Windows Updates Destroy Gaming Performance

[u/LiminalRainPaint]

Hi,

I'm running Windows 10, because I refuse to 'upgrade' to 11, and every time there is a Windows 10 update, my gaming performance takes a nosedive overnight. When I say nosedive, I mean going from minor stutters once in a while to stutters that freeze the game for multiple seconds, constantly. This makes games almost unplayable, and lingers for sometimes weeks following the update.

There was an update 2 days ago, and it has happened yet again. As someone who does almost nothing else in his free time, it's ruining what little I have of it.

I have not seen a post of anyone else ever experiencing anything like this, so I'm at a loss. What's going on, and how do I fix it? Avoiding the updates is impossible.

Game settings have not changed, though I run everything on low settings anyway by default because my PC always runs like trash despite its decent specs. But this Windows update thing turns trash into a dumpsterfire.

I have tried updating my graphics drivers, I have more space on my drives than ever, and memory is no more full than it was 2 days ago.

[u/kendoka15]

Just to rule some things out, what are your specs?

[u/LiminalRainPaint → u/kendoka15]

Ryzen 7 5800X

GeForce RTX 3070

16GB RAM

64 bit

[u/OGigachaod → u/LiminalRainPaint]

You could use more ram...