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Should I disable VBS in Windows 11?

Not sure if it's causing the lag spikes I've been getting in CPU bound games ever since moving over to Windows 11 from 10. I want to undervolt to further address the thermal throttling I'm getting, but I need VBS disabled to do that. I have re-applied thermal paste and removed the dust build-up, but that's not enough for my gaming laptop. According to online benchmarks, the average and max fps will go up by 5-15% although some have claimed that they have lag spikes gone if disabled.

I know my PC is getting old by turning 5 years old soon, but I think it shouldn't be this weak. I do browse the web with Brave, don't visit suspicious websites nor download malicious files, connected to a VPN at all times, and protect my accounts with 2FA and MFA. I am aware that disabling VBS means that malware that targets critical processes have a much higher chance of succeeding if my PC is targetted though. I don't really care about having higher average and max fps; I just want minimum fps to go up and CPU temperature to go down.
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HumanEarth · F
I gave up on Windows after Windows98/XP. I went solely to Linux. I have less issues and problem with computers once I made the switch. Plus Linux is free and 100% customizable unlike Windows or Apple

Linux is a family of open-source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991, by Linus Torvalds
@HumanEarth 2 problems: Nvidia GPUs before Turing aren't fully compatible, and since I'm on a gaming laptop there's some proprietary features that might not work in Linux
@HumanEarth i have disabled VBS and immediately the lag spikes and thermal throttling have noticeably reduced in frequency and/or intensity. I further undervolted and the results were even better, but my room got very warm today because of the furnace going off a lot and it being very sunny earlier. I'm considering to underclock the max frequency by a little to further cool down my CPU.
HumanEarth · F
Yeah, Linux does not have that and Windows 98/XP and Vista didn't either If they did. I didn't know about it.
@HumanEarth i think maybe some of the more secure oriented distros would have something like VBS. And virtualization based security is in both Windows 10 and 11, but only enabled by default for the latter in OEM laptops and pre-built PCs
Do you think I should further undervolt my iGPU and dGPU? I think it might help if the dGPU is, but not the iGPU
HumanEarth · F
So you want to under clock the CPU to basically cool down the system? Is that what your driving at
@HumanEarth while still maintaining good performance, so i know underclocking too much will hurt performance
HumanEarth · F
Ever think about using a liquid cooled Systems

Like this one by cooler master

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HumanEarth · F
I used to installed them all the time
@HumanEarth I don't think liquid cooling exists for laptops, unless it's heavily custom made and expensive
HumanEarth · F
put in a mini fridge external monitor, Keyboard and mouse. Same result. Put the laptop in a mini fridge, drill hole in side for cords, Then use something to make a gasket around to cords that is reusable

DO NOT USE THIS, IT IS VERY MESSY & IT'S ONE TIME USE DEAL


HumanEarth · F
There That should fix your problem, Now
@HumanEarth lol I'm not buying a mini fridge just for a laptop

I have a laptop cooling pad, but I'm hesitant to use it when it's not the summer
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