How to Fix Lag and Boost FPS in Watch Dogs: Legion?

Nov 9
16:22

2020

Daniel Ryan

Daniel Ryan

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Watch Dogs: Legion is finally here. While it’s fun to be the king of a cyberpunk London, many hackers start reporting lag and FPS drop issuesthat keep them from recruiting NPCs. If you happen to be one of them, don’t worry. Here we put together several fixes that worked for many DedSec affiliates, try them and boost your FPS right away.

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Watch Dogs: Legion offers an amazing gameplay innovation that allows gamers to recruit and play as anyone they see in the iconic city of London. The game has been published by Ubisoft and is the third installment in the Watch Dogs series. If you are facing lags while playing the game,How to Fix Lag and Boost FPS in Watch Dogs: Legion? Articles then boosting FPS will solve the issue. To know how to do so, follow the solutions mentioned below:Source: https://mcafeecomactivate.uk-listings.com/how-to-fix-lag-and-boost-fps-in-watch-dogs-legion/Modify the Power Plan

  1. Hit the Windows and R keys simultaneously to launch the Run prompt.
  2. Afterward, input ‘powercfg.cpl’ in it and select the OK button.
  3. You have to choose the ‘Ultimate Performance’ option.
  4. Then hit the Windows key to open the Search section.
  5. Thereafter, input ‘cmd’ in it and select the OK button to launch the Command Prompt.
  6. You should click on the ‘Run as administrator’ option.
  7. When you see the prompt, input this command and hit the Enter button: powercfg -duplicatescheme e9a42b02-d5df-448d-aa00-03f14749eb61
  8. Once you have modified the plan, you should open Watch Dogs: Legion then check if the lagging issue is still there or not.

Installing Windows Updates

  1. Hit the Windows and I hotkeys simultaneously to launch the Settings app.
  2. Then go to the ‘Update & Security’ option.
  3. You should select the ‘Check for updates’ option, and it will take some time for Windows to install the applicable updates.
  4. In the end, reboot the device.

Turn on HAGS

  1. Go to the blank space on the desktop and right-click on it.
  2. Then choose the Display settings option.
  3. Beneath the section of ‘Multiple displays,’ choose the Graphics Settings option.
  4. Underneath the section of Default settings, pick the ‘Change default graphics settings’ option.
  5. You have to enable the ‘Hardware-accelerated GPU scheduling’ option, reboot the system, and then check the gameplay in Watch Dogs: Legion.

Run a Clean Boot

  1. Hit the Windows and R hotkeys simultaneously to launch the Run prompt.
  2. Afterward, insert ‘msconfig’ in it and select the OK button.
  3. Reach the tab of Services and mark the ‘Hide all Microsoft services’ box.
  4. Untick every service except the ones related to sound cards or video cards manufacturers, like AMD, Intel, Realtek, and NVIDIA.
  5. Now, hit the OK button to apply the changes.
  6. Hit the ‘Ctrl + Shift + Esc’ hotkeys simultaneously to launch the Task Manager.
  7. Later click on the tab of Startup.
  8. You should choose the software you expect might be interrupting, then select the Disable button.
  9. Finally, reboot the system.

Launch Watch Dogs: Legion on DirectX 11

  1. Launch the UBISOFT CONNECT client and reach the tab of Games.
  2. Now, choose Watch Dogs: Legion.
  3. From the menu, choose the Properties option.
  4. Beneath the section of ‘Game Launch arguments,’ select the ‘Add command-line arguments’ option.
  5. Now, input ‘-dx11’ in it and click on the Save button.

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