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Windows 11 came in last for speed, but the test has a twist

Windows 11 just came in last in a six‑way speed showdown against its own predecessors, a result that seems to confirm every grumble about the operating system feeling heavier and slower. The twist is ...
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Snapdragon X2 PCs ship with Windows 11 26H1 by April 2026. Existing PCs will get Windows 11 26H2

Microsoft has already confirmed it’s testing Windows 11 26H1 for new CPUs. Qualcomm’s timeline strongly April 2026 release ...

Windows 11 performs worse than older Windows versions in nearly every benchmark

YouTuber TrigrZolt ran several tests pitting six generations of Windows - from XP to Windows 11 - against one another to see ...

Windows 11’s performance flops in real-world showdown—here’s why

Windows 11 is facing a reality check in a YouTube benchmark showdown, consistently trailing behind older versions with slower ...
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Benchmarking Windows Against Itself, From Windows XP To Windows 11

Despite faster CPUs, RAM and storage, today’s Windows experience doesn’t feel noticeably different from back in the 2000s ...

Windows 11 version 26H1 is coming this Spring0 0

Microsoft used to release new Windows 11 versions in the second half of each year, but in 2026, we are getting the first "H1" ...

Your Windows 11 PC is Getting a Performance Upgrade For Free

Microsoft’s recent introduction of a native NVMe SSD performance driver for Windows Server 2025 has drawn attention after ...