Microsoft says it fixed an issue in Windows 10 Game Mode that 'resulted in lower framerates'
If you're still experiencing gaming issues on Windows 10 and especially stuttering and lower-than-expected frame rates, wait, there's a cure for your PC annoyance. Well, I hope. It's worth remembering that it was a previous Windows update that caused these performance issues on some computers in the first place.
Unfortunately for some unlucky users, the cumulative Tuesday Patch update Microsoft released in April tended to lower frame rates and cause games to stutter for no apparent rhyme or reason.
Several complaints have surfaced, including one user who said he started seeing "consistent stuttering in Doom Eternal" on a computer configured with a Ryzen 5 3600 CPU and GeForce RTX 3070 graphics card.
Another user commented, "I think I have the same problem. Since I upgraded Windows yesterday, my performance in Warzone went from an average of 90fps to 75fps, or even dropped below 60fps (V-Sync turned off)," another user wrote. time.
The good news is that for some people the issue has been fixed with this month's Patch Tuesday update (KB5004327). However, not everyone has been so lucky. As spotted by Windows Latest, some Windows 10 users are reporting experiencing the same performance issues even after installing the latest cumulative update that was rolled out a little over a week ago.
"Once again, I've been having gaming performance issues since KB500842. Someone from Microsoft really needs to fix this," wrote one user on Reddit. "The workaround is to set your power plan to 'High Performance', but I prefer to stay on the 'Balanced' power plan... It's frustrating to deal with."
The same issue does not appear to be present in Windows 11 although it is only available in preview form at the moment. And even when it launches later this year, there could be an argument to be made to delay the update to see what inevitable wrinkles still need to be ironed out.
Fortunately, Microsoft thinks it has finally found the root cause. While Microsoft hasn't gone into too much detail about this issue, the release notes of an upcoming Windows 10 feature update (21H2) indicate that a permanent fix is coming.
"We fixed an issue that prevented Power plans and Game Mode from working as expected. This was causing slower framerates and poor performance when gaming," the release notes say.
The caveat is that it could be a few months before the 21H2 update arrives (possibly at the same time as Windows 11). It's also available in preview form for members of the Windows Insider program, but it's possible that Microsoft will roll out the same fix in the next cumulative update coming on August 10 (second Tuesday of next month).
In the meantime, there are a few possible workarounds you can try if the games are not working properly on your machine. One is to choose the 'High performance' power plan in Windows 10 and hope the operating system doesn't ignore your choice. The other is to turn off Game Mode. You may have more success with the latter, as it's been linked to performance issues for over a year.
Beyond these measures, the same general advice applies; Make sure you're running the latest drivers for your hardware, especially your GPU, and apply available game patches for games that fit your PC.
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