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Darren Allan

Microsoft wants to make Windows 11 'secure by default' — but some gamers are up in arms about this security feature that 'wrecks' their frame rates

Man upset at gaming PC, resting head on arms.
  • Microsoft is rolling out a new security feature for Windows 11
  • Memory integrity provides stronger defenses for a crucial part of the operating system, and it's being automatically enabled
  • Some gamers say the feature hampers gaming frame rates considerably, and they're not happy

Windows 11 is getting its security bolstered with a feature that's being automatically enabled, but which comes at a cost that some PC gamers don't want to pay — and this is proving quite the controversy on social media.

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