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Disabling driver updates

Driver updates can only be disabled before they are actually downloaded.
Not all driver updates will be listed at first, however they can be disabled gradually.
Instructions[citation needed]
  1. Download the following file and run it.
  2. Disable the desired updates from the list.

Notes

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 winver from the start menu search box to verify).[1] The update can be installed through Windows Update (if listed) or manually from Get Windows 10.

Game Bar

The Game Bar allows easy recording of gameplay video (default ⊞ Win+G when in any game). It is enabled by default in Windows 10. Unfortunately, some games suffer from sporadic but severe FPS drops when the bar is enabled.[citation needed]

Disable Xbox DVR[2]
  1. Open the Xbox app and log in if necessary.
  2. Scroll down the menu and select Settings (gear icon) > Game DVR.
  3. Disable Game DVR.

Notes

Requires you to login to a Microsoft account.
Modify the registry[3]

Download, extract and run this registry hack file.

Notes

Does not require you to login to a Microsoft account.
Will only disable the DVR function for the current user.

DirectDraw is broken

This issue actually first materialized in 8.1,[4] unfortunately there is little more that can be done than use a DDraw wrapper:

DgVoodoo 2, a glide wrapper, also has a DDraw wrapper built-in.
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

Modify the registry[5]

Go to: "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Drivers32"
Then open "midimapper" and replace "midimap.dll" with "VirtualMIDISynth\VirtualMIDISynth.dll"

Use a MIDIMapper replacement[6][7]

Use the CoolSoft MIDIMapper (requires sign-in to download) or KaleidonKep99's (A.K.A. Riccardo Loi) ReactOS MIDI Mapper (no longer availible).


References