Windows 10: Extremely weird issue with games installed on Program Files and AppData

So, long story short, I had been dealing with input lag and a really weird mouseand drawing tablet acceleration when playing games fullscreen, and really big loading times, even though I have a relatively new SSD. So yesterday, after months of fruitless troubleshooting, I decided to move those games from Program Files and AppData to... a desktop folder. And lo and behold, everything just works now, 0 input lag, no acceleration and the loading times are almost instant. And this isnt placebo, I timed the loading times from the same game classic WoW on both program files and desktop folder. I tried googling but didnt find anything. My question here is, what could be happening that makes my games lag soo much when they are installed on Program Files? Is there any box that I checked that is messing with that?


Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650

Operating System: Windows 10 Pro 64-bit 10.0, Build 18363 18362.19h1_release.190318-1202
System Manufacturer: System manufacturer
BIOS: 0407 type: UEFI
Processor: IntelR CoreTM i5-9400F CPU @ 2.90GHz 6 CPUs, ~2.9GHz
Memory: 8192MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 8128MB RAM
Page File: 9903MB used, 5647MB available
Windows Dir: C:\Windows
DirectX Version: DirectX 12
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
User DPI Setting: 96 DPI 100 percent
System DPI Setting: 96 DPI 100 percent
DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled
Miracast: Available, with HDCP
Microsoft Graphics Hybrid: Not Supported
DirectX Database Version: Unknown
DxDiag Version: 10.00.18362.0387 64bit Unico


Every driver up to date, windows fully updated.
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installing a game

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We regret the inconvenience caused to you.


Please try the steps given below and check if the issue persists:

Step 1:

I suggest you to right click on the game and try to run as administrator and check.

Step 2: if that doesn't help I suggest you to install game in compatibility mode and check:

Follow the steps below on how to install game in compatibility mode:

1. Download the game from the manufacturer’s website and save it on your local disk.

2. Right click on the setup file of the game and select “Properties”.

3. Select “Compatibility” Tab.

4. Place a check mark next to “Run this program in Compatibility mode” and select operating system from the drop down list.

5. Let the game install and then check the functionality.

Hope this helps.

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Unable to install a game on Windows 10.

Hello Garrett,

Thank you for posting on Microsoft Community. We regret the inconvenience caused and will assist you in resolving the issue.

From the above description, I understand you are unable to install the game on your computer.

Before assisting further, I would like to ask you few questions:

• Are you the administrator of the user profile?
• What is the error message/error code you get on trying to install the game on computer?
• Did you check if the game is compatible with the current operating system?

You may be facing the above issue due to the incompatibility of the game software with the current operating system on your computer.

I suggest you to install the game software in Compatibility mode by following the steps below and check if the issue is resolved.

Before installing the game in compatibility mode, i suggest you to delete all the game related files present in the system and proceed with the steps below.

Step 1: Compatibility mode runs the program in the current version of Windows using the settings from previous version of Windows.

• Locate and right-click on the game setup file on your PC and click on
  Properties.
• Click on the compatibility tab, check the box
  Run this program in compatibility mode for, select Windows 10 operating system from the drop down menu and proceed with the installation. Once this is done,
  restart the computer for the effective changes to take place.

Step 2: You can also follow the steps below and check if the issue is resolved.

• Press Windows logo key on the keyboard and type
  Run programs made for previous versions of Windows.
• Select the top most search result and follow from step 2 from the article
  Make older programs compatible with this version of Windows
  (Also applies to Windows 10).

c. Check if the issue is resolved.

Write to us with the answers to the above questions and the status of the issue on the same post for further assistance. Your reply is most important for us to ensure we assist you accordingly.

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Game installation issue

Hi,

Error "An installation support file '_IsUser.dll' could not be installed" may appear due to corrupted system files. For us to properly isolate your case regarding game installation, we would like to confirm the following details:

• How and when did the issue start?
• Which platform are you using to install the game?
• How did you acquire the game (digital copy or game disc)?
• What steps have you done so far to resolve the issue?
• Can you send us a screenshot detailing the error?

Let us know these details so we can move forward to rectifying your query.