{"id":243965,"date":"2026-05-11T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/11\/all-modern-operating-systems-do-this-including-macos-and-linux-microsoft-exec-fires-back-at-critics-accusing-it-of-cheating-with-windows-11-speed-boost-feature\/"},"modified":"2026-05-11T18:20:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T22:20:07","slug":"all-modern-operating-systems-do-this-including-macos-and-linux-microsoft-exec-fires-back-at-critics-accusing-it-of-cheating-with-windows-11-speed-boost-feature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/11\/all-modern-operating-systems-do-this-including-macos-and-linux-microsoft-exec-fires-back-at-critics-accusing-it-of-cheating-with-windows-11-speed-boost-feature\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;All modern operating systems do this, including macOS and Linux&#8217;: Microsoft exec fires back at critics accusing it of &#8216;cheating&#8217; with Windows 11 speed boost feature"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/computing\/windows\/all-modern-operating-systems-do-this-including-macos-and-linux-microsoft-exec-fires-back-at-critics-accusing-it-of-cheating-with-windows-11-speed-boost-feature\">&#8216;All modern operating systems do this, including macOS and Linux&#8217;: Microsoft exec fires back at critics accusing it of &#8216;cheating&#8217; with Windows 11 speed boost feature<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/computing\/windows\/all-modern-operating-systems-do-this-including-macos-and-linux-microsoft-exec-fires-back-at-critics-accusing-it-of-cheating-with-windows-11-speed-boost-feature\">https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/computing\/windows\/all-modern-operating-systems-do-this-including-macos-and-linux-microsoft-exec-fires-back-at-critics-accusing-it-of-cheating-with-windows-11-speed-boost-feature<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-05-11 18:00:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.techradar.com\">www.techradar.com<\/a><\/p>\n<ul id=\"elk-7fc559e1-f4a3-4288-b1cc-3d0f8da5d103\">\n<li><strong>Microsoft is bringing in a new feature to boost the CPU briefly, in order to make Windows 11 apps and menus more responsive<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Critics have fired flak at Microsoft for &#8216;cheating&#8217; and this being a general fudge of a fix<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>A Microsoft exec has made it clear that this isn&#8217;t some kind of cheat, and that other major operating systems do the same thing<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"elk-93bd3848-2952-4fdd-af03-7e490a6dea75\">Microsoft is going to boost Windows 11 performance by using a trick that briefly speeds up the CPU when opening apps or menus, and an executive has defended this concept after it came under some fire from online commenters.<\/p>\n<p>Windows Latest spotted that Scott Hanselman, a VP, member of technical staff at Microsoft, and a key part of the team tasked with fixing Windows 11 this year, took to X in order to fight back at critics who&#8217;ve called Microsoft lazy for this particular idea, which goes under the label of &#8216;Low Latency Profile&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p id=\"elk-93bd3848-2952-4fdd-af03-7e490a6dea75-2\">There&#8217;s a general feeling among some that Microsoft is taking shortcuts and fudging a fix for performance here.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 text-sm font-article-heading capitalize leading-5 text-white whitespace-nowrap\"><span class=\"jwp-carousel-title-mobile\"\/><span class=\"jwp-carousel-title-desktop\">Latest Videos From<\/span><span class=\"jwp-carousel-brand inline-flex items-center\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/media\/img\/techradar_logo_v2.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"max-h-12 w-auto\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><br \/>\n        <span class=\"\n            flex\n            after:content-[''] after:flex-1 after:ml-4 after:my-[0.7rem] after:border-t after:border-solid after:border-t-[#ccc]\n            before:content-[''] before:flex-1 before:mr-4 before:my-[0.7rem] before:border-t before:border-solid before:border-t-[#ccc]\n            font-article-heading pb-0 text-[length:var(--article-river-title--font-size,1em)] uppercase sm:text-[length:var(--article-river-title--font-size,0.875em)] font-bold\n        \"><br \/>\n            You may like<br \/>\n        <\/span><\/p>\n<p>To recap on what the Low Latency Profile actually does, it boosts the processor speed for around one to three seconds or so, giving a brief bit of extra pep for when opening an app, or the likes of the Start menu, to ensure this happens a good deal more snappily. And based on early testing, it does indeed do the job in terms of making Windows 11 feel more responsive in these scenarios.<\/p>\n<p>The accusations leveled are that Microsoft is &#8216;cheating&#8217; by calling on the CPU in this way, but Hanselman points out that this is nothing new for modern operating systems.<\/p>\n<p>Hanselman responded to one thread (among others) on X, which began: &#8220;What a disgrace MicroSlop boosting the processor performance right on time and briefly just to make apps open faster. No other company would dare to do the same.&#8221; (Note that this is translated from Spanish.)<\/p>\n<p>Hanselman replied that: &#8220;All modern operating systems do this, including macOS and Linux. 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