7 Reliable Ways to Improve Game Data Loading Times in Windows
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Summary
Loading times for games which heavily rely on real-time data can be reduced by making a number of changes to your Windows OS.
Disabling NTFS Last Access Time will prevent the recording of the last access time for files and folders, thus freeing up more space for game data.
You can also enable Large System Cache in the Windows Registry, but make sure you have plenty of RAM to avoid increases in stuttering and exacerbation of the problem.
Disabling antivirus scanning for your games will prevent real-time scanning from taking place while you access game files, including when you first launch a game.
Using an exFAT drive for your game data can also speed up loading times as exFAT is better at processing large files than the default NTFS system.
Disabling full-screen optimizations will remove the ability to easily switch between apps and for game overlays to work, however, it can improve performance and load times.
An increase in the Shader Cache Size for your GPU will provide more precompiled shaders which will speed up loading times during gameplay.
