Petteri Pyyny
20 May 2026 1:39
Microsoft has recently started an ambitious project known as K2, in which the company aims to fix all of Windows' most annoying shortcomings and features.
So, in practice, the aim is to stop Windows' enshittification.
As part of the project, Microsoft is, among other things, revamping Windows' most important utility programs, which are intended to be completely recreated as so-called native applications.
But other things are happening too, as according to information, the company is currently testing a new change to Windows that would significantly speed up program launches.
The feature, known as "Low Latency Profile", would give a significantly larger amount of the user's computer's processor power than before to the program that is currently starting up, for about 1 - 3 seconds.
According to preliminary information obtained by Windows Central, the feature would speed up the launch of the heaviest applications by up to 40% compared to the current state.
The same feature would not be limited only to programs being launched, but it would turn on automatically whenever the operating system determines that some "significant user-initiated action" is taking place. Another example of such an action, according to media sources, is opening Windows' Start menu, which would thus temporarily grab more computer power for itself in the new state - and open faster.
The idea itself is not new, as, for example, all Apple operating systems (macOS, iOS, etc.) work in exactly the same way - meaning they temporarily give a larger portion of the device's power to an event that seems to need power at that very moment.
The Windows Latest blog actually tested the feature (which is already hidden in the latest Windows Insider preview versions) on a deliberately underpowered Windows computer, and the results were very promising.
According to the blog, using Windows felt, especially on a slower computer, as if the computer had suddenly been replaced with one an order of magnitude more powerful, as things on the screen happened much more briskly.