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Disable NIC interrupt moderation (lowest network latency)

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Writes *InterruptModeration = 0 into every network adapter's driver instance. Interrupt moderation batches incoming packets and raises one interrupt for the group to save CPU; turning it off makes the NIC interrupt the CPU per-packet, which minimizes receive latency and jitter — the classic competitive-FPS / low-ping NIC tweak. Trade-off (why it's Expert): materially higher interrupt/DPC load and CPU use under heavy traffic, and no benefit on weak CPUs. Applies to all physical NICs; adapters without the keyword ignore it. Reboot (or disable/re-enable the adapter) to take effect. Fully reversible — each adapter's prior value is snapshotted.

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