Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition Stuttering or lag in 2023 Fixed

[RandoomNPC]

Short:
Try disabling Gamemode in Windows 10/11 (fixed it for me)

if not working-> disable Windows dynamic thread priority boost (for example via process lasso, still had little "hiccups" every few seconds)

The Standard solutions: (most of the time they don't work for problems, but you never know)
check for driver updates: graphics card, windows, maybe even bios,
start as administrator and rank high in task manager

Why did i make this post?
I tried build a new pc and wanted to test out the new fancy ray tracing and dlss technologies. Quick google search told me Metro has both of these... noice.
Intro of the Game played without problems, i took a break fiddle around on the pc and the next day i played again.
Suddenly i had horrible stuttering right from the start in the main menu.
An hour of googling and finally searching steam discussions i found the solution to turn of the gamemode, don't know when it turned on or if i did that. Anyway it made the game stutter like hell. turning off fixed all my problems... i hope this will help someone else

[gotcha2313]

This helped me, thank you. I wonder why game mode kills this game

[Vim]

Originally posted by gotcha2313:

This helped me, thank you. I wonder why game mode kills this game

Game mode causes issues for majority of titles out there, it's a feature that's recommended to be disabled by default as it messes with regular processes in the background while you're playing, which in return affects overall framerate.

In the words of the wise one: Just let your processor, be a processor.
Which evidently Windows refuses to understand.

[RGBeanie_YT]

Thanks for this, keep forgetting about the Windows 11 "Game Mode" nonsense

[VORON4]

Still works on win11 ty

[V]

For me it only works the first time, when I restart or turn on the PC the next day the stuttering returns in Windows 11

[Vim]

Originally posted by Alexander.-:

For me it only works the first time, when I restart or turn on the PC the next day the stuttering returns in Windows 11

Disable Fast boot in BIOS and in Windows - Hardware and Sounds - Power Options - System Settings - Choose what Power Buttons do - Turn on fast start-up (turn that off)

Windows hibernation is known to cause severe desync in drivers (especially Nvidia's) since time immemorial. If that doesn't resolve the issue then your stuttering issues are present from a different source.

[V]

Originally posted by Vim:

Originally posted by Alexander.-:

For me it only works the first time, when I restart or turn on the PC the next day the stuttering returns in Windows 11

Disable Fast boot in BIOS and in Windows - Hardware and Sounds - Power Options - System Settings - Choose what Power Buttons do - Turn on fast start-up (turn that off)

Windows hibernation is known to cause severe desync in drivers (especially Nvidia's) since time immemorial. If that doesn't resolve the issue then your stuttering issues are present from a different source.

thanks but it didn't work :(, I've tried everything but nothing seems to work, the funny thing is that I played it for the first time in August of last year with this same PC and I didn't have any problems, well maybe the universe doesn't want me to play it again maybe hahaha

[Vim]

Originally posted by Alexander.-:

Originally posted by Vim:

Disable Fast boot in BIOS and in Windows - Hardware and Sounds - Power Options - System Settings - Choose what Power Buttons do - Turn on fast start-up (turn that off)

Windows hibernation is known to cause severe desync in drivers (especially Nvidia's) since time immemorial. If that doesn't resolve the issue then your stuttering issues are present from a different source.

thanks but it didn't work :(, I've tried everything but nothing seems to work, the funny thing is that I played it for the first time in August of last year with this same PC and I didn't have any problems, well maybe the universe doesn't want me to play it again maybe hahaha

Sad to hear, I just wasn't throwing info randomly around - I used this method for my own stuttering issues and they disappeared so your issue sounded similar to one of my quick fixes.. hopefully you figure out where it comes from. Game is actually pretty okay from a technical standpoint.