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Add an app to Gaming Overlay’s Quick Launch
Give an app a name, choose its executable, and test the new shortcut before your next game.
Do game booster apps increase FPS?
They may help when background activity is getting in the way, but they cannot promise more FPS. Here’s how to check a change.
Set up Game Booster’s game detection and automation
Check that your game is detected, choose the actions you want, and test what happens when you exit.
“Display driver stopped responding and has recovered”: what to check
A brief screen flash can mean Windows recovered a graphics timeout. Learn what the message tells you, what to record, how to roll back a recent driver update, and when to get hardware support.
Why your PlayStation controller shows Xbox prompts on PC
Your DualSense works, but a PC game shows Xbox prompts? Test Steam Input per game and learn when the game’s own button art is the limit.
Why games lag on fast internet: ping, jitter and packet loss
Fast downloads but laggy matches? Understand ping, jitter and packet loss, then compare Wi-Fi, Ethernet and busy connections before upgrading.
Frame generation vs FPS: what the extra frames actually change
Learn what frame generation adds, how it differs from upscaling, why displayed FPS is not the whole responsiveness story, and how to test it in your game.
Steam Families: how many game copies do you need?
Work out how many Steam game copies your household needs for overlapping sessions, and when Remote Play Together or a game's guest pass changes the plan.
Can Your PC Run Baldur’s Gate 3? Check the 2023 Requirements
Use Larian’s 2023 Windows requirements to check your CPU, GPU, RAM and SSD before installing Baldur’s Gate 3, with clear context for the minimum and recommended specs.
Windows 11 Dynamic Lighting: RGB control reaches the Dev preview
Windows 11’s first Dynamic Lighting preview brings compatible RGB devices into Settings. Here’s who could try it in June 2023, how to find the controls, and why the Dev Channel build still had rough edges.
Factorio — The Most Underrated Game Out There
Let me start by telling you a bit about Factorio. Factorio was released back in 2016 ( well, if you got it from their website, you might…
Steam Remote Play Together: play local co-op online
Invite a friend into a supported local multiplayer game using Steam or Steam Link. Set up the link, check controllers and troubleshoot streaming problems.
Gaming Keyboard vs Normal Keyboard
Gaming is on the rise. Each day people are getting into competitive games such as Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Overwatch, Valorant, and Apex Legends. To excel in such games,…
Game Servers — Factorio
Factorio is one of the most unrated game out there as I have covered in my review on the whole game. The game itself is really easy to…
Game Servers — Minecraft
Minecraft being one of the most popular games out there, surprisingly still being popular after a decade. In this tutorial we will be…
Space Engineers — Space Exploration & Base Building Done Right
For the ones who are not familiar with the game, Space Engineers is a game that mixes both space exploration and base building. The…
Game Engines
Well, welcome to another article, today we will be covering Game Engines. Things like Unreal Engine, Unity3D and so on. Note that the…
Stop Windows 10 notifications interrupting a game with Focus Assist
Set Windows 10 Focus Assist to activate for full-screen games, choose which alerts can get through and review notifications after play.
Microsoft Flight Simulator PC requirements: what the three tiers mean
Microsoft’s July 2020 PC specification sheet sets minimum, recommended and ideal levels for Flight Simulator. Compare the full component bundle and see why none is a frame-rate guarantee.