[Nodxa] Remove gaming mode from Windows 10

[john at papays.com]

Glenn, 

All three of my desktop Win10 Pro machines had Game Mode On as you
predicted.  Thanks. 

John K8YSE

On 2021-01-20 21:04, Glenn Williams via Nodxa wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> If you are running Windows 10 and you haven't checked out gaming mode that likely  is automatically ON in your computer, you may find that many CPU cycles are wasting away in that never never land.  On FT8/FT4 that could be important.  Below is a quotation from the following website. Note:  I can't give you a number on how much CPU time is lost to gaming mode while you are actually not using it.
> 
> You can turn off gaming mode by going to Settings->Gaming and turning OFF all features you don't use.
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> https://www.digitalcitizen.life/game-mode-windows/
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> where it says that
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> "If you use Windows 10 May 2019 Update or newer, you should know that the Game Mode is enabled by default.
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> When enabled, Windows 10 prioritizes processor and graphics card resources to your game. Game Mode can also stop Windows Update from installing drivers updates, or showing notifications during gameplay. Hopefully, that might be enough to keep the frame rate stable and provide you with a more "consistent gameplay experience." The Game Mode is not designed to increase the highest framerate on high-end hardware."
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> -73, Glenn, AF8C