EtchFlux is powered by the .NET Desktop Runtime (bundled with the app). ? WHAT ETCHFLUX CAN DO FOR YOU EtchFlux is a Windows PC utility that focuses on perceptual smoothness and how your interactions with the computer actually feels. It's more about system responsiveness and less about frame rates. Not everyone experiences perceptual smoothness in the same way, with some people being more sensitive to it than others. Especially with those who have monitors with higher refresh rates. EtchFlux is designed to help improve how responsive, smooth, and fast your computer feels at all times. Just set it and forget it. • One-Click Smoothness Engine: A single click activates our unique background service to ensure your computer always feels responsive. • Dynamic Active Window Focus: Only the currently focused active window will benefit from the core EtchFlux optimizations. System changes instantly revert to default for that app when clicking off the active window. • Zero Permanent Changes: It only applies temporary settings while it runs and never permanently modifies your computer registry or system files. • 100% Offline and Private: It works entirely offline and never collects telemetry, personal data, or tracks your usage. • Complete Safety: Closing the app instantly reverts your computer back to its default state before EtchFlux system optimizations were applied. • MSIX App Format: It’s packaged in the modern and secure MSIX app format for a clean installation and seamless updates. ? WHO IS THIS APP FOR EtchFlux is built for anyone who demands the absolute best performance from their Windows PC. Whether you are working or playing, EtchFlux ensures your computer operates smoothly when you need it most. • Everyday Users: Enjoy a snappier and more responsive Windows PC experience while browsing or multitasking. • PC Gamers: Reduce the impact of microstutters for smoother performance during your offline and online gaming sessions. • Content Creators: Keep your video editing and rendering software responsive for a more productive experience. • Power Users: Take control over your system resources and process management safely. ⚠️ ELEVATED PERMISSIONS REQUIRED To deliver system-level smoothness optimizations, EtchFlux safely requests elevated app permissions when launched. This allows the app to dynamically tune Windows OS scheduling, manage hardware timers, and prioritize memory allocation in ways standard apps simply cannot. Rest assured, these permissions are used strictly to optimize your active experience. No permanent changes are ever made to your device! ℹ️ A NOTE ON SYSTEM PERFORMANCE EtchFlux is a powerful one-click tool that enhances perceptual smoothness in multiple areas to help your computer feel faster and more responsive. But it’s certainly not a magic cure for fixing other PC performance issues you might be having. There are many reasons why microstutter and frame rate drops can still happen even with our EtchFlux optimizations. • General Usage: Some amount of microstutter can naturally occur when moving between apps, performing heavy tasks, or during gaming sessions. • Game Loading Screens: It’s completely normal for microstutter to occur during heavy loading screens while your system gets the game ready to play or dynamically loads new areas. • Online Games: Microstutter and rubberbanding can frequently occur in online games. Your network connection stability and the game’s own servers can affect the quality of your online gaming session. • Hardware Limitations: Your computer hardware power and specs, thermal throttling, and internal storage speeds can affect overall system performance. • Demanding Games: Your computer might not be able to handle newer games at max visual fidelity. You may need to lower your in-game graphical settings to achieve stable frame rates and smooth frame pacing. • Outdated Drivers: Running older system or GPU drivers can cause performance drops and microstutters. • GPU Driver Updates: Brand-new GPU driver releases can occasionally introduce performance regressions or bugs that cause microstutters. • GPU Shader Caches: Games building or compiling new GPU shader caches in the background can cause temporary microstutters until the caching process is complete. • Poorly Optimized Games: Some games simply have inherent engine-level microstutters or poorly optimized code that no amount of PC optimization can fully resolve. • Windows Updates: Installing major new Windows updates can sometimes introduce unexpected bugs or performance issues on certain devices. ⚡ ACTIVE WINDOW BOOST This feature automatically detects what you are doing and directs more power to your currently selected window. Simply clicking an app window or game triggers these powerful temporary optimizations dynamically. • Active Window Priority: Automatically elevates the CPU priority of the exact app you are currently using. • Background