Windows 10 Feature Update 1709 - Anti Aliasing Issue & Solution

[Gaebrial]

The Problem

I've recently been upgraded to the new Windows 10 feature update, and I noticed an issue when anti-aliasing is switched on for Oblivion. There was flickering along the screen edge and around the heath/magic/fatigue bars.

 

For info, I have a GeForce card, and I'm using the settings in the nVidia control panel for the AA settings (and others) so that I can use HDR.

 

The Solution

Open the Oblivion folder in File Explorer, locate obse_loader.exe, right-click it and select 'Properties', then select the 'Compatibility' tab and ensure that the option 'Disable full-screen optimisations' is checked.

 

I would assume that if you're using the Steam version and are therefore running Oblivion.exe rather than obse_loader.exe, that you would need to make the above change to Oblivion.exe.

 

One side-effect I have noticed is that when starting the game, the screen remains blank for a couple of seconds during startup, with the music playing, before the Bethesda logo pops up. The screen also goes blank for a second or two after exiting Oblivion.

[Sladen2019]

I wonder if this issue is caused by changes to the Windows 10 Game Mode. Apparently many games have it turned on automatically and actually perform much worse. Here is a link to how to disable/enable it for both Creators Update and Fall Update.

http://blog.drivethelife.com/how-to/enable-or-disable-game-mode-in-windows-10.html