{"id":90796,"date":"2017-02-09T16:44:48","date_gmt":"2017-02-09T16:44:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/en\/?p=90796"},"modified":"2025-07-01T23:54:18","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T06:54:18","slug":"avast-antivirus-2017-how-to-use-the-new-game-mode","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/avast-antivirus-2017-how-to-use-the-new-game-mode\/","title":{"rendered":"Avast Antivirus 2017: How to use the new \u201cGame Mode\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 2017 edition of Avast Antivirus comes with a feature that has been designed specifically for gamers. \u201cGame Mode\u201d is optimized to work more effectively with your games.<\/p>\n

Having lots of programs running on your PC means that you could be interrupted, when playing your favorite games, by notifications or unexpected updates that require a system reboot. Avast\u2019s new \u201cGame Mode\u201d mutes notifications and pauses the update process meaning you can say goodbye to unwanted interruptions in your gameplay.<\/p>\n

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Let me walk you through the simple activation process for Avast Antivus 2017\u2019s \u201cGame Mode\u201d<\/p>\n

NOTE: These instructions were performed with the beta version of Avast 2017. Changes may have happened since then.<\/p>\n

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First, go to the \u201cPerformance\u201d section in Avast\u2019s sidebar and then select \u201cGame Mode\u201d.<\/p>\n

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Then click \u201cAdd Game\u201d and look for the .exe file that is used to run the game you want to add.<\/p>\n

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Put the name of the game, make sure that \u201cActivate Game mode at launch\u201d is green and then hit \u201cSave\u201d.<\/p>\n

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There you have it! Every time you play the game Avast will automatically go into \u201cGame Mode\u201d.<\/p>\n

If you want to you can play around with \u201cGame Mode\u201d settings using the icon in the top right.<\/p>\n

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There are other options you can choose that will affect the performance of \u201cGame Mode\u201d. To access them you must click on \u201cOptions\u201d, at the bottom of the side menu.<\/p>\n

The first option can be found in the \u201cGeneral Options\u201d tab. \u201cSilent Game Mode\u201d means that you won\u2019t receive any notifications from Avast itself whilst playing your games.<\/p>\n

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Another option can be found in the \u201cComponents\u201d section of the \u201cOptions\u201d sidebar. Here you\u2019ll be able to disable Game Mode altogether if you\u2019re not interested in what it has to offer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The 2017 edition of Avast Antivirus comes with a feature that has been designed specifically for gamers. \u201cGame Mode\u201d is optimized to work more effectively with your games. Having lots of programs running on your PC means that you could be interrupted, when playing your favorite games, by notifications or unexpected updates that require a … Continue reading “Avast Antivirus 2017: How to use the new \u201cGame Mode\u201d”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9075,"featured_media":90797,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[2441],"tags":[2537],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-90796","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-how-to","tag-app-subdomain-redirectionavast"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t