How to Disable Game Mode (Windows 10 & 11)

Game Mode is meant to prioritise games, but on some systems it causes stutter or interferes with overlays. Turning it off is a quick way to rule it out. The steps are the same on Windows 10 and 11.

1. Press Win + I to open Settings.

2. Go to Gaming → Game Mode.

3. Set Game Mode to Off.

   

   

To turn it back on later, repeat the steps and set the switch to On.

Related tweaks

Game Mode is one of the optional tweaks in the troubleshooting guide. The others are GPU scheduling and Fast Startup.