Turn HAGS back on. I am reading your logs.
22:19:13.334: Windows 10/11 Gaming Features:
22:19:13.334: Game Bar: Off - You need to turn this on and enable it.
22:19:13.334: Game DVR: Off - You need to enable it.
22:19:13.334: Game DVR Background Recording: Off - You need to enable it.
22:19:13.334: Game Mode: On - It needs further configuring.
We need to inspect your Game Mode config.
We need to inspect your Game Bar config.
Game Bar is your issue.
This is what I wrote on a different site, so I will add it here:
There are a TON of websites out there stating that it's better to disable HAGS, Game Mode, Game Bar, etc, so I did my homework.
If you use Windows 11 24H2+, do not remove, or disable anything.
If you remove the Game Bar, disable HAGS, and disable Resize BAR, then you lose DLSS Frame Generation, Reflex, it's ability to apply HAGS and DLSS to your game, assign multiplane overlays...everything that is DLSS and AMD's FSR. Is it worth having HAGS enabled? YES. DEFINITELY. FOR DLSS AND FSR.
1. Turn on HAGS. That is all.
2. Turn on Windowed Optimizations. Do not disable Full Screen Optimizations in any file.
3. Turn on Resizable BAR. It should already be enabled. NVIDIA users must enable BAR correctly using the NVIDIA Profile Inspector. This fork is way better fam:
https://github.com/xHybred/NvidiaProfileInspectorRevamped/releases/tag/v4.4
Enable BAR
Do not set the Options.
Set the BAR Limit using the last value in your primary GPU from Device Manager under the Resources Tab. You will see Large Memory Range.
4. Enable Game Mode.
Game Bar should already be enabled. Press Windows+G
If you do not have DirectX 12 Ultimate, I am sorry....you must get a GPU that supports it.
5. Now, Game Bar and Game Mode are not exactly configured like it's supposed to. It needs some configuring. If you do not see the key, add it as a 32-bit DWORD.
Game Bar:
Open Regedit
Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\System\GameConfigStore
Set the following 32-bit DWORDS:
"GameDVR_Enabled"=dword:00000001
"GameDVR_FSEBehaviorMode"=dword:00000000
"GameDVR_HonorUserFSEBehaviorMode"=dword:00000000
"GameDVR_DXGIHonorFSEWindowsCompatible"=dword:00000000
"GameDVR_EFSEFeatureFlags"=dword:00000001
"GameDVR_FSEBehavior"=dword:00000001
"GameDVR_DSEBehavior"=dword:00000000
Any other values like 2 will disable DLSS Frame Generation, present jerky video, and all of DLSS. Understand that it's the Game Bar that will use any game with Full Screen Exclusive and Full Screen Optimizations Modes as well as leverage HAGS, the driver, FSR, DLSS, everything.
Now this is where things get interesting. Again, if you don't have it, add it.
Game Mode:
Open Regedit
Go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\System\GameConfigStore\GameMode
Set the following Strings:
"Superfetch"="1"
"udpCache"="1"
"tcpParam"="1"
"tcpNoDelay"="0"
"TimeBroker"="0"
"Notification"="1"
"WinUpdate"="0"
"Defender"="0"
"LocalOverride"="1"
"indexing"="0"
"Telemetry"="0"
"Cortana"="0"
"netOpt"="1"
"appCompat"="0"
"GM"="1"
"Hags"="1"
"Prefetch"="1"
"DirectStorage"="1"
By default, a lot of these are enabled. For example, Cortana was enabled...that should be sleeping. Defender, Windows Updates, Time Broker, Indexing...all should be asleep. Notice that there is a string named GM. It was set to 0, or off...so Game Mode was turned off.
Game Mode's settings are applied when the game is run under the Game Bar.
I added Hags and Prefetch. tcpNoDelay is Nagle's Algorithm....and it was on. That can screw up a lot of browsing, gaming, live streaming software like OBS, etc. I kept the Notifications on, but you can turn that off if you wish.
6. Once this is done, you must then open your game, press Windows+G (or whatever hotkey you want), go to Settings and then General. You will see Remember This As A Game. If it's unchecked, check it. Close and reopen it. This works for emulators too.
Games listed in the Graphics section is for Power Management only. That is not the same as adding it to the Game Bar's database.
If you do not see Remember This As A Game, then Game Bar already have it in its database (usually games from Steam, Epic).
7. For OBS, the devs wrote: Disable HAGS on their page, but you don't have to do that. Once Game Mode and Game Bar are set, OBS will cease with the jerky video. Open OBS, select Fullscreen to maximize it, press Windows+G, go to Settings, General, and select Remember this as a game. Close and reopen it. Done.
