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Its an issue many Intel Z97 motherboards are experiencing and my BIOSTAR Z97Z7 is no exception. I've been disappointed for a while that I was unable to update Windows 10 beyond version 1909 as this would cause a BSOD as soon as the Intel IEMI (Intel Engine Management Interface) driver was installed. Despite being released in 2014 my BIOSTAR Z97Z7 with an Intel 4790K is still working well, so the thought of upgrading just to have Windows 10 on the latest version does not appeal to me at all. However, out of luck I went to BIOSTAR's support page for my Z97Z7 and saw the following, A BIOS update Z97BFB05.BST, dated 2020-11-05 with the description Improved WIN10 compatibility (Beta). So I decided to update my old but still going strong Z97Z7 and I can now use Windows 10 20H2 without any BSOD after the Intel IEMI driver is installed. BIOSTAR have never been known to me as a company that supports their motherboards with BIOS updates when compared to MSI or ASUS, it is very nice to ...

A collection of my favorite Windows 10 gaming tweaks, I'll be updating this with more as time goes by if necessary. I do not require Windows Search or use Cortana, pick and mix what suits you best. Disable Dynamic Tick Open a command prompt as admin and type; bcdedit /set disabledynamictick yes Reboot required to take effect. By default Windows 10 will allow the system timer to go idle to save power at the expense of system responsiveness. For any interactive application such as gaming particularly in a competitive setting, maximum responsiveness is more preferable. To restore the default setting type; bcdedit /deletevalue disabledynamictick Enable the Ultimate power plan Open a command prompt as admin and type; powercfg -duplicatescheme e9a42b02-d5df-448d-aa00-03f14749eb61 This will enable the ultimate power plan under Control Panel > Power Options. To read up on this further, see https://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/52059.wind...