无论您玩的是什么类型的游戏，延迟都会破坏您的游戏玩法。未针对游戏进行优化的 PC 通常会导致游戏中断，从过时的软件到不良的网络都会导致问题。值得庆幸的是，您可以做一些事情来帮助改善Windows上的游戏。
如果您想了解如何针对游戏优化Windows 10，请从基础开始。假设您的硬件工作正常，让我们逐步了解您可以采取哪些措施来提高 PC 在Windows上的游戏性能。(Windows)在执行任何其他操作之前，请确保您首先运行的是最新版本的Windows 10。
使用游戏模式优化 Windows 10 以进行游戏(Optimize Windows 10 For Gaming With Game Mode)
每个Windows(Windows)游戏玩家应该考虑做的第一件事是在 Windows 10 上启用游戏模式(to enable Game Mode on Windows 10)。如果您在玩Windows游戏时看到混合性能，这有助于提高您在游戏过程中看到的帧速率。
这并不是说游戏模式(Game Mode)是解决 PC 性能任何潜在问题的神奇解决方案，但它可以帮助在那些高强度游戏会话期间从硬件中获得一点额外收益。您需要先激活游戏模式(Game Mode)才能使用它，但有些游戏可能会自动打开它。
- 要在Windows 10上使用(Windows 10)游戏模式(Game Mode)，请右键单击Windows 开始(Windows Start)菜单，然后单击设置(Settings)。从这里，单击Gaming > Game Mode，并确保将使用游戏模式(Use Game Mode)滑块切换到突出显示的打开(On)位置。
更新图形驱动程序(Updating Graphics Drivers)
正如您所料，您的显卡在决定您的 PC 在游戏会话期间的性能方面发挥着重要作用，尤其是对于图形密集型游戏。更新图形驱动程序有助于优化Windows 10的游戏体验，从而改善整体游戏体验。
如果您有NVIDIA显卡，请确保使用GeForce 网站将(GeForce website)您的 NVIDIA 显卡驱动程序更新(update your NVIDIA graphics drivers)到最新版本。AMD用户可以通过访问(AMD)AMD 网站(AMD website)为他们的显卡找到新的和受支持的驱动程序。
或者，您可以使用Windows Update(Windows Update)搜索驱动程序，您可以通过右键单击Windows 开始(Windows Start)菜单并单击设置(Settings)来访问它。在此处，单击Update & Security > Windows Update并检查包含新驱动程序的最新可用更新。
提高网络性能(Improving Network Performance)
游戏(Gaming)是一种社交体验，可能会受到网络性能不佳的严重影响。如果延迟正在破坏您的击杀分数，您将需要考虑提高您在Windows 10上的网络性能。
从基础开始 - 检查您的连接是否稳定，对于WiFi连接，请移除所有障碍物，使用中继器增强 WiFi 信号(boost your WiFi signals)，并考虑更换具有游戏性能的高品质路由器。也可以考虑在 5Ghz 频段上使用千兆以太网(Ethernet)连接或WiFi网络。(WiFi)
如果您仍然遇到问题，您可能需要查看网络延迟的其他原因，包括家里的宽带连接不佳。如果您不确定，您可以在线运行延迟测试来测试您的连接性能。
减少 Windows 10 视觉效果(Reduce Windows 10 Visual Effects)
在现代 PC 上，您不太可能发现Windows 10使用的视觉效果会对您的性能产生很大影响，但这取决于游戏的设计程度和可用的系统资源。
减少Windows 10使用的视觉效果很容易做到，这样做后您可能会发现性能有细微的提升，尤其是在您的内存使用率很高的情况下。
- 要开始，请右键单击Windows 开始(Windows Start)菜单按钮，然后单击设置(Settings)。在“设置”(Settings)菜单顶部的搜索栏中，键入“调整 Windows 的外观和性能”(Adjust the appearance and performance of Windows)，然后按出现的选项以打开“性能选项(Performance Options)”窗口。
在此处，单击“视觉效果”选项卡中的“(Visual Effects)调整以获得最佳性能(Adjust for best performance)”单选按钮，然后单击“应用(Apply)”按钮。
- 在“高级(Advanced)”选项卡中，确保为“调整以获得最佳性能”选项选择了(Adjust for best performance of)程序(Programs)。单击确定(OK)保存。
使用高性能模式(Use High Performance Mode)
如果您在带电池的设备上使用Windows 10，您可能会注意到，当您处于低电量模式与插入电源时，您的性能会发生变化。这是因为Windows通过减慢您的电池速度来减少对电池的需求。 PC下来，让您尽可能长时间地供电。
通常，Windows 10将默认采用平衡(Balanced)计划，该计划试图提供最佳用户体验，并具有良好的电池寿命以防止过多的能源消耗。要针对游戏优化Windows 10，请改为切换到高性能(High Performance)模式。
- 为此，请右键单击Windows 开始(Windows Start)菜单按钮，然后单击系统(System)。在此处，单击Power & Sleep > Additional Power Settings。
在“电源选项(Power Options)”窗口中，单击“高性能”(High Performance)单选按钮以切换到该电源模式。您选择的电源模式应立即应用。
安装最新版本的 DirectX(Install the Latest Version of DirectX)
DirectX是 Windows 用来在 Windows 上实现游戏的API — 没有它，您可能根本无法玩任何游戏。虽然主要的DirectX版本非常罕见，但它们确实不时出现，并且通常带有尖端的改进、优化和对新型硬件的支持。
如果您只安装了较旧版本的DirectX，则可能意味着您无法为您的硬件获得最佳的游戏体验。如果是这种情况，更新DirectX可能有助于解决问题。
您可以使用dxdiag工具检查当前安装的DirectX版本，您可以通过在键盘上同时按Windows key + R ，在“运行”(Run)窗口中键入dxdiag并按 Enter 来运行该工具。
如果DirectX不是最新的，您需要使用Windows Update更新到最新版本，因为没有可用的独立安装程序。右键单击Windows 开始(Windows Start)菜单按钮并单击设置(Settings)，然后单击Update & Security > Windows Update以检查您的 PC 是否有新更新。
Windows 10 上更好的游戏(Better Gaming on Windows 10)
如果您想了解如何针对游戏优化Windows 10 ，这些并不是唯一可以帮助您的方法。(Windows 10)您可以考虑将您的 PC 升级(consider upgrading your PC)到更新的硬件，这将有助于立即提高您的游戏性能。您还可以考虑迁移到Xbox等控制台平台，该平台运行(Xbox)Windows 10的改编版本。
或者，您可以完全放弃昂贵的游戏硬件。GeForce Now等(GeForce Now)游戏(Game)流媒体服务允许您在您选择的任何设备上玩高端游戏，将繁重的处理转移到托管服务器上。你喜欢怎么玩你的游戏？在下面的评论部分让我们知道。
How to Optimize Windows 10 for Gaming
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Optimize Windows 10 For Gaming With Game Mode
The first thing that every Windows gamer should consider doing is to enable Game Mode on Windows 10. If you’re seeing a mixed performance while you’re playing Windows games, this can help to improve the frame rate you see during gameplay.
