Discord is testing a Game Mode that cuts CPU and GPU use while you play, but its Electron app's RAM footprint on Windows 11 stays untouched.

Microsoft has been working to make Windows 11 more efficient on PCs with limited RAM, but one of its own built-in applications appears to be working against that goal. According to tests published by ...

Windows 11's built-in Weather app — the one sitting in your taskbar right now — is not a weather app. It is a full Chromium browser instance masquerading as one, and independent testing published ...

While I don't have the built-in MSN Weather app on my Windows 11 PC (I deleted it ages ago), I decided to reinstall it to see whether those recent reports about the app using more than 1GB of memory ...

For now, it’s only available to those in the Insider preview program. The core of the fix is about working smarter, not harder: Microsoft wants to stop File Explorer from performing the same indexing ...

Microsoft is rolling out an update to Windows 11 File Explorer that reduces RAM usage during file searches. The company announced improvements in Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26220.7523, which is ...

Windows 11 users can now log directly into a new "Xbox mode". Xbox mode replaces Windows 11's normal UI with a controller-friendly UI that can integrate multiple game stores like Steam and Epic. Xbox ...

Microsoft is finally turning its attention to one of Windows 11’s most persistent complaints: performance, especially on lower-end machines. As part of its commitment to Windows quality, the company ...