--- title: "Your gaming PC gets throttled by Windows 11's hidden security layer, and disabling it takes 30 seconds" url: https://daily.dev/posts/your-gaming-pc-gets-throttled-by-windows-11-s-hidden-security-layer-and-disabling-it-takes-30-secon-3go6poumc source_url: https://www.xda-developers.com/gaming-pc-throttled-windows-11-hidden-security-disabling-takes-seconds type: article source: "XDA Developers" published: 2026-07-05T13:04:04.119Z updated: 2026-07-05T13:08:39.384Z tags: ["windows"] reading_time: 3 upvotes: 0 comments: 0 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Your gaming PC gets throttled by Windows 11's hidden security layer, and disabling it takes 30 seconds **[XDA Developers](https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Windows 11 enables Virtualization-Based Security (VBS) and Core Isolation by default, which introduces CPU scheduling penalties that cause micro-stutters and poor 1% low frame times in games — even when average FPS looks fine. Disabling Memory Integrity in Windows Security settings can eliminate these stutters and improve 1% lows by 15–25%, though it removes kernel-level exploit protection. After disabling, users should verify VBS is fully off via msinfo32 before concluding the fix worked. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [The weirdest Windows 11 slowdowns still come from features that should have died years ago](https://daily.dev/posts/the-weirdest-windows-11-slowdowns-still-come-from-features-that-should-have-died-years-ago-bq76dg5f9) · XDA Developers · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Microsoft's low latency mode trades power efficiency for input lag you'll never notice](https://daily.dev/posts/microsoft-s-low-latency-mode-trades-power-efficiency-for-input-lag-you-ll-never-notice-bzbivpgih) · XDA Developers · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [My $3000 Windows PC felt broken until I disabled these 4 things](https://daily.dev/posts/my-3000-windows-pc-felt-broken-until-i-disabled-these-4-things-f6h1udsmz) · XDA Developers · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#windows](https://daily.dev/tags/windows) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/your-gaming-pc-gets-throttled-by-windows-11-s-hidden-security-layer-and-disabling-it-takes-30-secon-3go6poumc)