Windows 11 Is About to Turn On a Security Feature That Might Slow Down Your Games

Windows 11 Is About to Turn On a Security Feature That Might Slow Down Your Games

Starting in October, a bunch of Windows 11 PCs are going to get a security feature switched on automatically, no download, no popup asking permission, just a regular update quietly flipping a switch in the background. It's called Memory Integrity , and depending on your CPU, it could genuinely tank your frame rate in certain games. Here's exactly what's changing, why Microsoft is doing it, and how to check where your PC stands before it happens to you. What's on this page What Memory Integrity actually does Why Microsoft is turning this on now When it's happening, and who's affected Will this actually hurt your gaming performance How to check your setting right now What if you already turned it off Should you turn it off, or just leave it Driver problems to watch out for What Memory Integrity actually does? Memory Integrity goes by a more technical name too: Hypervisor-Protected Code Integrity , or HVCI for short. It's part of a bigger system called Virtualization-based…