Performance
The latest Performance coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
PowerToys 0.93 Delivers Up to 70% Faster Extensions and a Redesigned Settings Dashboard
PowerToys 0.93 arrives with a tangible performance overhaul for Command Palette, leveraging Ahead-of-Time (AOT) compilation to slash startup memory by 15%, load times by 40%, and extension loading by...
PowerToys 0.93 Slashes Command Palette Load Times by 40% with AOT, Adds Card Dashboard
Microsoft shipped PowerToys 0.93 with a deep engineering overhaul that cuts Command Palette load times by 40%, drops memory usage by 15%, and shrinks the install footprint by 55%. The release also...
Six Windows 11 Defaults That Are Robbing Your PC of Speed and Privacy
{ "title": "Six Windows 11 Defaults That Are Robbing Your PC of Speed and Privacy", "content": "After a brand-new Windows 11 machine boots up, the excitement of that fresh desktop often fades...
PUBG Leaves PS4 and Xbox One Behind: Native PS5 and Xbox Series Builds Promise 4K 60fps Starting November 13
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS will permanently shut its doors on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on November 13, 2025, Krafton and PUBG Studios confirmed today. After scheduled maintenance that day, the battle...
Xbox App on Arm: Insiders Can Now Download and Play Games Locally, Fueled by Prism Emulator Boost
Windows on Arm just took a giant leap toward becoming a legitimate gaming platform. Microsoft is rolling out an update to the Xbox PC app that, for the first time, lets Windows Insiders download,...
PowerToys 0.93 Delivers 40% Faster Command Palette, Smaller Installer Via Ahead-of-Time Compilation
Microsoft has shipped PowerToys 0.93, a release that leans heavily on ahead-of-time (AOT) compilation to make the Command Palette feel dramatically faster while also introducing a modern card-based...
PowerToys 0.93 Slashes Command Palette Load Time by 40% and Unveils Windows 11 Dashboard
Microsoft’s PowerToys 0.93 landed today with a rare combination: a visually overhauled Windows 11–style dashboard and deep performance engineering that cuts Command Palette load times by nearly...
Microsoft Plants AI Coach Into Windows 11 Game Bar — Gamers Split on Privacy and Performance
Microsoft has begun seeding its Gaming Copilot preview directly into the Windows 11 Game Bar, marking the company’s most aggressive push yet to embed an AI coach into the live PC gaming experience....
Microsoft Pushes Phi Silica 1.2507.797.0 to AMD Copilot+ PCs as On-Device AI Matures
Microsoft released a new version of its on-device Phi Silica AI component—1.2507.797.0—to AMD-powered Copilot+ PCs on August 12, 2025, aiming to sharpen the local intelligence that runs directly...
KB5065503 Brings Silent Phi Silica AI Refinements to Qualcomm Copilot+ PCs
In mid-August, Microsoft seeded a low-key but important update for its youngest PC platform. KB5065503 rolled out automatically to Qualcomm-powered Copilot+ PCs running Windows 11 version 24H2,...
Windows 10’s 2025 End-of-Life Makes Antivirus Bloat a Critical Problem—Here’s the Cure
Your Windows laptop is only three years old, yet it struggles to open a browser, stalls on updates, and spins its fans like a jet engine. You assume it’s time for a costly upgrade. But the culprit...
Microsoft's In-Game AI Companion 'Gaming Copilot' Now Available to Windows 11 Insiders
For the past year, Microsoft has been quietly testing the boundaries of artificial intelligence in gaming. Now, the fruits of that labor are landing on Windows 11 desktops: Gaming Copilot, a...