Has several platform bugs that can affect gameplay in popular games. These bugs are not related to new features game mode... The development team is already working on fixing bugs.

Let's take a look at the main improvements and changes.

What's New in Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 15019

Gameplay improvements

• Built-in support for broadcasts in the Beam service. Streaming games to Beam can be accessed from the game bar invoked by pressing Windows combinations+ G. New functionality is available for both Windows 10 PCs and Xbox one.

• New section "Games" (Gaming) in the application "Settings". This section can be easily distinguished by the Xbox logo. Work has begun on merging system and user settings related to games in this section. Already there you can find settings for Game Bar, GameDVR, Game Mode, Streaming and Broadcasting. Not all items are visible in this assembly, but development of the section will continue.

• Game Mode. Game mode will allow you to optimize Windows work 10 to improve gaming performance. To enable Game Mode, go to Settings> Games> Game Mode and enable the feature. You can also enable the feature for any UWP and Win32 game by invoking Game Bar (Windows + G) and clicking the Settings button.

• Improved full screen support for the game bar. Added full screen support for 17 games. As usual, press Windows + G to bring up the Game Bar. Games list: Battlefield 3, Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 - Zombies, FIFA 14, FIFA 17, FIFA Manager 14, Grim Dawn, Guild Wars 2, Left 4 Dead 2, MapleStory, Paragon, Payday 2, Rocket League, The elder Scrolls Online, The Sims 4, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege, Warface. Can be controlled this function using the option “Display game bar during playback in full screen mode games ”in the game panel settings.

Improvements Microsoft Edge

• Microsoft Edge can now read aloud. Edge Web Browser Got Reading Function e-books... To do this, you need to click the "read aloud" button in the upper-right corner after opening the e-book. this feature can be used with EPUB books, not just books from Windows Store... On this moment Russian is not supported. Full list Supported languages: ar-EG, ca-ES, da-DK, de-DE, en-AU, en-CA, en-GB, en-IN, en-US, es-ES, es-MX, fi-FI , fr-CA, fr-FR, it-IT, ja-JP, nb-NO, nl-BE, nl-NL, pt-BR, pt-PT, sv-SE, tr-TR, zh-CN.

• Improved support for emojis in Microsoft Edge. Edge will now display full color, updated emoji by default on sites that use emoji.

Improvements presetting system at first start (Out-Of-Box-Experience)

• The privacy settings page has been introduced.
• Added support wireless networks"Captive portal" (networks, when connected, the user needs to perform certain actions). A special version of the browser will now open. where you can perform the necessary steps to gain access to the Internet. In addition, the settings for some of the wireless Wi-Fi settings have been updated.
• Updated the design of the login page Microsoft entry for Windows 10 Creators Update. Navigation has been simplified, loading times have been reduced and usability has been improved.
• Updated page design Windows registration Hello.
• Updated voice guidance- improved intonation thanks to professional recording with the participation of actors.
• Added subtitles for Cortana voice prompts for users with disabilities.
• Fixed stability bugs and implemented minor interface improvements.

Night light

Filter of blue color now called “Night Light” to more accurately reflect the main purpose of the function. In addition, improvements have been made to the function settings, which can be previewed before being applied.

The range of color temperatures for night light has been improved and several bugs have been fixed, including:

• Fixed a bug where when selecting the night color function in the Action Center and selecting settings, it opened Homepage settings of the "Settings" application, instead of a separate page of filter settings.
• Fixed incorrect application of filter settings when the device exits sleep mode or when a new monitor is connected.
• Freeze issue fixed Windows Explorer when exiting sleep mode when the night light function is active.

Resize the connection window virtual machine Hyper-V

Users can quickly resize the VMConnect window by simply dragging the corners of the window - in this case, the guest operating system will automatically set the new resolution. This requires authorization in the guest OS and work in the extended session mode.

Windows Store games and apps download progress in the Action Center

For downloads from the Store Windows applications and games, a download progress bar will be displayed in the Action Center. It will be useful for checking the loading status of a large game while performing other operations on the computer.

