Microsoft defends CPU trick to boost Windows 11 performance after critics label it a fudged fix.

Microsoft is currently testing a new speed boost feature in Windows 11 that is designed to improve app launch times and make things like the Start menu feel more responsive. The feature, which is reportedly called “Low Latency Profile,” will ramp up CPU frequency in short bursts to improve the speed of menus, flyouts, apps, […]
Power Display is a smart add-on that’s arrived in the PowerToys suite of utilities, accompanied by another equally useful tool.
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Some Windows 11 updates might be slower in the future — but it’s for a good reason.
Want Windows 11’s menus and apps to just work faster? Microsoft could be moving a key piece of the puzzle into place.
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Fed up with File Explorer running sluggishly in Windows 11? Microsoft’s doing ‘foundational’ work to fully fix it.
Microsoft warns that some consumers ‘might experience one additional restart during installation’ of Windows 11 updates.
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The cybersecurity company says it’s seen thousands of infection attempts, and at least a dozen successful hacks after users installed malicious versions of the popular Windows software.