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Set 'Games' MMCSS scheduling category to High

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Sets Scheduling Category = High on the built-in 'Games' Multimedia Class Scheduler task. Threads that join the Games task (most DXGI games do automatically) are scheduled in the High MMCSS class, giving them a firmer CPU guarantee under load. Companion to the built-in Games Priority (6) and GPU Priority (8) tweaks. Reversible; auto-snapshots the prior value.

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Official documentation: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/procthread/multimedia-class-scheduler-service

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