Troubleshooting

The system's own tools can help fix many errors. Build 15019 continues to work on introducing the dashboard functionality into the Settings app. Now the Troubleshooting section has migrated to the Settings app. Improved nesting of settings for easier navigation and usability. The settings are available in Options> Update & Security> Troubleshoot.

Improved screen support high resolution

In Build 15002, an option was introduced to override the display settings of GDI-based applications for high-resolution screens using system settings. In this build, application compatibility settings are now also available to be enabled and disabled through the Windows ADK. Thus, administrators will be able to apply settings to multiple computers at once.

Other changes

• Addressed issue where connecting an Xbox 360 or Xbox One controller to a computer could cause DWM to crash and display a black or white screen.
• Fixed an issue with some games where, when pressing Alt + Tab to select a different window, the new window with focus and the game started to flicker.
• Fixed problem when when using Microsoft Edge with Narrator, you might hear “no objects in view” or silence when navigating through tabs and using other commands.
• We fixed an issue in Microsoft Edge where the browser might crash when pasting text over selected text in Web Notes.
• Fixed issue with watching Twitch.tv broadcast in Microsoft Edge.
• Fixed Microsoft Edge crash when exchanging PDF files.
• Updated Microsoft Edge e-book viewer - when selecting an image, you can use Ctrl + mouse wheel to zoom.
• Fixed an issue where typing characters into the F12 Developer Tools window did not work when using the Hungarian keyboard layout.
• The zoom setting has been moved from the control panel to the corresponding screen setting page in the Settings app.
• Fixed an issue where taskbar icons could be very small at high screen resolutions.
• Fixed an issue where in some UWP apps, clicking on an area outside text box that was in focus in tablet mode did not minimize the onscreen keyboard.
• Fixed bugs in new option compatibility mode to override high-resolution mode settings for GDI applications.
• Fixed an issue where recently pinned secondary tiles (for example, a specific page from the Settings app) appeared in the Recently Added list in the Start menu.
• Improved animation when adding tiles to folders and excluding tiles from folders in the Start menu.
• Fixed an issue where, when the Notepad window was maximized and there was enough text to display the scroll bar, the right edge of the bar did not respond to dragging when trying to scroll.
• Fixed the issue of losing responsiveness of applications when pressing Alt to set focus on the menu bar, and then pressing Ctrl or clicking outside the child window of the application.
• Fixed a crash of the default app selection page when trying to install an app from the Windows Store.
• Added a link to search for themes in the Windows Store on the theme settings page.
• Fixed crash of some applications when using the Open menu to rename or open a folder.
• Fixed an issue where the Win + Shift + S combination did not work in the Scissors application if a non-rectangular capture area was selected.
• Fixed the issue of terminating multiple running Scissors process when pressing Win + Shift + S and then Esc to stop capturing.
• Fixed the problem of losing attributes, for example, + s, when copying or moving a folder to another section.
• Fixed an issue where, when using the command line with multiple fonts, the conhost.exe process was using too many CPU resources.
• Surface dial settings have been updated - now applications are listed in alphabetical order.
• Addresses an issue with the Windows Ink workspace where, when using the Eraser tool, strokes might reappear in random order.
• Improved reliability when copying to Screen Sketch.
• Fixed an issue where keyboard and mouse responsiveness was lost for a few seconds.
• Fixed issue with some apps crashing when switching to tablet mode
• Fixed incorrect display of events in the calendar.
• The problem is fixed, when selecting several folders with image sources for a slideshow, the slideshow did not work.
• Fixed issue with flash display when navigating to theme settings.
• Fixed unexpected display of “Systemsettings.Viewmodel.settingentry” at the bottom of the “Bluetooth and other devices” page.
• Improved the reliability of the Settings app.
• Improved virtual touchpad interface - left and right buttons become more visible.
• The problem has been fixed. which was causing the Netflix app to crash when trying to launch. Also fixed the issue of the Netflix app crashing when launching videos on computers with some hardware configuration.
• The DOTA2 game now works fine.

