Windows 10: Gaming and Graphic software performance issue

My Laptop is having performance issues while running games and using graphic softwares like blender, gimp etc.Don't know the reason behind it but programs suddenly stops for while and start working again,Games also while gaming lags for example while playing NFS Most Wanted2005 game suddenly stops for while or lags and start working again it happens in regular intervalsMy Specs areLenovo Legion 5 15ARH05Windows 10 HOME8GB RAM256 GB SSD + 1 TB HDDAMD Ryzen 5 4600H with Radeon Graphics 3.00 GHzSystem Type : 64-bit operating system, x64-based processorGPU : - GeoForce GTX 1650 4GB RA

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Performance issues during gaming in Windows 10

Hello Cody,

Thank you for posting your concern in Microsoft Community and welcome to the Windows 10 Family.

To be able to understand the issue better, let us know the relevant error messages which can help us to ascertain the cause of the issue. Also, what is the make and model of the computer you are using?

Now, here a few important points that can help you.

• PC games will generally have two sets of system requirements, the ‘minimum’ and the ‘recommended’. So it again depends on the game and how much PC resource it needs to run at optimal performance.
  
• Next, certain performance tweaking/monitoring programs may seem to help, but it is only as good as a separate program running in the background. Few third party antivirus/firewall programs may also cause such issues.
  
• Apart from the dedicated graphics, a lot of other considerations are also there to make. Few of them are:
  
  CPU performance
  
  Hard Disk- SSDs are known to perform better in terms of read/write operations
  
  RAM memory and speed
  
  Sound Card
  
  So, it is not possible to give proper benchmark in terms of gaming
  using any particular hardware aspect.

As an initial recommendation, I suggest you to place the computers in a Clean Boot state and run the game.

It helps to identify if there are any third party application/software to be causing the issue.

A clean boot is performed to start Windows by using a minimal set of startup programs. This helps eliminate software conflicts that occur when you install a program.

How to perform a clean boot in Windows

Note: As the article is designed for Windows 8.1, Windows 8 and Windows 7. Unlike launching step for 'System Configuration', options and steps to Clean Boot are same for Windows 10.

Disclaimer: Please go through the section: How to reset the computer to start as usual after troubleshooting with clean boot of the Kb article to boot the computer in normal startup after fixing the issue.

Write to us with the updated status and the required information for us to be able to assist you further.

 

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.

 

Severe performance issues after update to Windows 10

Hi,

Having an outdated graphics card is one of the possible reasons why you are having low FPS. To help you resolve this concern, we recommend that you perform the steps below:

Step 1: Run the troubleshooter for Windows apps using the link below. This can help remove conflicts with an app from Window Store.

Click here

Step 2: How to disable Game bar

• Right-click the Start button.
• Click Settings.
• Click Gaming.
• Click Game bar.
• Click the switch below Record game clips. Screenshots, and broadcast using Game bar so that it turns Off.

Step 3: How to disable Game DVR.

• Right-click the Start button.
• Click Settings.
• Click Gaming.
• Click Game DVR.
• Click the switch below Record in the background while I'm playing a game so that it turns Off.

Step 4: Update the Graphics Card Driver.

• Open the Win + X menu by pressing the Win key + X hotkey.
• Select Device Manager on the Win + X menu.
• Now click Display adapters on the Device Manager window.
• Right-click the listed graphics card to open the context menu, and select the Update driver option.
• Select the Search automatically for updated driver software option on the Update Drivers window.
• If Windows finds anything, follow the further guidelines to install the driver; and then restart Windows.

If the issue persists, kindly try to uninstall and reinstall your graphics card driver.

Kindly update us with the results.