With the 22H2 update, Microsoft has brought many new features to its latest operating system. Unfortunately, this version also had its share of bugs, starting with performance issues on certain games and applications. Good news as the Redmond company has just installed a patch.
In September 2022, Microsoft released Windows 11 22H2 update. With this version, the manufacturer has brought new features to improve security, productivity, accessibility but also games on its latest operating system.
Unfortunately, this version of the OS also contained some bugs. In November 2022, Microsoft admitted that Windows 11’s 22H2 update caused performance drops in some games and applications. On a support page, the Redmond company clarified that Windows 11 may trigger additional software processes during gameplaywhich can reduce performance: “Affected games and applications inadvertently enable GPU performance debugging features that are not intended for consumer use.
In the process, Microsoft had decided to use “a compatibility block on devices affected by this issue, preventing them from installing Windows 11 version 22H2″. Or else, The Redmond company had recommended that players not install the update until a patch is installed.
Microsoft finally fixes in-game performance issues on Windows 22H2
Well, now it’s done. Take effect, Microsoft has just released a new patch. If you’re on Windows 11 22H2, go to Windows Update to find a preview of the update KB5020044. Therefore, once installed, this update should resolve performance issues, in addition to providing fixes for other bugs, improvements to Windows Spotlight, and storage warnings for OneDrive. Regarding this last point, these messages appear when you are close to the storage limit.
As a reminder, we learned in October 2022 that memory integrity and the virtual machine platform can also cause a drop in game performance. Many gamers have found that disabling the virtual machine platform in the Windows Features window greatly improved performance. Be careful though, this feature is important for running Windows Subsystem for Linux and Windows for Android.
Source: The Verge