Windows 11 performance is being improved thanks to continuous improvement from Microsoft. k2 windows initiative. A key part of that effort is the transition of core elements of Windows 11 to WinUI 3, the native Windows framework.
But Microsoft is doing more than just rebuilding the Start menu and other parts of the operating system that use WinUI, the tech giant is improving WinUI. TO publish to GitHub details Microsoft’s work to improve WinUI, which will lead to even better performance of elements rebuilt using the framework.
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Metric |
Improvement |
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Assignments |
41% less |
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Transitional assignments |
63% less |
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Function calls |
45% less |
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Time spent on WinUI code |
25% reduction |
Microsoft says we can expect the changes to hit the development branch “soon.” After that, improvements will come to the winui3/main branch.
A comment from Pan expands on the importance of improving the WinUI framework in addition to making other improvements:
“The approach here is that we do what we can from a framework standpoint and obviously other teams at Windows have also done research and have been working to improve the overall performance of the release, we connect/collaborate frequently to make sure the improvements are end-to-end. It’s a long-term commitment to fundamentals and quality.”
As Pan explained, efforts to improve WinUI and move elements to the framework are being made alongside other changes. Windows 11 Low latency profile mode improves operating system performance by briefly increasing a system’s CPU to maximum frequency for 1 to 3 seconds. That feature generated criticismEven though similar features appear in macOS, linuxand other operating systems.
Windows 11 has been heavily criticized for the time it takes to load the core parts of the operating system. Moving those elements to WinUI, improving WinUI, and implementing features like Low Latency Profile Mode will result in a much snappier Windows 11.
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