Important: When installing an update, the download progress indicator on the Settings> Update & Security> Windows Update page may freeze at 0% or other percentages. Ignore the indicator and be patient. The assembly should load and install normally.

Known bugs

• Continuous exceptions in the Spectrum.exe service can result in audio loss, increased disk usage, and freezing of some applications, in particular Microsoft Edge. To temporarily fix the problem, delete the C: \ ProgramData \ Microsoft \ Spectrum \ PersistedSpatialAnchors directory and restart the PC.
• Some users may face problems connecting to Google services due to the implementation of a new security model. You can use the InPrivate tab to access the sites.
• Extensions for Microsoft Edge do not work in this assembly. The fix will be available in the next build. If you are actively using extensions in Edge, we recommend that you pause the build fetch in the Settings app.
• Microsoft Edge tools available when you press F12 may freeze, crash, or not respond to input.
• Items context menu Check Element and View Source may not load the DOM Explorer and Debugger correctly.
• Insiders can see new section"Combined reality" on home page Settings application.
• Possible connection problems with some wireless Wi-Fi networks captive portal at stage initial setup systems. If the captive portal network uses DNS spoofing to redirect to a secure site, the captive portal application may crash and the user cannot delete the portal.
• Voice commands Yes / No on the page for configuring wireless networks during the initial configuration of the system does not work.
• Quicken 2017 applications may crash with the error “.NET 4.6.1 not installed”. In the system registry, you need to change the version value to 4.6.XXXXX instead of 4.7.XXXXX in the following ways:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ WOW6432Node \ Microsoft \ NET Framework Setup \ NDP \ v4 \ Client
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ WOW6432Node \ Microsoft \ NET Framework Setup \ NDP \ v4 \ Full
• Dragging and dropping apps from the All Apps list to the Start menu does not work. Use the context menu to pin the application.
• Tencent apps may crash.
• In the Settings application, some settings may have a status of “Managed by your organization”. You can ignore this message.
• Some computers may experience spontaneous audio problems with the error “device in use”. Restarting the audio services will provide a temporary solution to the problem.
• The action center can sometimes open up empty and transparent with no color. If you encounter this problem, drag the taskbar to a different location on the screen.

Game problems:

• Crashes and black screen may occur when loading popular games due to platform error.
• When selecting some games on the desktop (Win32), the game is minimized and cannot be restored to full screen mode.
• Game Mode works correctly on the system by default, but the On / Off switch in the Settings app may not show the Off state correctly until the user toggles the state to On by himself.
• Broadcasting to the Beam service using the Game Bar requires some privacy settings to be changed.
• Green screen may blink on some computers preview broadcasts in the game panel while streaming. This issue does not affect the quality of the content and is only visible in the preview window.

Game windows mode 10 is designed to improve the performance of your PC while gaming by prioritizing PC resources for running game... Gaming mode in Windows was introduced with the release of the Windows 10 Creators Update.

Game Mode in Windows 10 optimizes performance operating system while running a computer game. In game mode, the performance of the game increases, the work of other applications running at this time is slowed down so that they do not drain the computer's resources.

Due to the correct allocation of resources, it is possible that the fps indicator in games will increase. By reducing the load on the processor, there will be free power used in the process of processing the game.

Keep in mind that to improve performance and optimal performance computer game, first of all, completely different factors influence: game video card, volume random access memory, processor power. Optimal performance in games depends mainly on the availability of powerful hardware, and not on software.

Therefore, enabling the game mode in Windows 10, without the presence of hardware that supports demanding games, if it will lead to an increase in performance in computer game, then quite a bit. In any case, it is necessary to try everything experimentally on a specific computer with a specific configuration of computer hardware.

