Microsoft Aims to Speed Windows with 'Leap Forward' in WinUI 3 Perf
Beth Pan said the framework will cut allocations and function calls, with File Explorer showing a 25% reduction in WinUI code time.
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Microsoft reveals another way it's making Windows 11 faster, with more performance boosts promised for the likes of File Explorer
'It's a long-term commitment for fundamentals and quality': Microsoft is working to make Windows 11 faster in multiple ways, including in-depth honing of the interface.
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DEVCLASSMicrosoft aims to speed Windows with 'leap forward' in WinUI 3 perf
Microsoft claims to have achieved a "leap forward" in performance for WinUI 3, the current native framework for Windows apps, with a 25 percent improvement for the parts of File Explorer coded using this framework. Software engineer lead Beth Pan posted figures for the WinUI portion of File Explorer, showing 41 percent fewer memory allocations and 45 percent fewer function calls. She added that some optimizations "involve small or large breaking…
Microsoft's Multi-Pronged Push to Make Windows 11 File Explorer and Core UI Faster
Windows 11 has carried a reputation for feeling sluggish in everyday tasks. File Explorer launches with delay. Menus hang. Navigation stutters. Microsoft knows it. And now the company is attacking the problem from several directions at once. Recent statements and code changes show a concerted effort. Engineers target launch sequences, strip out unnecessary work, optimize frameworks, and even tweak how the CPU behaves during key moments. The resu…
Microsoft is working to make Windows 11 noticeably faster. We've reported on this a number of times, but now the company is revealing that they're not just rebuilding parts of the operating system - they're also improving the very framework Windows is built on. Microsoft is finally taking Windows 11 performance seriously - optimizing several parts of the OS As part of the Windows K2 initiative, Microsoft is migrating core components of Windows 1…
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