Windows 10: Game load time performance problems after 1803 update?

Hi,


I noticed last December or so that my computer suddenly slowed down a bit. I think it may have been after the Windows 10 1803 update.


Loading times for some apps and all of my games are noticeably slower. The frame rates are fine so I know it's not a graphics card issue, plus those drivers are always up to date. The games just take longer to launch and maps load a bit slower. I also seem to frequently get mouse unresponsiveness, and rarely, the entire system just completely locks up to the point where even Ctrl-Alt-Del doesn't work.


I did some research before and thought maybe this was a side-effect of the 1803 Spectre patch fix, so I waited for the current version (1903) that supposedly fixed the 1803 performance problems. However, this has not rectified the problem.


Did a disk check, no problems. The issue effects games running off both my boot PCIe SSD and storage HDD. Unfortunately in my infinite wisdom, I deleted earlier restore points to free up disk space...


System specs:

CPU: Intel Core i5 6500: 3.5 GHz

Memory: 16Gb (2X8GB) DDR4 2400 MHz
Motherboard: Gigabyte Z170xp-sli
Boot drive: Samsung 950 NVMe (M.2; PCIe X4): 256GB

Storage drive: Western Digital Blue: 1TB, 7200 RPM
Video Card: EVGA Nvidia GTX 1070

Windows 10 Home 1903



Anyone know if Fresh Start might fix this? I do still have a USB boot copy of Windows from when I build the system as well.

:)

 

In-game performance problem

Hi Kamil,

There are various reasons why you are experiencing performance issues when playing PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds on Windows 10. It is possible that your graphics card is not updated or the Windows Update is not completely installed. Another possible reason
could be the apps running in the background while you are using your computer. To resolve your concern, turn off or disable the Game bar by following the steps below:

• Press the Windows key + I on your keyboard to go to the
  Settings menu.
• Click on Gaming and select Game bar.
• Toggle Record game clips, screenshots, and broadcast using Game bar.
• Uncheck Show game bar when I play full-screen games Microsoft has verified.

Make sure that your graphics card driver is updated by following the steps on this

link. If there are no available updates, you may visit the graphics card manufacturer's support page and download the most updated driver manually.

Restart your computer for the changes to take effect.

Should you need further assistance, don't hesitate to reply to this post anytime.

 

geforce experience takes an age to load..

Well that's why I asked. Mine is on SSD and takes 11 seconds. Your list of games will not appear if it has not checkd for updated suggested settings for awhile until it checks.

When it says it is refreshing the game list, it is checking, because NVIDIA periodically updates suggested settings. Plus it will look for those for new games you have installed.

So, the less it is run, the slower it will be.

 

Counter Strike 1.6 (Game) Windows 10 Fall Creators Update mouse problem.

Thanks for the update and for performing the troubleshooting steps provided above. If this is an issue with the mouse driver, we would highly recommend contacting your computer manufacturer for any updates for the mouse driver.

For additional steps, we suggest that you perform the steps below:

Reset the game from the Settings menu.

• 
  Click Start and click Settings.
  
• 
  Select System.
  
• 
  Select Apps and features.
  
• 
  Find the game and click Advanced options.
  
• 
  Click Reset. You need to restart your computer to let the changes take effect.
  

Should you need further assistance, feel free to contact us anytime.