The author of these lines does not play games at all (although at one time I had to install quite a few games on a computer), there are a large number of gamers in the world (people who love to play computer games). They should definitely try Microsoft's Gaming Mode for the ultimate in gaming experience.

Windows Game Mode can be enabled for a specific game if it improves PC performance while playing that game (testing required).

How to enable Game Mode in Windows 10

Now let's look at how to activate the game mode in Windows 10. Game mode is enabled in the operating system by default.

In order to start the game mode in Windows 10, you need to do the following:

1. Enter the Start menu, click on Settings.
2. In the "Options" window, click on the "Games" section.
3. In the "Games" section, enter the "Game Mode" setting.
4. In the "Use Game Mode" option, move the switch to the "On" position.

In the "Game Menu" setting, the parameters of interaction with the game are changed: displaying the game menu in full-screen mode, keyboard shortcuts in the "Game Mode", etc.

Game Mode in Windows 10: How to enable Game Mode in a game

Gaming mode should be enabled in a PC game running in Windows 10 if this mode helps improve system performance while using the game on a PC.

In order to start the Windows 10 game mode in the game, follow these steps:

1. Press the Win + G keyboard keys.
2. In the game panel that opens, click on the "Settings" icon (gear).

1. In the settings window, in the "General" tab, in the "Game mode" section, activate the item "Use the game mode for this game."

Restart the game for the game mode to take effect.

How to turn off Game Mode in Windows 10

In order to turn off the game mode in Windows 10, you need to enter the operating system settings:

1. From the Start menu go to Settings.
2. In Settings, open the Games category.
3. Enter the "Game Mode" section.
4. In the Use Game Mode setting, slide the switch to the Disabled position.

Many settings are already there, they can be seen in the corresponding menu. But Game Mode itself does not work yet.

A few weeks ago, some attentive users noticed a certain "Game Mode" in the Windows 10 Insider Preview build. After the users posted the results of their observations on the network, a discussion broke out on the Internet about what such a regime could represent.

Users were able to determine that the new mode will work with Win32 and UWP (Universal Windows Platform) apps. Game Mode, which is logical, will optimize the PC so that games run more smoothly, for which more resources will be allocated to the game. This will be achieved by disabling unnecessary background processes and some other techniques.


Microsoft soon promised to provide more details on how everything works. So far, company representatives only state that all this will allow gamers to feel more comfortable when playing the game thanks to more free PC resources allocated for games.

“Our goal is to make Windows 10 the best Windows version for games, ”said Mike Ybarra. “With the Creators Update we will introduce new function, which was named Game Mode. New features will be available soon. We see the main goal of Game Mode as optimizing your Windows 10 PC for better gaming performance. "

In the last build (15007), this mode has already appeared, but, unfortunately, the checkbox cannot be ticked yet. But then there is an explanation of what it is and why it was created. It seems that the whole optimization will consist only in completing unnecessary background processes, as discussed above.

The study of the mode by several users (one must not forget that this is just a test function in the pre-release) showed that nothing particularly interesting should be expected here. Thus, Game Mode appears only when the Game DVR function is active. You can call the mode at the moment with the keyboard shortcut Win + G. The tooltip indicates that "Game Mode sets the game mode as a priority for improving the gameplay."

Many sites recommend disabling the Game DVR function for better computer performance. Now Microsoft activates Game DVR by default, and the process runs in the background, which takes precious fps from games on not the most powerful systems. Perhaps Game Mode can improve something, but on powerful gaming PCs, everything is fine with games, and on weak ones, it is unlikely that it will be possible to “pull out” much more fps.

The fact that Microsoft activates Game DVR by default is not very good, since not many Windows PC users play productive toys that need a lot of resources. For gaming on Windows PCs, there are hardware solutions from AMD and Nvidia. Software solution tied to the use of a certain amount of PC resources is hardly a very good option.

This is what the icon looks like, which will start the broadcast of games.

