Windows 11 adds a 'low latency' CPU boost to speed up Start and UI
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Microsoft is testing a 'low latency profile' in Windows 11 that briefly boosts CPU speed to make the Start menu, File Explorer and other UI elements feel more responsive; early tests on builds show faster performance than the current public version, while critics worry about power use. Microsoft and advocates say this CPU bursting is a normal technique used by modern OSes (including macOS and Linux) and is paired with other optimizations as part of ongoing Windows quality improvements amid Windows 11 hardware upgrade momentum.
- Speed-boosting "low latency profile" is one of the improvements coming to Windows 11 Ars Technica
- We learned Microsoft is building a significant Windows 11 speed improvement and it targets the actions you use most Windows Central
- Microsoft's Next Windows 11 Update Could Come With a Big Speed Boost CNET
- Windows 11's new Low Latency Profile may give your PC the speed boost it deserves ZDNET
- Microsoft staunchly defends its new 'Low Latency Profile' for Windows 11 after community backlash — says every other OS already boosts CPU speeds for quicker load times Tom's Hardware
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