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  1. Microsoft Halts Windows 11 Update Amid Ubisoft Game Bugs

    In a surprising turn of events, Microsoft has officially blocked the latest Windows 11 update after reports surfaced of critical bugs affecting several popular Ubisoft games. This decision marks a notable action in the often tumultuous relationship between operating systems and video game...
  2. MSI Claw 8 AI+: The Future of Portable Gaming Unveiled

    The gaming landscape is evolving rapidly, and MSI is making significant strides with its latest innovation, the MSI Claw 8 AI+. This handheld device combines cutting-edge technology with portable gaming convenience, aiming to redefine the handheld gaming experience. Scheduled for release in...
  3. Windows 11 Surges as Top Gaming OS: Key Trends in 2024

    In a significant shift within the PC gaming community, Windows 11 has become the most popular operating system among gamers, according to recent data from the Steam Hardware & Software Survey for August 2024. This trend highlights not only the growing adoption of Microsoft's latest OS among...
  4. Linux Gaming Performance Surpasses Windows 11 in Latest Benchmarks

    In the increasingly competitive landscape of gaming, Linux has recently started to shine, particularly against the widely-utilized Windows 11. The evolving conversation about gaming on Linux reflects not just minor improvements, but a significant shift driven by open-source enthusiasts and...
  5. Critical Bug in Windows 11 Impacts AMD Ryzen 9000 Gaming Performance

    A concerning bug present in Windows 11 is adversely impacting the gaming performance of AMD's Ryzen CPUs. This issue particularly affects the new Ryzen 9000 series models, but it also extends its reach to previous generations, specifically those utilizing the Zen 4 and possibly Zen 3...
  6. MSI Claw Review: A Powerful Portable Gaming Console with Battery Challenges

    The MSI Claw is gaining attention in the market as a robust portable gaming console powered by Windows 11. This review explores the device's specifications, performance, and significant trade-offs, particularly focusing on its power consumption and battery life. Overview of the MSI Claw The MSI...
  7. Optimize Your Gaming: How to Disable Alt+Tab Shortcut in Windows 11

    When it comes to gaming on Windows 11, distractions can easily derail your experience. One of the common annoyances that gamers encounter is inadvertently pressing the Alt+Tab keys, which takes you out of the game and into another application. If you've ever had your gaming momentum disrupted by...
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    Windows 11 Sticky Keys

    This is the dumbest addition to Windows, period. Pressing Shift 5 times and it popping up, remove it. It shouldn't ever even be on. It should always default off and inaccessible unless you SELECT to turn it on. I play games where hitting shift in rapid succession is common, and being pulled...
  9. Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22499

    Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22499 to the Dev Channel. TL;DR We are beginning to roll out the ability to quickly share the content from open app windows directly from your taskbar to your meeting calls starting with Microsoft Teams. You asked...
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    Windows 8 Spoofing GPU to run a high end game.

    There is a known solution used with a small program called 3D Analyze. This solution did not work for me when I tested it with two games. The game I am trying to get to run at the moment is Warcraft III Reforged. It works in 2 modes. It is currently launching with classic setting which uses...
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    Windows 10 Critical Process Died & Unexpected Store Exception

    Hello, I've been getting a bunch of these BSODs for a very long time. It's been fairly frustrating to try and figure out what's been happening since the PC hangs long before it manages to dump any sort of meaningful logs as to why the BSODs occur. I've only had one exception where it actually...
  12. Windows 7 Occasional Bluescreen but always forced restart

    Problem signature: Problem Event Name: BlueScreen OS Version: 6.1.7601.2.1.0.256.1 Locale ID: 13321 Additional information about the problem: BCCode: 116 BCP1: FFFFFA80047B4010 BCP2: FFFFF88004036CB0 BCP3: 0000000000000000 BCP4: 000000000000000C OS...
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    Windows 7 I'm finally going to go to Win 10 from Win 7

    I don't really want to do this, but it seems my 290x-TriX could really use some DX12 love at this point in it's life cycle. So, as far as gaming is related: Have you noticed any difference between Windows 7 and 10? Any have any issues with Steam library needing to be re-downloaded? (Steam...
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    Windows 7 Strange ?crosslink problem

    Never had this problem before :- 1) load MS spider solitaire 2) which loads but after a few seconds freezes the PC for about 5 seconds and then everything returns to normal. 3)During the freeze SS displays a completely different set of cards which return to the start set when the freeze is...
  15. NEWS Ethereum Miners Are Selling Their Graphics Cards

    Ethereum Miners Are Selling Their Graphics Cards :eek: So miners bought up every modern graphics card they could find, especially popular mid-range cards like the Radeon RX 480 and 580, and GeForce GTX 1060, which are on the affordable end of graphics cards that can handle the latest video...
  16. Windows 10 Fixing Windows 10 Creators Update gaming performance issues

    Some users are seeing game related performance issues after installing the Creator's update. Disabling the Xbox Game DVR feature has proved to be a solution for some users and Microsoft have said that a fix is due for release probably with the Fall Creators Update. Reference: Microsoft finally...
  17. Windows 7 Games using all my memory.

    Hey, This started happening like a week ago, A lot of games are using all 8 gb of my memory. Unknown Battlegrounds and osiris, No mans sky and so on. They were working fine before. I am using MSI afterburner to watch the temps and my memory is slowly going up, What's causing this? My specs GTX...
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    Windows 10 Bejejwed 3 stopped runing after latest win update.

    Bejeweled 3 will not run after the latest Windows update. After I log in Bejeweled 3 Free (as usual) there is a brief flash (site unknown) and nothing happens.
  19. New investments for Xbox developers and gamers kick off GDC 2017

    Link Removed Here are some of the highlights of his post: “Introducing the Xbox Live Creators Program: Xbox is kicking off things this year by announcing the Xbox Live Creators Program, which empowers anyone to rapidly publish Xbox Live-enabled games on Xbox One and Windows 10 PCs, in a...
  20. Windows 10 Games not using full VRAM installed. Help please.

    Hello guys! I'm writing this in a state of utter despair. I just got my Watch_Dogs 2 and my desktop has 4 GB VRAM installed, that's Nvidia GT 610 (pretty old). I just checked on "DXDIAG" and it also says that total graphics are 4019 MB, close to 4 Gigs, no problem, but both GTA 5 and Watch_Dogs...