Besides Game Mode, Windows users 10 should receive another feature with the release of the new update, Beam. This is a good opportunity for streamers to broadcast the progress of the game. Moreover, the new mode will be available for both Windows 10 PC users and Xbox One users. In order to start the broadcast, you just need to click on the corresponding icon in the Game DVR panel.

In general, the corporation is really trying to win over at least a small part of gamers who prefer other consoles and software... Perhaps the company will be able to do this, although, of course, it will have to try very hard.

If you want to turn off the DVR, you can do it as follows. You must go to Xbox app, in which go to the settings. And already in the settings, we select the "Game DVR" tab, where we move the slider until the inscription "off" appears. That's it, after that this function is disabled, and it will not take away precious resources. If you ever need it, you can turn it on in the same way.

How to enable game mode in Windows 10 - in order to answer this question, let's first figure out what it is and why is it needed? Game mode is a system operating mode designed to improve the performance of your computer when you run game programs.

It appeared after the update Windows systems 10 Creators update which added a game mode. In addition to the game mode, this update introduced a large number of new useful functions and improvements.

Launch the game mode and enjoy the high performance of your computer - now it has become possible. Dozens of programs are constantly running in the background in the system, which can affect the performance in games.

The game mode is designed specifically for the maximum release of the computer from most of the processes, it prioritizes the work of the game, thereby significantly increasing the performance of your computer.

Game mode testing

The game mode in Windows 10 can be judged by benchmarks. Tests show that after activating the game mode, the frame rate per second increases, "freezes" or freezes, slowdowns in games are also significantly reduced.

Our next instruction will allow you to activate the game mode. Repeat exactly all the steps for us:

On a computer, turn on Gaming Mode in Windows 10 in the same way as on a laptop. Let us emphasize that to enable the game mode (to open the game mode settings window), you need to start the game in windowed mode without a frame, after completing the last point and saving the changes, the full-screen size can be returned.

How to set game mode in Windows 10 can be seen in detail in the video. Even a beginner can handle this.

The game mode in Windows 10, which was released on January 21, 2017, was only presented to the public, its capabilities were only described. When, after all, the game mode was released on Windows 10 for everyone - on April 11, users were able to try it out on their computers.

How to turn off Game Mode in Windows 10?

It is easy to disable it - we fulfill all the conditions as when it was turned on, except for the last step. There, instead of checking the box, we uncheck it, so the game mode will be disabled.

With the update, the Xbox DVR feature is also available. It allows owners of portable game consoles Xbox and Windows 10, assign keyboard shortcuts to record sound and video from the screen, as well as save screenshots. If you are not engaged in recording game videos or streaming, then this program will only spoil your life by loading the system with unnecessary processes. This is subtle on powerful machines, but the weaker your computer, the more noticeable the difference in system performance after the Xbox DVR is turned off.

For more details, you can find out from the article on our website, and now short instruction... So, you need to do the following:

The full version of the article is posted on our portal.

Finally, I would like to tell you - read a more detailed article on our website, and now a few words, so on new system all games compatible with Windows 7 and Windows XP run without problems. Starting with Windows XP, all games and programs are guaranteed to run on the new system, but all earlier applications are not able to work on Windows 10, you can only look for their modern counterparts. Some games are specifically designed for Windows 10 and can only be played on that operating system.

After Microsoft representatives charted a new course of development, announcing that their Windows OS would become a single platform for various electronic devices and devices, they released Windows 10. The new OS really became not only a universal system for computers, tablets and smartphones, but and was able to integrate with the Xbox console. This integration provides PC gamers with a number of new features, such as launching console exclusives on a PC, a single digital store with Microsoft Store and an Xbox Live account, and a dedicated Game Mode feature for Windows 10.

What is Game Mode on Windows 10

"Game Mode" on Windows 10 (Game Mode) is a system function of the OS (or rather an application) that is primarily intended to optimize (ensure stability) in games. This process is carried out due to the redistribution of system resources from third-party running processes(programs, services, applications) directly to the game itself, in order to increase its performance.

