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Prevent GPU from idling down between frames

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Sets DisableIdleTimeout = 1 under SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\GraphicsDrivers. The Windows Display Driver Model drops the GPU into low clocks the moment it sees a short gap between frames — a power-saving heuristic that backfires on desktops by introducing a 5-30 ms clock-ramp lag the next frame. With this set, the WDDM keeps the GPU at performance state until there's a genuinely long idle. Desktop / wall-power only — wrecks laptop battery. Reboot recommended.

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Official documentation: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/drivers/display/wddm-power-management

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