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MSConfig is a troubleshooting tool which is used to temporarily disable or re-enable software, device drivers or Windows services that run during startup process to help the user determine the cause of a problem with Windows. Some of its functionality varies by Windows versions: [3]
DirectX Raytracing (DXR) is a feature introduced in Microsoft's DirectX 12 that implements ray tracing, for video graphic rendering. DXR was released with the Windows 10 October update (version 1809) on October 10, 2018.
DirectX Diagnostic Tool displays information about the current display settings and the video hardware on the Display tab. If the computer has more than one monitor, then DirectX Diagnostic Tool will display a separate tab for each monitor. This tab can disable DirectDraw, Direct3D, and/or AGP Texture Acceleration for
Updates to the new account manager on the Start menu [b] New option to turn off the suggestions to disable notifications from certain apps; New option to share a local file in the search results from the search box on the taskbar [b] Update to the Wi-Fi password dialog; Improvements to the Settings app [b] New section for touch screen edge gestures
The performance discrepancies may be due to poor Nvidia driver optimizations for DirectX 12, or even hardware limitations of the card which was optimized for DirectX 11 serial execution; however, the exact cause remains unclear. [63] The performance improvements of DirectX 12 on the Xbox are not as substantial as on the PC. [64]
Windows Update for Business: Windows Update for Business now provides greater control over updates, with the ability to pause and uninstall problematic updates using Intune. Feature update improvements: Portions of the work done during the offline phases of a Windows update have been moved to the online phase. This has resulted in a significant ...
Driver updates and support stopped at AMD Catalyst 14.4 for video cards with support up to DirectX 11 on Hardware, and 10.2 for DirectX 9.0c cards. [citation needed] Windows Vista: 7.2: 13.12: Driver updates and support stopped at AMD Catalyst 13.12 for video cards with support up to DirectX 11. [citation needed] Windows 7: 9.3: 18.9.3 22.6.1 [42]
Windows 10 Anniversary Update (version 1607) includes WDDM 2.1, which supports Shader Model 6.0 (mandatory for feature levels 12_0 and 12_1), [44] and DXGI 1.5 which supports HDR10 - a 10-bit high dynamic range, wide gamut format [45] defined by ITU-T Rec. 2100/Rec.2020 - and variable refresh rates. [46]