By default, Windows uses a "Balanced" power plan that may throttle your hardware to save energy.
Windows 10 includes dedicated tools that prioritize your game's CPU and GPU needs. How To Optimize Windows 10 For Gaming
Optimizing Windows 10 for gaming involves a combination of enabling built-in features, stripping away resource-hogging background tasks, and fine-tuning hardware-level communication. Before starting, experts from YouTube and HP strongly recommend creating a so you can revert any changes if your system becomes unstable. 1. Essential Built-in Gaming Features By default, Windows uses a "Balanced" power plan
: In the same Graphics settings menu, enabling this for DX10 and DX11 games can reduce input delay for those who prefer full-screen windowed mode over exclusive full-screen. 2. High-Performance Power & Graphics Profiles stripping away resource-hogging background tasks