Performance
The latest Performance coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
Inside Microsoft’s Decision: The Six-Dimension Framework That Settled the Dataverse vs SQL Server Debate
Microsoft's internal IT team faced a dilemma that resonates across enterprises: when building backend systems, should you opt for the low-code allure of Dataverse or the battle-hardened reliability...
Helldivers 2 CEO Says Steam Deck Support Must Wait While Stability Gets Priority
A recent statement from Arrowhead Game Studios' CEO Shams Jorjani has tempered hopes for official Steam Deck support in Helldivers 2. Speaking on the game's official Discord, Jorjani explained that...
Microsoft Copilot Lands in Firefox Nightly: Full AI Sidebar with GPT-5 Smart Mode Sparks Privacy Debate
Mozilla has delivered a jolt to the browser AI race by quietly integrating Microsoft Copilot into Firefox Nightly’s built-in sidebar. The move, spotted in the latest experimental builds, brings the...
JetBrains ReSharper 2025.2 Trades Features for Performance: Out-of-Process Mode Cuts Visual Studio Freezes by 61%
ReSharper 2025.2, now in public preview, ships with a long-awaited architectural overhaul that moves the bulk of its code analysis, indexing, and computation into a dedicated 64-bit worker process,...
Hell is Us PC Requirements: Upscaling Mandatory, RTX 4090 for 4K, Steam Deck in Question
Rogue Factor and Nacon have published the full PC system requirements for Hell is Us, their upcoming Unreal Engine 5 action-adventure, and the numbers make one thing brutally clear: upscaling is no...
Windows 11's Overlooked Accessibility Toggle Ends Vanishing Scrollbar Frustration
Vanishing scrollbars have been a persistent annoyance for many Windows 11 users since the operating system’s launch. Microsoft’s Fluent Design language prizes visual minimalism, but for power...
Inside Windows' Hidden Ultimate Performance Power Plan: How It Works, When to Use It, and Why It's Not for Everyone
Microsoft’s most aggressive power plan has been sitting in Windows for years, but for the vast majority of users, enabling it would be a mistake. Introduced in 2018 alongside Windows 10 Pro for...
Seelen UI 2.0.2: The Web-Based Desktop Environment That Transforms Windows with Tiling and Themes
A community-developed project called Seelen UI has reached version 2.0.2, offering Windows users a fully web-based desktop environment complete with tiling window management, a customizable dock, and...
Microsoft Quietly Tunes On-Device AI with Phi Silica v1.2508.906.0 for Snapdragon Copilot+ PCs
Microsoft has slipped a stealth update onto Qualcomm-powered Copilot+ PCs: KB5066125 upgrades the Phi Silica on-device AI component to version 1.2508.906.0, an automatic behind-the-scenes refinement...
Windows 11 Background Services You Can Disable: A Verified Guide to Boosting Privacy and Performance
Windows 11 ships with a quiet army of background services—some essential, many that exist only to collect telemetry, run periodic disk tasks, or enable features you never use. A spotlight from...
WSL 2 and WSLg Turn Windows 11 into a Linux Power User's Dream
The days of juggling dual-boot partitions or sluggish virtual machines to get a usable Linux environment on Windows are over. With WSL 2 and the recent addition of WSLg for GUI app support, Windows...
Windows 11's Emergency Cloud Recovery, Copilot+ Doubts, and the Windows 10 Deadline That Forces an Upgrade
Microsoft is quietly rolling out a cloud-powered emergency fix for Windows 11 boot failures, just as millions of users face the October 14, 2025, end-of-support deadline for Windows 10. Dubbed Quick...