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==Disabling driver updates==
 
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{{ii}} Driver updates can only be disabled before they are actually downloaded.
 
{{ii}} Not all driver updates will be listed at first, however they can be disabled gradually.
 
 
 
{{Fixbox|description=Instructions|ref={{cn|date=July 2016}}|fix=
 
# Download the following [http://download.microsoft.com/download/F/2/2/F22D5FDB-59CD-4275-8C95-1BE17BF70B21/wushowhide.diagcab file] and run it.
 
# Disable the desired updates from the list.
 
 
 
'''Notes'''
 
{{ii}} This can be useful if the video drivers are for example being overriden. After the driver update has been stopped a full driver reinstall is advised.
 
}}
 
 
 
==Error connected with "dxgmms2.sys" error with DirectX 8 or older games==
 
This happened after the November 2015 update on Nvidia video cards that do not support DirectX 12 hardware features. Issue was resolved with Windows update KB3140743.
 
 
 
=="To use this, you need to upgrade Windows" notification on Microsoft Store pages==
 
Ensure Windows 10 is Version 1511 or later (run <code>winver</code> from the start menu search box to verify).<ref>[https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_10-windows_store/cant-buy-quantum-break-in-windows-10/f00be2f0-3fc3-4f97-a2e9-dba3e2d32737?auth=1 Can't buy Quantum Break in Windows 10 - Microsoft Community]</ref> The update can be installed through Windows Update (if listed) or manually from [https://www.microsoft.com/software-download/windows10 Get Windows 10].
 
 
 
==Game Bar==
 
The Game Bar allows easy recording of gameplay video (default {{key|Win|G}} when in any game). It is enabled by default in Windows 10. Unfortunately, some games suffer from sporadic but severe [[Glossary:Frame rate (FPS)|FPS]] drops when the bar is enabled.{{CN|date=March 2017}}
 
 
 
{{Fixbox|description=Disable Xbox DVR|ref=<ref>[http://steamcommunity.com/app/730/discussions/0/350542145703363730/ How to fix CS 30 FPS cap after Windows 10 anniversary update! :: Counter-Strike: Global Offensive General Discussions]</ref>|fix=
 
# Open the Xbox app and log in if necessary.
 
# Scroll down the menu and select '''Settings''' (gear icon) > '''Game DVR'''.
 
# Disable Game DVR.
 
 
 
'''Notes'''
 
{{--}} Requires you to login to a Microsoft account.
 
}}
 
 
 
{{Fixbox|description=Modify the registry|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Hawaii_Beach|date=2016-10-09|comment=}}</ref>|fix=
 
Download, extract and run [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/782-disable-xbox-game-dvr/ this] registry hack file.
 
 
 
'''Notes'''
 
{{++}} Does not require you to login to a Microsoft account.
 
{{ii}} Will only disable the DVR function for the current user.
 
}}
 
 
 
==DirectDraw is broken==
 
This issue actually first materialized in 8.1,<ref>https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/games_windows_10/directdraw-emulation-still-broken-in-windows-10/5a619148-cf1e-4813-b733-997b996b9567</ref> unfortunately there is little more that can be done than use a DDraw wrapper:
 
* [https://www.dxgl.info DXGL]
 
* [https://fdossena.com/?p=wined3d/index.frag Wine3D for Win]
 
* [https://github.com/narzoul/DDrawCompat DDraw Compact]
 
* [https://code.google.com/archive/p/ddhack/ DDraw Hack]
 
* [http://bitpatch.com/ddwrapper.html DDWrapper]
 
* [https://sourceforge.net/projects/dxwnd/ DxWnd]
 
* [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/579-windows-881-ddraw-fps-fix/ DDRAW FPS Fix]
 
 
 
{{ii}} [http://dege.freeweb.hu DgVoodoo 2], a glide wrapper, also has a DDraw wrapper built-in.
 
{{ii}} Direct3D 8 has a very similar issue on 8.1 and later as well<ref>https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=47772</ref>, however the ddraw wrappers (with an exception to the ones that include a d3d8.dll) do not fix the issue as D3D8 doesn't use ddraw, being the first version of DirectX to deprecate it. Instead use [https://www.vogons.org/download/file.php?id=40791&sid=194009d3f6320aa046542761a6b7e2a1 a patched d3d8.dll], the [http://enbdev.com/download_convertor_dx8todx9.htm DX8 to DX9 convertor] or the [https://github.com/crosire/d3d8to9/releases d3d8to9] wrapper.
 
{{ii}} Users of Windows Vista and on-wards actually benefit from a DDraw wrapper due to it no longer being hardware accelerated on such systems, however the built-in DDraw wasn't completely broken until 8.1.
 
 
 
==Microsoft removed the MIDI Mapper==
 
Starting Windows 8.1 and later, Microsoft removed the ability to change the default MIDI device, at least officially
 
 
 
{{Fixbox|description=Modify the registry|ref=<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfbbzN9XuPw</ref>|fix=
 
Go to: "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Drivers32"<br>
 
Then open "midimapper" and replace "midimap.dll" with "VirtualMIDISynth\VirtualMIDISynth.dll"}}
 
 
 
{{Fixbox|description=Use a MIDIMapper replacement|ref=<ref>http://coolsoft.altervista.org/en/blog/2013/03/what-happened-midi-mapper-windows-8</ref><ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQQDJ6tQH_o</ref>|fix=
 
Use the [http://coolsoft.altervista.org/en/forum/thread/427 CoolSoft MIDIMapper] (requires sign-in to download) or KaleidonKep99's (A.K.A. Riccardo Loi) ReactOS MIDI Mapper (no longer availible).}}
 
 
 
{{References}}
 

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