Turn on the gaming mode when you want to free up system resources while playing computer games.
Computer games often require a lot of system resources to run smoothly. When you have other applications running in the background while you play a game, they degrade the performance of the game as they consume system resources and use your network.
The gaming mode reduces the product’s impact on your computer and reduces its network use. This way, it frees up more system resources for computer games while still maintaining the essential functionality of the product. For example, it suspends automatic updates, scheduled scans and other operations that may need a lot of system resources and network traffic.
When you use any full-screen application, for example when you are viewing a presentation, slideshow or video, or play a game in full-screen mode, we show only critical notifications if they require your immediate attention. Other notifications are only shown when you exit the full-screen or gaming mode.
To turn the gaming mode on:
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- Right-click the product icon in the system tray.
A pop-up menu appears.
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- Select Gaming mode.
The product’s use of system resources is now optimized so that games can run smoothly on your computer.
Remember to turn off the gaming mode after you stop playing the game. The gaming mode turns off automatically when you restart your computer or when it returns from sleep mode.