Games in Windowed Mode Registry Entry Question


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Turn On or Off Optimizations for Windowed Games in Windows 11

This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off "optimizations for windowed games" for your account in Windows 11. Starting with Windows 11 build 22557, Microsoft introduced a feature called Optimizations for windowed games and is designed to significantly improve latency and unlock other...
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I am on insider preview channel (Build 22000.652) but am very interested in this new optimization for games running in borderless windowed mode.
I downloaded and merged the registry entry and it looks like it's there, however I do not have the option to select in the graphics settings.
Will the registry entry be enough for this to work, or do I actually need the dev/beta build?
Thanks!
 
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Globespy said:
I am on insider preview channel (Build 22000.652) ... Will the registry entry be enough for this to work, or do I actually need the dev/beta build?
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The first line of the tutorial tells you all you need to know:
"Starting with Windows 11 build 22557, Microsoft introduced a feature called Optimizations for windowed games....".

So yes, you will need a Beta build, currently that's on build 22610.

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Windows 11 22H2 Insider Dev and Beta Build 22610.1 (ni_release) - April 29

UPDATE 5/5: https://www.elevenforum.com/t/windows-11-22h2-insider-dev-and-beta-build-22616-1-ni_release-may-5.6301/ Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22610 to the Dev and Beta Channels. TL;DR This build introduces some new group policies for IT...
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    My SYSTEM THREE is a Dell Latitude 5410, i7-10610U, 32GB RAM, 512GB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro (and all my Hyper-V VMs).

    My SYSTEM FOUR is a 2-in-1 convertible Lenovo Yoga 11e 20DA, Celeron N2930, 8GB RAM, 256GB ssd. Unsupported device: currently running Win10 Pro, plus Win11 Pro RTM and Insider Dev, Beta, and RP 24H2 as native boot vhdx.

    My SYSTEM FIVE is a Dell Latitude 3190 2-in-1, Pentium Silver N5030, 8GB RAM, 512GB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro, plus the Insider Beta, Dev, Canary, and Release Preview builds as a native boot .vhdx.
@Bree - Thanks for the reply. I just thought I would ask as it's not unheard of for features to be baked into earlier version of Windows (albeit not activated) that can be turned on/tested by changing registry values. I added the registry values anyway and it certainly hasn't harmed performance (I think it may have actually increased it according to a couple of games I have tried that I run in borderless due to them running triple screen borderless mode). Could be placebo of course :)
 

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    Win 11
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    PC/Desktop
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    Self-Built
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    Ryzen 5800X3D
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte Aorus X570 Master (rev 1.2)
    Memory
    G.Skill Trident Z RGB 3600Mhz
    Graphics Card(s)
    Zotac RTX 4090 Amp Extreme Airo
    Sound Card
    On-Board Realtek ALC1220-VB, FiiO USB DAC
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG C2 42 Main Desktop, 3x Gigabyte FI32Q in a triple array for gaming simulations
    Screen Resolution
    3840x2160, 2560x1440 (3)
    Hard Drives
    WD SN850X 2TB M.2 NVME (OS Drive), WD SN850 2TB M.2 NVME, 2x Crucial 2TB SSD, Crucial 1TB SSD, Seagate Barracuda 2TB HDD
    PSU
    EVGA SuperNOVA 1000 G6, 80 Plus Gold 1000W
    Case
    NZXT H7
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    EK AIO Elite 360mm Elite
    Keyboard
    SteelSeries TK7 Pro
    Mouse
    Logitech G502X
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    1GB
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    Edge Chromium
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    Windows Defender
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