Ian McLoughlin
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Captchas, Account Flags, Bans, and Abuse
Note: Only Access Passes have restrictions. You can start any Cloud PC in either Access Pass or Pay As You Go mode and you can switch between using the same Cloud PC in either mode. Pay As You Go d...
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How can I change keyboard layouts (e.g azerty)?
Currently, the web version of www.Stim.io does not yet support different keyboard layouts but will soon. You can use the web version of stim with any keyboard layout using USB passthrough via Virtu...
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Recommended Hardware
For $45 total you can get a $30 AndroidTV box capable of running stim at 4K 120hz, and a $15 controller. We are grateful to have the opportunity to test hundreds of devices each year, some of which...
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Easter Egg – Enable 100GB of Temp Storage
On new Cloud PCs you can enable at least 100GB of temporary NVME storage by clicking this icon on the windows desktop of your Cloud PC Then you should then see this TEMP (T:) drive appear. Not...
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Pay As You Go Temporary Storage
Pay As You Go sessions have temporary storage which is deleted after your session (all games uninstalled and removed), unless you own a stim subscription. This includes cheaper storage-only subscri...
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Fast Start vs Cold Start
When your Cloud PC shows "Fast Start", it means that it is still stored on a GPU server in the selected region, and can be quickly started in under 60 seconds. (10-60 seconds). Cloud PCs whic...
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How To Fix Stuttering (Low FPS) on Apple Devices
Solved: Apple fixed this issue on Apple Silicon Macs (M1-M4) in Mac OS 14.6 (Sonoma), which Apple released in July 2024. Ensure you have the latest Mac OS & Google Chrome version to solve this issu...
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What Are Data Caps and Can They Be Extended?
Stim gives users 10-25Gbps internet speeds and stim pays for bandwidth. In some regions, Stim pays as much as $0.13 per GB for bandwidth. In one case, a single customer who installed a download man...
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Ian McLoughlin created an article,
How much bandwidth does stim use? (Stream Quality Tips)
Below are the bandwidth requirements (peak) for each stream quality setting. Note: Most of the time, the stream will use lower than the peak value, but this is the maximum bandwidth the stream can...
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Troubleshoot: "Frame-rate dropped to 0"
While in beta, many aspects of Stim are manual and not yet automated. When you see the “Framerate dropped to 0” error, it typically means that the streamer was able to connect but your device was u...