Fyi Windows does have a game mode that will do some of those things.
If you want to get super crazy, I'll boot a second copy of Windows off of a vhdx file that's stripped down if I want extra performance.
With a little bit of work you can even clone the sid of your main os, and symlink most of your existing files and info, so it's almost identical to your main OS.
Calyp.to's guide is one of the best I've seen for stripping windows down to reduce latency.
If you want to get super crazy, I'll boot a second copy of Windows off of a vhdx file that's stripped down if I want extra performance.
With a little bit of work you can even clone the sid of your main os, and symlink most of your existing files and info, so it's almost identical to your main OS.
Calyp.to's guide is one of the best I've seen for stripping windows down to reduce latency.
https://docs.google.com/document/u/0/d/1c2-lUJq74wuYK1WrA_bI...