
Microsoft Defends Windows 11 Latency Boost as Industry Standard, Citing Apple’s Approach
Microsoft defends the Windows 11 Low Latency Profile, a brief CPU frequency boost that speeds up interactive tasks, saying it’s an industry-standard technique used by modern OSes; Scott Hanselman argues critics misunderstand how modern systems work, noting macOS and Linux use similar boosts and that the feature complements ongoing Windows optimizations—especially on ARM/Snapdragon—without being a lazy workaround.