Main functions of Game Mode

Thanks to Game Mode, there are fewer frame drops and freezes in the game, especially during intense game scenes. In addition, the Game Mode application provides gamers with a number of additional functions:

• instant access to your Xbox Live account (directly during the game);
• launching an online broadcast to a video streaming service (mixer / twitch / youtube);
• video recording (with automatic saving to hard disk);
• the ability to take screenshots (with automatic saving to hard disk).

How to enable "Game Mode" on Windows 10

There are several ways to enable Game Mode, but before activating it you need to update your Windows 10 OS to build version 1703. To do this:

1. Go to the panel Windows management and select the Update & Security settings. You can also open the "Control Panel" window using the hotkeys WIN + I
2. In the tab that opens, click on the "Check for an update" button.
   You can check the version of the update assembly by clicking on the line "Update history"
3. Upon completion of the check, click on the "Restart now" button to install the update package.
   If you do not restart the PC, then necessary update well, it will be installed

After rebooting, the "Game Mode" function is activated on your PC.

Activating "Game Mode" through the Windows 10 Control Panel

In order to enable the "Game Mode", you must:

To turn off the "Game Mode" just move the "scroll-button" back to the "Off" position. In addition, in the parameters of the "Game" it will be possible to configure individual functions of the "Game Mode".

Activating "Game Mode" using the Windows 10 registry

In order to activate, you must:

1. Use the WIN + R key combination to open the command line Windows string and enter the value "regedit".
   To start it command line you can also use the search in the start menu
2. In the opened registry window go to the root path: "HKEY_CURRENT_USER / Software / Microsoft" and select a category named "GameBar".
   The entire distance traveled will be displayed at the bottom of the window.
3. In the working part of the registry window, right-click on an empty space and select "New" - "DWORD parameter (32 bits)".
   Even if you have 64-bit Windows 10, you need to create a 32-bit parameter
4. In the created parameter, you must change its name to "AllowAutoGameMode" and set the parameter "Value" = 1. Click "OK".
   If you want to disable the "Game Mode" through the registry, then in the created parameter, set the value to "0"
5. Ready. Close the system registry and restart your PC.

Activating Game Mode through the game bar

Is the most simple and in a convenient way enable "Game Mode"... To activate it, you must start any game.

If we talk about the purpose of the remaining buttons on the Game Bar, then they perform the following functions:

1. Open account Xbox Live.
2. Open the "Mixer" streaming service (special video hosting from Microsoft).
3. Open folder with saved videos and screenshots. By default, all files are saved to the C: \ Users \ Username \ Videos \ Captures folder.
4. Take a screenshot. The default hotkeys are Win + Alt + PrtScn.
5. Record the last 30 seconds of gameplay. The default hotkeys are Win + Alt + G.
6. Start full video recording (no time limit). The default hotkeys are Win + Alt + R.
7. Start live streaming to video hosting (mixer / twitch / youtube).

Video: How to enable Game Mode on Windows 10

Having performed several tests of "Game Mode" on different computers, the author of this article could advise the following. If you have a relatively "weak" PC (components more than 5 years old), then this cut can bring visible results, namely, to minimize drawdowns in frames and slightly raise FPS. If you have a powerful enough PC build, then Game Mode won't give you any noticeable difference in stability or overall performance. In this case, the "Game Mode" can only act as a multimedia tool.

How to remove the Game Mode feature on Windows 10

If just disabling the "Game Mode" is not enough for you, then you can completely remove it from your OS. For this:

If you do not want to use the system Windows utilities to remove the "Game Mode", then the author of this article may advise using the "System Rollback" function to more early version... You just need to create a restore point before downloading and installing the package Windows updates 1703.

Microsoft's Windows 10 "game mode" is still under active development, so it is not a must-have tool at this time. If for owners of weak PCs, Game Mode can still bring tangible changes in the increase in FPS and overall stability of the game, then for users with powerful systems, "Game Mode" will rather be a multimedia tool for recording game clips or conducting online broadcasts.