Following Microsoft’s recent announcement that it was planning to significantly improve the system’s performance and address long-standing issues, new details have emerged about what exactly will be improved.
Microsoft representative Rudy Huynh said that Microsoft plans to focus on creating native apps for Windows. The company has previously come under fire for some of its system software being implemented as PWAs, which can consume a significant amount of RAM. Specifically, these apps include the Outlook email client, the Clipchamp video editor, and the Copilot client.
Furthermore, one of the Windows executives, Tali Roth, shared that there are plans to improve the built-in search in Windows – it will be faster and “less distracting.” Currently, the search menu includes recommendations for other apps, weather forecasts, recipes, and even ads. The indexing mechanism, which occasionally fails to find the files you need, will also be improved.
Another Windows executive, Pavan Davuluri, said that in the future, the ability to adjust the taskbar’s height will be added, which could be useful for laptops with smaller screens. It will also be possible to pin it not only to the bottom, but also to other parts of the display.
Finally, Windows Vice President Scott Hanselman announced that Microsoft plans to stop aggressively pushing Edge, Bing, and other company products, and to add the ability to sign in to Windows 11 without using a Microsoft account.
All these changes won’t arrive all at once in the form of a large, life-saving patch, but gradually – the first builds will begin arriving to insiders in the coming days and will be released monthly.
