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Short guides for stutter after a patch, laptops, and overlays. A pre-queue checklist - in the article and in the app.
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AI-generatedAI-generatedNVIDIA and AMD shader cache: when to clear and when to leave itShader cache is compiled GPU effects stored on disk. After a big game patch, a Game Ready or Adrenalin update, or weird stutter right after a reboot, clearing…Read guide
BrandAMD Adrenalin for gaming: install and when to resetOn Radeon, use AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition from amd.com/support or AMD's detector. After crashes or weird post-update stutter, use Factory Reset in the installer or a full reinstall.…Read guide
BrandNVIDIA drivers for gaming: Game Ready and when to cleanFor Windows games, use Game Ready Drivers from nvidia.com or the NVIDIA App. Keep Studio Driver for creator work. After weird crashes or a black screen after an…Read guide
AI-generatedAI-generatedSmoothWizard vs Razer Cortex: which booster to pickYou searched SmoothWizard vs Razer Cortex. Cortex is Razer's free suite: Game Booster (blocks selected background services and apps on game launch), System Booster, launcher, Game Clips, deals,…Read guide
StockWindows Game Mode and HAGS: Game Mode on, HAGS as a testOn Windows 10 and 11, Game Mode is Settings > Gaming > Game Mode. It is a game priority, not an FPS booster. Hardware-accelerated GPU scheduling (HAGS) is…Read guide
BrandDiscord overlay stuttering the game? Kill the overlay, not DiscordThe Discord overlay sits on the game frame pipeline. In User Settings turn Enable Overlay off (Overlay / Game Overlay). Leave Discord running. Hardware acceleration: Settings > Advanced.…Read guide
BrandXbox Game Bar hitching the game? Disable Captures, not WindowsXbox Game Bar and background capture (Game DVR) hook frames. Windows: Settings > Gaming > Game Bar and Captures - turn Record what happened off. Win+G does not…Read guide
StockLow-end PC hitching in games? Checklist before a boosterOn a weak PC the gain is background and settings, not a magic FPS number from an ad. Overlays off, high-performance power plan, fewer shadows, fullscreen. SmoothWizard power…Read guide
BrandFPS booster or a checklist? Shaders and overlays firstA booster will not rebuild shaders after a patch or turn Discord overlay off for you. Order: shader cache, overlays off, power plan, fullscreen. SmoothWizard does not read…Read guideNo guides match this filter.
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