Management: Intelligently lowers the priority of background tasks to free up processing power. • Always Boost List: Add Custom Window Boosts to your favorite apps or games for even more power! This lets you push them beyond what the default EtchFlux Smoothness Engine offers. • Never Boost List: The Never Boost feature prevents EtchFlux from applying any custom boost settings to your selected apps or games. ⚙️ GLOBAL SYSTEM SETTINGS You can pick and choose which settings to use for your specific needs for maximum customization. These settings apply globally while the app is open to keep your system highly responsive. • Limit Background Apps: Automatically slows down the processing state for background apps, ensuring your active window gets more CPU power for smoother performance. • Limit Background Memory: Automatically reduces the amount of RAM that background apps can consume, giving more memory to your active window. • Pause Windows Updates and Services: Temporarily pauses disruptive background downloads, Windows Update installations, and heavy telemetry services while the optimizer is running. This helps to reduce sudden network and CPU spikes. • Lock Max Screen Smoothness: Locks your system to its highest monitor refresh rate possible for maximum smoothness at all times. • Advanced Screen and Power Management: Experience perfectly smooth idle performance with our background engine. It instantly powers down your monitor the moment you lock your computer, saving you from the default 60-second screen timeout. It also features a built-in shield to help reduce how often your monitor randomly wakes up when you step away. • Save Battery Power: Perfect for laptop users on the go! This setting automatically pauses all active EtchFlux system optimizations the moment you unplug from the wall, saving you some extra battery life. • Auto-Start Smoothness Optimizations: This setting automatically activates your selected global settings as soon as the app opens. This gives you an optimized experience without lifting a finger. ? MEMORY & MAINTENANCE TOOLS Keep your system incredibly responsive with our built-in cleanup utilities! We’ve added powerful, user-friendly tools to help you manage your memory and graphics caches effortlessly. • Auto-Clean Memory: This setting automatically clears out idle RAM every 60 minutes, keeping your computer running perfectly smooth over time. • Clean Up Memory Now: Need an instant boost right this second? Just click the Clean System Memory Now button to instantly clean up the junk memory as needed. • Delete GPU Shader Caches: Are your favorite games acting up or stuttering? Easily delete saved GPU Shader Caches from your storage to start fresh. This allows your games to rebuild clean shader caches to hopefully fix those random microstutters. ? REAL-TIME VISUAL MONITORING Always know exactly how well your computer is performing without ever having to dig through complicated menus. • System Smoothness Meter: Sitting right on the main window, this gives you an instant gauge of your computer's current microstutter responsiveness from 0 to 100. • 30-Second History Chart: This chart tracks and displays your system smoothness performance over the last 30 seconds. Together with the meter, you can always see exactly how your system is running at a glance. ? MICROSTUTTER BENCHMARK The 60-second microstutter benchmark measures system latency to see how it stacks up with and without the EtchFlux optimizations. However, the true magic comes from using your computer with the EtchFlux optimizations and feeling the difference. The benchmark feature is there for those who want it. • Real Time Analytics: Watch your system responsiveness through a live visual graph while the benchmark does its thing. • Frametime Consistency: Measures the exact delay between processing cycles to identify hidden microstutters. • Precision Scoring: Get a performance score to compare with any future benchmarks. • Easy Testing: Run the benchmark with a single click and see the results after the 60-second stress test is finished. ? MODERN DESIGN AND CUSTOMIZATION EtchFlux is built from the ground up to look great and feel native on your Windows PC. It embraces modern design principles using the latest standards. • Windows Visuals: Fully supports the native Windows 11 Mica and Acrylic visual effects, system themes, and accent colors. • Display Scale: Easily resize the app interface with the Display Scale setting to fit your needs. • Pin Window on Top: Keep the app visible over your other windows for quick access and monitoring. • Start with Windows: Seamlessly launch the app automatically when you turn on your computer. • Intuitive Interface: Navigate through all the app features with an incredibly simple and clean user layout. Make your computer interactions feel better than ever. Download EtchFlux for a fast and smooth Windows PC experience! ?