Mojira Archive
MCPE-151510

options.txt file: Hidden V-sync toggle disabled after upgrade to Windows 11 (FIXED IN WINDOWS UPDATE)

Note: This was fixed in a Windows Update, but the update does not get automatically installed by Windows 11. To install the update, go to Windows Settings > Windows Update > Advanced options > Optional updates and find either "2022-01 Cumulative Update for Windows 11 for x64-based Systems (KB5008353)" or "2022-01 Cumulative Update for Windows 11 for ARM64-based Systems (KB5008353)" and install it. EDIT: This is included in the February security patch for Windows 11


This was discovered while testing MCPE-110006

After upgrading to Windows 11, the hidden V-sync toggle in options.txt does not function and is always disabled, regardless of if the option is set to enabled. This results in higher framerates than expected, and can be a bit of frustration for some who prefer each game to have its own V-sync toggle (although I am not one of them).

Notes:

  • This option cannot be toggled in the game options. It can only be changed by modifying the options.txt file.
  • This issue has been tested on and does not occur on Windows 10, only Windows 11 has this issue.
  • Due to MCPE-110006, it is possible to enable V-sync by putting the game in full-screen.
  • If V-sync is enabled on the GPU, the game respects that and enables V-sync, this limiting the framerate.
  • It is not believed that this is a hardware-specific issue, as this has been tested on multiple hardware configurations and all were experiencing this issue.

Cannot Reproduce

Jonathan Hanzel

2022-01-05, 07:32 PM

2022-02-08, 09:36 PM

2022-02-08, 09:36 PM

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fps, fps-cap, framerate, options.txt, v-sync, windows-11, windows11

1.18.2 Hotfix

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