Artifacts showing up on my screen and computer freezing during gaming

[asd1231]

Whenever I play games, my computer freezes with artifacts showing up on the screen. 

I have to restart the computer, this happens when playing any game (such as Firewatch, Fallout 4, etc)

[praveen196]

@asd1231 Welcome to HP Community!

I understand that the omen desktop freezing.

Do not worry. I will try to fix the issue.

There are many ways to increase FPS and system performance: 

• Update the BIOS. 

For desktop PCs, go to HP Desktop PCs - Updating the BIOS. 

For notebook PCs, go to HP Notebook PCs - Updating the BIOS 

• Update the graphics driver. 

Go to HP Customer Support - Software and Driver Downloads, enter your PC model, then select the driver for your graphics card. 

• Most games allow you to change the graphics settings. Using a lower graphic quality often improves FPS. 

• Close any applications or programs that are not being used. 

• Turn on Game Mode. Game Mode is a new feature in Windows 10 Creators Update that improves gaming performance by limiting background processes and programs from using system resources while a game is running. 

CLICK HERE FOR MORE STEPS AND INSTRUCTIONS. 

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