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The Windows 11 2022 update is launching today, and while it's a mostly behind-the-scenes update for most PCs, gamers have a few new features to look forward to. First up, Microsoft is adding support ...

Microsoft has just announced that it will be bringing new optimizations to windowed gaming, making it easier to multitask while playing without suffering from drops in frames per second (fps.) The ...

Microsoft says the latest released Windows 11 developer build also comes with a series of optimizations for windowed and borderless modes that will "significantly improve latency," which can ...

Microsoft has detailed a new feature it has added in recent Windows 11 Dev Channel builds that offers reduced latency, Variable Refresh Rate, and Auto HDR for legacy games running on DX10 and DX11. If ...

Auto HDR is automatically bundled with Windows 11, but you need to turn it on to take advantage of it. But that’s not all. You also need an HDR-supported monitor, and you need HDR-capable games. We’ve ...

More and more high-resolution displays are quietly including HDR capabilities as an added feature—and now Windows 11 will help make sure they’re used to the best of their ability with the new Windows ...