Gaming, graphics & input
Game Mode, background capture, hardware GPU scheduling, fullscreen behavior and multimedia scheduling. Mouse acceleration, key repeat and accessibility shortcut controls are separate choices.
Network & name resolution
Per-adapter TCP acknowledgement and delay settings, receive coalescing, TCP autotuning and ECN. LLMNR and update-sharing controls are also available. These settings don’t guarantee lower game-server ping.
Power & device behavior
USB selective suspend, PCIe link power management, core parking, processor idle and background power throttling. Power Forge keeps its copied-plan workflow separate from individual library changes.
Storage & cleanup
NTFS last-access timestamps, short file names, memory use and Storage Sense controls. Clean adds reviewed temporary-file cleanup, exclusions, space readings and read-only file discovery.
Privacy, background apps & services
Advertising ID, suggestions, activity history, diagnostic-data settings and location. Review browser background activity, sync and selected service startup modes individually; disabling a service can remove features you use.
Windows behavior & extreme settings
Visual effects, menu delay, startup delay and taskbar controls. Higher-risk choices also include memory integrity and automatic-update policies. They can reduce security or reliability; a higher risk level isn’t a bigger measured gain.
DHCP, game QoS, system timers and pagefile changes are review areas for future work. They aren’t advertised as finished native controls here.