That isn’t to say that Game Mode is a magic solution to any underlying issues with your PC performance, but it can help to get a little bit extra out of your hardware during those high-intensity gaming sessions. You’ll need to activate Game Mode before you can use it, although some games may switch it on automatically.
- To use Game Mode on Windows 10, right-click on your Windows Start menu and click Settings. From here, click Gaming > Game Mode and make sure to toggle the Use Game Mode slider to the highlighted On position.
Updating Graphics Drivers
As you might expect, your graphics card plays a big part in determining how well your PC performs during gaming sessions, especially for graphically-intensive games. Updating your graphics drivers can help optimize Windows 10 for gaming, which can improve the overall gaming experience.
If you have an NVIDIA graphics card, make sure to update your NVIDIA graphics drivers to the latest version using the GeForce website. AMD users can find new and supported drivers for their graphics card by visiting the AMD website instead.
Alternatively, you can search for drivers using Windows Update, which you can access by right-clicking the Windows Start menu and clicking Settings. From here, click Update & Security > Windows Update and check for the latest available updates containing new drivers.
Improving Network Performance
Gaming is a social experience, which can be severely impacted by poor network performance. If lag is ruining your kill score, you’ll need to consider improving your network performance on Windows 10.
Start with the basics—check that your connection is stable and, for WiFi connections, remove any obstacles, boost your WiFi signals using repeaters, and consider switching a high-quality router rated for gaming performance. Consider using gigabit Ethernet connections or WiFi networks on the 5Ghz band, too.
If you’re still having trouble, you may need to look at other causes of network latency, including a poor broadband connection at home. You can run a latency test online to test the performance of your connection if you’re unsure.
Reduce Windows 10 Visual Effects
On a modern PC, you’re unlikely to find that the visual effects used by Windows 10 will have much of an impact on your performance, but this depends on how well the game has been designed and on your available system resources.
Reducing the visual effects used by Windows 10 is easy to do, and you may find a subtle improvement in performance after doing so, especially if your memory usage is high.
- To start, right-click the Windows Start menu button and click Settings. In the search bar at the top of the Settings menu, type Adjust the appearance and performance of Windows and press the option that appears to open the Performance Options window.
From here, click the Adjust for best performance radio button in the Visual Effects tab before clicking the Apply button.
- In the Advanced tab, make sure that Programs is selected for the Adjust for best performance of option. Click OK to save.
Use High Performance Mode
If you’re using Windows 10 on a device with a battery, you may notice that your performance changes when you’re in low battery mode versus when you’re plugged in. This is because Windows reduces the demands on your battery by slowing your PC down to give you power for as long as possible.
Generally, Windows 10 will default to a Balanced plan that tries to offer the best user experience, with a good battery life against too-much energy consumption. To optimize Windows 10 for gaming, switch to High Performance mode instead.
- To do this, right-click the Windows Start menu button and click System. From here, click Power & Sleep > Additional Power Settings.
In the Power Options window, click the High Performance radio button to switch to that power mode. The power mode you selected should be applied immediately.
Install the Latest Version of DirectX
DirectX is the API that Windows uses to make gaming a reality on Windows—without it, you probably wouldn’t be able to play any games at all. While major DirectX releases are pretty rare, they do occur from time to time, and usually with cutting-edge advancements, optimizations, and support for new types of hardware.
If you only have an older version of DirectX installed, it may mean that you’re not getting the best gameplay experience possible for your hardware. Updating DirectX could help to resolve the issue if this is the case.
You can check your currently installed version of DirectX by using the dxdiag tool, which you can run by pressing the Windows key + R together on your keyboard, typing dxdiag in the Run window and pressing enter.
If DirectX isn’t up-to-date, you’ll need to update to the latest version by using Windows Update, as there’s no standalone installer available. Right-click the Windows Start menu button and click Settings, then Update & Security > Windows Update to check your PC for new updates.
Better Gaming on Windows 10
These aren’t the only ways to help you if you want to know how to optimize Windows 10 for gaming. You could consider upgrading your PC to newer hardware, which should help to instantly improve your gaming performance. You could also consider a move to a console platform like the Xbox, which runs an adapted version of Windows 10.
Alternatively, you could ditch the expensive gaming hardware altogether. Game streaming services like GeForce Now allow you to play high-end gaming on any device you choose, moving the heavy processing to hosted servers. How do you prefer to play your games? Let us know in the comments section below.
