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How To Fix Dota 2 Problems in Windows 10/11
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Updated onOctober 4, 2023
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Dota 2 is a popular multiplayer game with millions of players worldwide, but despite its popularity the game might have some problems withWindows 10, so let’s see if there’s a way to fix Dota 2 problems on Windows 10.
Few months ago Dota 2 got a new game engine and with the new engine new issues have emerged, so let’s see how to fix some common issues with Dota 2 andWindows 10.
We’ve written extensively about Dota 2 issues before. Bookmark this page in case you need it later.
Fix Dota 2 Black Screen And Stuttering Issues On Windows 10
Solution 1 – Disable Display Scaling on high DPI settings
If you’re experiencing black screen in Dota 2, you might want to try disabling Display Scaling on high DPI settings for Dota 2. To do so, you’ll need to do the following:
Solution 2 – Verify the integrity of game cache
If the game is stuttering you can try to fix it by verifying the integrity of game cache. To do that follow these instructions:
Solution 3 – Exclude Steam folder from Windows Defender and Turn off Location Services
If you’re experiencing stuttering, try adding yourSteamdirectory to list of exclusions in Windows Defender:
To turn off Location Services do the following:
In addition, you can disable Location Services from the Action Center on the Taskbar.
Solution 4 – Change Process Affinity
Sometimes you might experience FPS drops in Dota 2 if your CPU isn’t fully used, but you can fix this problem by changing process affinity.
If the issue persists, repeat all the steps, but instead of choosing Set affinity in Step 5 choose Set priority and select High from the menu.
Solution 5 – Change Nvidia Control Panel Settings
If you don’t own Nvidia graphic card you should know that the process is almost the same for AMD cards and Catalyst Control Center.
Can’t open Nvidia Control Panel on Windows 10? Solve the problem in no time with the help of our guide!
Solution 6 – Disable Switchable graphics
If you don’t have integratedgraphic cardthis solution doesn’t apply to you and you can skip it.
If you have integrated and dedicated graphic card make sure that Switchable Graphics is turned off in BIOS:
We hope this article covered all major problems with Dota 2 onWindows 10platform. If you’re having problems with some other game onWindows 10, check out ourWindows 10 games hub, and you might find a solution.
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Milan Stanojevic
Windows Toubleshooting Expert
Milan has been enthusiastic about technology ever since his childhood days, and this led him to take interest in all PC-related technologies. He’s a PC enthusiast and he spends most of his time learning about computers and technology.
Before joining WindowsReport, he worked as a front-end web developer. Now, he’s one of the Troubleshooting experts in our worldwide team, specializing in Windows errors & software issues.
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Before joining WindowsReport, he worked as a front-end web developer. Now, he’s specialized in Windows errors & software issues.
