Optimizations for windowed video games in Windows 11

Optimizations for windowed video games improves gaming efficiency for DirectX 10 and DirectX 11 video games operating in windowed and borderless windowed modes.

It transitions suitable video games from the legacy blt‑mannequin presentation to the newer flip‑mannequin, lowering body latency and enabling trendy gaming options comparable to Auto HDR and variable refresh price on supported shows.

To use optimizations for windowed video games

1. Select the Start
   
   
   button, then select Settings
   
   
   .
2. In Settings
   
   
   , choose System
   
   
   and select Display
   
   
    .
3. Select Graphics and beneath Default settings, activate the swap by Optimizations for windowed video games.
4. Restart your recreation.

To flip optimizations off for a selected app or recreation

1. Select the Start
   
   
   button, then choose Settings
   
   
   .

2. In Settings
   
   
   , choose System
   
   
   > Display
   
   
   > Graphics.

3. Under Custom choices for apps, choose the app or recreation you wish to change the graphics settings for, then choose Options.

4. In Graphics choice, do a number of of the next:

   • If your PC has a couple of graphics processor (GPU), choose one of many graphics efficiency setting to make use of for the app or recreation:

     • Let Windows resolve (Power saving)
     • Power saving
     • High efficiency.

   • To flip off optimizations for windowed video games, choose the Optimizations for windowed video games swap.

   • To flip off Auto HDR for the chosen app or recreation, choose the Don’t use Auto HDR checkbox.

5. Select Save.

6. Restart your recreation or app.