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Game mode

When Kaspersky application runs in full-screen mode together with some other applications (particularly computer games), the following issues may occur:

• Application or game performance decreases due to lack of system resources;
• Notification windows of Kaspersky application distract the user from the gaming process.

To avoid changing the settings of Kaspersky application manually every time you switch to full-screen mode, you can use Game Mode. If Game Mode is being used and you are playing or working with applications in full-screen mode, Kaspersky application does not run scan and update tasks and does not display notifications.

To enable Game Mode in the application settings (automatic):

1. Open the main application window.
2. Click in the lower part of the main window.

   This opens the Settings window.

3. Go to Performance settings → PC performance optimization.
4. Select the Game Mode check box.

To enable Game Mode manually:

1. Open the main application window.
2. Go to the Performance section.
3. In the Game Mode block, select the number of hours from the drop-down list and click the Turn on button.

   Also, you can enable Game Mode by clicking Turn on Game Mode in the context menu of the application icon.

The Game Mode can be activated manually when the automatic start of this function is not configured in the application settings.

You can also select the Do not Disturb Mode check box. In this mode, you do not see notifications if you're actively working in some applications, also scan and update tasks are not started.

As long as the Game Mode or Do Not Disturb mode is enabled, you will also not see notifications from Kaspersky VPN Secure Connection and Kaspersky Password Manager applications installed on the same device.

Kaspersky VPN functionality is not available in some regions.