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Fix competitive gaming network tweaks (remove invalid Nagle tweak; add advanced TcpAckFrequency option) #24

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fix: remove invalid TCP latency registry tweaks
kaic Dec 15, 2025
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feat: add advanced TcpAckFrequency option
kaic Dec 15, 2025
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docs: clarify TcpAckFrequency warning
kaic Dec 15, 2025
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chore: fix lint in TcpAckFrequency config
kaic Dec 15, 2025
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16 changes: 16 additions & 0 deletions src/data/configurations/gaming/advanced-tcp-ack-frequency.js
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export default {
id: 'advanced-tcp-ack-frequency',
name: 'Advanced: TCP Delayed ACK (TcpAckFrequency)',
description: 'Optional legacy tweak for specific TCP latency scenarios. Applies TcpAckFrequency=1 per active network interface (does not disable Nagle globally).',
category: 'gaming',
registryBat: [
'REM Advanced / legacy tweak: TcpAckFrequency is per-interface and only affects some TCP workloads.',
'REM Most games use UDP; keep disabled unless you know you need it.',
'REM Applies to currently connected physical adapters (Ethernet/Wi-Fi).',
'powershell -Command "$ErrorActionPreference=\'Stop\'; $adapters = Get-NetAdapter | Where-Object { $_.Status -eq \'Up\' -and $_.HardwareInterface -eq $true -and $_.InterfaceGuid }; foreach ($a in $adapters) { $path = \'HKLM:\\SYSTEM\\CurrentControlSet\\Services\\Tcpip\\Parameters\\Interfaces\\{\' + $a.InterfaceGuid + \'}\'; New-Item -Path $path -Force | Out-Null; New-ItemProperty -Path $path -Name TcpAckFrequency -PropertyType DWord -Value 1 -Force | Out-Null }"'
],
recommended: false,
requiresRestart: true,
requiresAdmin: true,
warning: 'Important: This tweak takes effect but may not improve latency. TCP-only (no UDP impact) and can increase ACK traffic.'
};
9 changes: 3 additions & 6 deletions src/data/configurations/gaming/competitive-gaming-optimizations.js
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export default {
id: 'competitive-gaming-optimizations',
name: 'Competitive Gaming Optimizations',
description: 'Apply optimizations for competitive games (CS2, Valorant, etc.) - Disables mouse acceleration, enables high precision, optimizes network settings',
description: 'Apply optimizations for competitive games (CS2, Valorant, etc.) - Disables mouse acceleration, disables accessibility key toggles, adjusts multimedia scheduling',
category: 'gaming',
registryBat: [
'REM Disable Mouse Acceleration (Enhanced Pointer Precision)',
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'reg add "HKCU\\Control Panel\\Accessibility\\StickyKeys" /v Flags /t REG_SZ /d 506 /f',
'reg add "HKCU\\Control Panel\\Accessibility\\Keyboard Response" /v Flags /t REG_SZ /d 122 /f',
'reg add "HKCU\\Control Panel\\Accessibility\\ToggleKeys" /v Flags /t REG_SZ /d 58 /f',
'REM Network optimizations - Reduce latency',
'REM Multimedia scheduling tweaks (legacy): reduce network throttling / responsiveness',
'reg add "HKLM\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\Multimedia\\SystemProfile" /v NetworkThrottlingIndex /t REG_DWORD /d 4294967295 /f',
'reg add "HKLM\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\Multimedia\\SystemProfile" /v SystemResponsiveness /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f',
'REM Disable Nagle Algorithm (reduces input lag)',
'reg add "HKLM\\SYSTEM\\CurrentControlSet\\Services\\Tcpip\\Parameters\\Interfaces" /v TcpAckFrequency /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f',
'reg add "HKLM\\SYSTEM\\CurrentControlSet\\Services\\Tcpip\\Parameters\\Interfaces" /v TCPNoDelay /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f'
],
recommended: false,
requiresRestart: true,
requiresAdmin: true,
warning: 'Changes mouse behavior and network settings. Test in-game to verify improvements.'
warning: 'Changes mouse behavior and system scheduling settings. Test in-game to verify improvements.'
};