The Complete Guide to Optimizing Windows 11 for Creators & Engineers in 2026

When you're editing 4K video timelines or compiling heavy TypeScript and C++ codebases, even a small background hitch or thermal spike can slow down your entire creative flow.

In this guide, we dive into the exact system adjustments I apply to every workstation in my studio. From configuring power profiles and memory paging to disabling Windows background telemetry and optimizing GPU scheduling, this checklist will squeeze maximum performance from your machine.

Key Tweaks Covered:

1. Enabling Ultimate Performance Power Plan via PowerShell command.

2. Disabling SysMain and unnecessary startup telemetry agents.

3. Setting up Hardware-Accelerated GPU Scheduling (HAGS) for DaVinci Resolve and Adobe Premiere.

4. Allocating custom virtual memory pagefiles on dedicated NVMe drives.

Watch the companion video on Anil Monitor for full live benchmarks before and after applying these tweaks!