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Distribute timer DPCs across all CPU cores

CPU & PowerModerate riskReboot requiredReversible

Sets DistributeTimers = 1 under Session Manager\kernel. By default Windows queues most periodic timer DPCs on whichever CPU originally requested them — frequently CPU 0 — concentrating DPC pressure on a single core. With this flag, the kernel spreads timer DPCs across every logical processor, lowering the per-core DPC latency that causes audio crackles, frame-time spikes, and input jitter on heavy multimedia loads. Best on >= 6-core systems. Reboot required.

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Official documentation: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/drivers/kernel/timer-objects-and-dpcs

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