Use it when you need the absolute lowest latency. Avoid it if your users alt-tab more than they play.

Despite the performance benefits, exclusive mode is falling out of favor with OS developers. Why?

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If you have monitors with different refresh rates (e.g., 165Hz main, 60Hz side), exclusive mode can lock all monitors to the lowest common denominator or cause the secondary monitor to stutter. Windows 11 has improved this, but the issue persists.