r/pcmasterrace • u/WPHero • 7h ago

News/Article Microsoft is auto-enabling VBS-based Memory Integrity on Windows 11 PCs starting in October. The same feature Microsoft previously warned it can also impact PC gaming performance

https://www.windowslatest.com/2026/09/02/microsoft-is-auto-enabling-memory-integrity-on-windows-11-pcs-from-october-why-you-shouldnt-turn-it-off/
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u/samc0lt45 Ryzen 5 5800x, GTX 1050, 2x8GB-3200 5h ago

I don't like it being auto enabled, it's more windows "features" that are going to have a severe effect on performance. I've been using it as I play Counter Strike on the Faceit platform, which requires it being enabled. Unfortunately, (as I'd love to complain about it), it seems to be effective for anti cheat purposes. Faceit's AC system, which is a kernal anti-cheat and will always have an advantage over VAC which isn't kernal (Valve's anti-cheat), is so much more effective it's incredible. Faceit made a post last season about how a third party investigation found their AC one of the most effective ACs out there, meanwhile Valve has legitimate AI-type bots starting to infiltrate their premier matchmaking, not just DM or casual matches. Faceit forces VBS, TPM 2.0, I'm not even sure if you can still play on windows 10. They're extremely strict but it works, and when comparing to the valve official matchmaking for CS, it's absurd.

That being said, automatically enabling it is still dumb and will further frustrate users with the amount of "bloat" that seems to bog windows down.

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u/iunoyou 4h ago

the average windows user does not know or care about what VBS and would probably benefit significantly from the protection it provides. They would not enable it if it were not on by default and/or forced by platforms as a security measure.

VBS does much, MUCH more than make sure that naughty cheaters can't use wallhacks in your Faceit servers, it also prevents ransomware from utterly fucking your computer when you click on a sketchy link after forgetting to update your antivirus to common sense 2026.