Microsoft defends Windows 11 'Low Latency' boost as standard speed-up
Microsoft is defending Windows 11’s upcoming Low Latency Profile, a feature that briefly boosts CPU frequency to speed up app launches and flyouts. The company says this is a common, non-cheating optimization used by macOS, Linux and even smartphones to improve responsiveness, and that the improvement is grounded in benchmarks showing noticeable speed-ups. Microsoft VP Scott Hanselman pushed back on trolls on X, arguing the tactic is standard practice for modern systems, and noting that both performance tweaks and legacy-code optimizations are being pursued with more improvements to come.