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The original was posted on /r/pcmasterrace by /u/Jaded_Ad_2055 on 2026-01-31 03:16:05+00:00.

I just learned this today and I can’t believe it.

I have an RTX 5070 and Ryzen 7 5800XT, usually cruise at ～140FPS, and still was plagued with stutter in many titles like Borderlands 3, Satisfactory, Jagged Alliance 3 etc…

Then, trying to fix my stutter in Borderlands, I stumble on a reddit post mentioning the solution:

Apparently the culprit was one of Windows protections against exploits called “Control Flow Guard” (CFG) - I’ve disabled it only for those 3 specific titles, and I couldn’t get them to stutter after no matter what! xD

These are the steps:

・ On Windows 11, Search and open Exploit Protection.

・ Click On the Program Settings tab.

・ Click On The + Add Programs To Customize.

・ Click On Choose Exact File Path.

・ Point to the .exe of the game you would like to try and remove the stutter from.

・ Click Open.

・ Modify the settings for that program, scroll down to Control Flow Guard.

・ Put a check-mark in Override System Settings and switch it OFF.

・ Hit Apply.

・ Start (or restart) your game.

(*disable it only for individual games that are stuttering, NEVER globally*)

This needs to be shared, because I’m sure vast majority of players have no idea and blame it on the game or on their rig.

Going forward I’m pre-emptively disabling CFG on every trusted new game, because in my case, it fixed 3 out of 3.

Several other people I’ve shared this with mentioned for them it fixed titles like Outer Worlds 2, the 0.1% lows in Warhammer 40k Darktides and so on…

Test it on your side and let me know if it fixes some of your game as well (I’m sure it will), and if it does, make sure to share this knowledge ;)