Reducing background "bloat" ensures your CPU prioritizes the game thread over unnecessary tasks.

: Use the Group Policy Editor ( gpedit.msc ) to navigate to Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > System > Power Management > Power Throttling Settings and set "Turn off Power Throttling" to Enabled .

: Disable unnecessary startup apps in Task Manager and hide all Microsoft services in msconfig to stop third-party updaters from running in the background. 2. Configure GPU Driver Settings