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→‎Game lags or stutters in-game: suggest adding a folder exception to antivirus without disabling it first (some antiviruses continue causing performance issues even when supposedly disabled)
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# Make sure there's no repeating errors in the SMAPI console window (if there are, see [[#Get help|''get help'']]).
 
# Make sure there's no repeating errors in the SMAPI console window (if there are, see [[#Get help|''get help'']]).
 
# For Windows players only, [[#Game doesn't launch|run the game on your dedicated graphics card]] (see subsection 2).
 
# For Windows players only, [[#Game doesn't launch|run the game on your dedicated graphics card]] (see subsection 2).
# Disable your antivirus or other security software. (If that fixes it, you can add an exception for the game folder and re-enable it.)<br />'''Note for Windows players:''' if didn't install an antivirus, you have Windows Defender by default and it ''can'' cause lag. Try [https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/add-an-exclusion-to-windows-security-811816c0-4dfd-af4a-47e4-c301afe13b26 excluding the game folder] in that case.
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# Add an exception in your antivirus software for the [[Modding:Player Guide/Getting Started#Find your game folder|Stardew Valley folder]]. You can search online for your antivirus name with the words ''add folder exception'' for instructions.<br />'''Note for Windows players:''' if didn't install an antivirus, you have Windows Defender by default and it ''can'' cause lag. Try [https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/add-an-exclusion-to-windows-security-811816c0-4dfd-af4a-47e4-c301afe13b26 excluding the game folder] in that case.
 
# [https://www.thewindowsclub.com/processor-affinity-windows Set the processor affinity] for <samp>StardewModdingAPI.exe</samp> (if using mods) or <samp>Stardew Valley.exe</samp> to 2 or higher.
 
# [https://www.thewindowsclub.com/processor-affinity-windows Set the processor affinity] for <samp>StardewModdingAPI.exe</samp> (if using mods) or <samp>Stardew Valley.exe</samp> to 2 or higher.
 
# [https://winaero.com/change-process-priority-windows-10/ Set the process priority] for <samp>StardewModdingAPI.exe</samp> (if using mods) or <samp>Stardew Valley.exe</samp> to ''High''.
 
# [https://winaero.com/change-process-priority-windows-10/ Set the process priority] for <samp>StardewModdingAPI.exe</samp> (if using mods) or <samp>Stardew Valley.exe</samp> to ''High''.
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