nvidia App > System > Performance and run the automatic GPU overclock scan. This takes about 10-20 minutes but delivers good overclocking results, and you will see noticeable improvement in FPS. 

For AMD: Launch Radeon Software and select Gaming > Graphics. Turn on Anti-Lag (works with any game) and then set the Frame-Rate Target control to 1 or 2 FPS below your monitor’s maximum refresh rate if you are using a FreeSync display. If not, then you can skip this. 

5. Lowering Graphics Settings while Gaming

Settings Page Borderlands 4
Settings page from BL4 (Image via 2K)

Lowering the settings is the most rewarding for FPS output. Suppose you are playing games like Borderlands 4 or other Unreal Engine 5 titles, such as Hell is Us. In that case, you will be pleasantly surprised, as dropping shadows, volumetric lighting, and other anti-aliasing options go a long way. Do trial and error and find your fix; it’s highly effective.

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