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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@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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