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Disable kernel work-item completion tracking

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Sets WorkitemCompletionTracking = 0 under Session Manager\kernel. By default the kernel records detailed completion metadata for every dispatched work item — used by ETW providers and the Performance Toolkit. The recording is cheap individually but adds up on systems doing tens of thousands of work items per second (heavy I/O, busy gaming sessions). Turning it off shaves a fixed per-item cost off the kernel work pipeline. Safe; reboot required.

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