Game Mode on or off?

[Fmalan14]

Must Game Mode be on or off in Windows 10 when streaming. I am not playing a game while streaming, just streaming to Crowdcast via RTMP.

 

[Reboprundgren]

I'm interested in this as well--
There's some OBS documentation that recommends that you turn Game Mode on for "Windows 10 versions 1809 and newer", but any and all user accounts I can find tell me to turn it off...

What's the verdict here?

 

[koala]

The official OBS documentation says to turn game mode on as of 1809, so whatever people say, this is what you should do. Microsoft added better handling of apps like OBS and actually optimized operation for recording apps like OBS, so you lose performance if you turn it off.

Quote from https://obsproject.com/wiki/How-to-disable-Windows-10-Gaming-Features

As of March 2019, as long as you're running 1809 or higher and have the latest Windows updates installed, it is now recommended to leave Game Mode enabled.

 

[Banyarola]

I don't play games so mine is turned off.
I only stream a webcam...
I have not had any problems at all..