Microsoft hopes that everyone, especially those in the Windows Insider program, who are experiencing slow performance issues in Windows 11 will be able to"desktop environment">"systemslow"Submit feedback below. In a new support document, Microsoft adds that it is working on performance upgrades for Windows 11.
It’s a known fact that Windows 11 is more resource intensive than Windows 10, and I won’t cite any benchmarks to prove it. If you've been using Windows 10 for over 10 years and just recently upgraded to Windows 11, you'll definitely notice a difference, especially on older computers.
Of course, Copilot+ computers with Windows 11 are better than Windows 10, but that's obvious given that the operating system is specifically optimized for ARM computers. But what about everyone else? Or what about those who own gaming PCs? Microsoft says it's keen to improve the performance of Windows 11 and now collects logs when a PC is running slow.
"We only collect logs from PCs that participate in the Windows Insider program. Microsoft doesn't monitor regular PCs, but if you join the Windows Insider program, which is designed to improve Windows, your data will be collected.""As part of our commitment to improving Windows performance, we collect logs when your PC experiences any slowdown or lag," Microsoft said.
Currently, Microsoft stores logs in the %systemRoot% > Temp > DiagOutputDir > Whesvc folder, and only testers who specifically open the Feedback Center and then submit feedback will send the logs to Microsoft for investigation.
Windows 11 25H2 is the next update, and it's not a major release, but we have reason to believe it will focus more on bug fixes, which will benefit performance.
For example, Windows 11 25H2 speeds up the loading of the File Explorer home tab, helping to launch quickly. While other areas of File Explorer, including the title bar, are still cluttered, the Home tab now takes just 2-3 seconds to load. On older computers, this time is usually longer than 15-20 seconds.
Windows 11 version 25H2 is testing a new feature that limits CPU usage when it detects the user is away from the computer. It's unclear exactly how the feature works, but it likely looks at the computer's usage patterns, and when it detects that the computer isn't being used at all or is idle, the algorithm kicks in and limits CPU usage.
This saves power consumption and extends battery life, but some worry that Windows could unknowingly slow down background tasks if it mistakenly believes the user is away from the computer.