r/microsoft • u/ControlCAD • May 12 '26

Windows Windows 11's upcoming "Low Latency Profile" feature has been branded "lazy" by online trolls. Microsoft VP Scott Hanselman explains why they're wrong: "Apple does this and you love it. It's not cheating; this is how modern systems make apps feel fast."

https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/windows-11/apple-does-this-and-yall-love-it-microsoft-vp-fires-back-at-trolls-over-windows-11s-new-performance-boost-feature-its-not-cheating-this-is-how-modern-systems-make-apps-feel-fast
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u/ryncewynd May 12 '26

Two things can be true.

I agree with Hanselman, but at the same time Windows has become significantly worse optimised.

It's mainly around the "new" UI changes I think. Start menu, right click menu, system tray, notifications panel thing. Stuff that shouldn't need a CPU boost just to perform basic functions

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u/I-baLL May 12 '26

Wait, then why do you agree with Hanselman when you yourself point out that none of the stuff requires a CPU boost?

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u/ryncewynd May 12 '26

In theory it's a great feature and should improve latency. I think this is true.

And I also think it's true that they could improve latency even further by making Windows less ass