Toggle Game Mode
Turn Windows 11 Game Mode on or off and verify the change by re-reading the value. If Windows does not persist it, the key does not lie: it returns to the real state.
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\GameBar
AutoGameModeEnabled
Gaming Toggles for PC · Open source
Control Xbox, mouse, power and graphics in Windows 11 directly from your Stream Deck. Seven actions, real states and no elevation.
Available on Marketplace. The features described here refer to GitHub; the store version may differ.
Stream Deck MK.2 · 7 actionsInteractive demo
Core · Labs — Try all seven keys. The demo never changes your PC.
Windows 11 · Stream Deck 7.1+ · Xbox Game Bar · Node.js 24
The stable core uses Windows APIs and commands without elevation; two graphics controls are clearly marked Labs because Microsoft does not provide a stable public setter.
Turn Windows 11 Game Mode on or off and verify the change by re-reading the value. If Windows does not persist it, the key does not lie: it returns to the real state.
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\GameBar
AutoGameModeEnabled
Decide whether the centre Xbox button on the controller can open Game Bar, without digging through Settings. Useful when that button interrupts you mid-match.
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\GameBar
UseNexusForGameBarEnabled
Sends the official Win + F11 shortcut. It is intentionally a command, not a false ON/OFF state: Windows exposes no reliable session state.
compatible Windows 11 24H2+
GamingHomeApp configured
Turns mouse acceleration on or off through SystemParametersInfo while preserving both custom Windows mouse thresholds.
SPI_GETMOUSE · SPI_SETMOUSE
no restart or elevation
Choose two installed plans in the Property Inspector. The key shows A, B or OTHER and confirms every activation.
powercfg /list · /getactivescheme
/setactive only
Changes only the Auto HDR token and preserves unknown options added by Windows or the GPU vendor.
DirectXUserGlobalSettings
AutoHDREnable
Experimental control for optimizations for windowed games. It fails safely if Windows changes the format.
DirectXUserGlobalSettings
SwapEffectUpgradeEnable
every 2.5 s
Change the option in Settings and the plugin reads it back and updates the key. In the other direction, a small C# notifier broadcasts WM_SETTINGCHANGE so Settings notices immediately.
SendMessageTimeout
HWND_BROADCAST
Use Elgato Marketplace or get the .streamDeckPlugin file from GitHub Releases.
Follow the Marketplace installation flow. If you chose GitHub, double-click the file and accept the installation in Stream Deck.
Find “Gaming Toggles for PC” and drag the actions you want into your profile.
GitHub latest release · Windows 11 · Stream Deck 7.1+ · EN/ES · MIT
The download comes from the official GitHub Release.
TypeScript for Stream Deck and a minimal C# library for Win32 keyboard, mouse and notification calls. No resident services or additional executables.
No. It uses current-user preferences and public Windows APIs. It never requests UAC or modifies HKLM.
Windows 11 and Stream Deck 7.1 or later. Xbox mode depends on Windows providing and configuring the full-screen experience.
Auto HDR and windowed optimizations depend on an internal preference observed in current Windows builds, not a public Microsoft setter. The plugin preserves unknown fields and refuses unexpected formats.
Not necessarily. The version shown here and the features described refer to GitHub. Marketplace updates are published separately; check the store listing for its version and available features.
Every Release is built with GitHub Actions, includes a SHA-256 checksum, and publishes the same code you can audit.
Yes. It is MIT licensed and welcomes improvements, tests, translations, and GitHub issues.