I recently got a Thinkpad E16 with an AMD Ryzen 7 and 16GB of RAM, and it was running great on Linux Mint for a while. However, I've been facing major issues lately where about 90% of the time, games like Minecraft and Roblox go haywire—they slow to a crawl and even crash my entire system, forcing me to restart. This only happens on Linux; everything works fine on Windows. I've tried various fixes like updating everything and even reinstalling Minecraft, but crashes still happen randomly, regardless of whether I'm in fullscreen, borderless, or windowed mode. Can anyone suggest solutions?
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First things first, check if Fast Boot is disabled in Windows; it can mess with drivers after a dual boot. If that's sorted, consider updating your kernel to the latest version (like 6.11) using the update manager. Also, add this line to your /etc/sysctl.conf file: vm.swappiness=10—it might help with system performance during gaming! Good luck!
I found out I had Fast Boot enabled, too. Do you think I need to reinstall Mint now?