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VeronicaEscobar
Nov 29, 2024Copper Contributor
Issues with Games windows Insider Program
Issues with Games windows Insider Program. How to do that?
- BeckettPhoenixIron Contributor
Restart the computer and see what happens.
- HarperKnoxIron Contributor
1. Quick Check
Verify game compatibility
Right-click the game shortcut > Properties > Compatibility
Check “Run as administrator” and “Disable full-screen optimization”
Update Graphics Card Drivers
2. Frequently Asked Questions Fixes
Game crashes/unresponsive
Turn off Game Mode:
Settings > Game > Game Mode > Off
Adjust Virtual Memory:
Control Panel > System > Advanced > Performance Settings > Advanced > Change Virtual Memory
Frame Rate Dips/Stuttering
Power Management:
Control Panel > Power Options > High Performance
Graphics Card Control Panel Settings:
NVIDIA: Manage 3D Settings > Preferred Graphics Processor > High Performance NVIDIA Processor
AMD: Gaming > Graphics > Set to “Performance”
Unable to boot/black screen
Install the latest DirectX and VC++ runtime libraries:
Microsoft official download
Verify game file integrity (built-in feature on Steam/Epic, etc.)
3. System-level adjustments
Disable Xbox Game Bar
Settings > Games > Xbox Game Bar > Disable
Administrator CMD Run:
cmd
reg add “HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\GameBar” /v “AllowAutoGameMode” /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
Clean up system residue
Run Disk Cleanup (cleanmgr) > Check “DirectX Shader Cache”
Delete the temporary files:
cmd
del /q/f/s %temp%\*
4. Special handling for Insider version
Rollback to stable version
Settings > Windows Update > Recovery > “Return to an earlier version”
(Valid for 10 days after update only)
Submit a feedback report
Press Win + F to fill in the issue details
Additional Game logs (usually located in %localappdata%\game vendor\logs)