Disable this Windows 11 setting for a faster, longer-lasting laptop
THE SO WHAT
Windows 11’s Fluent Design effects quietly taxing battery and CPU is a reminder that UX gloss is still an infrastructure cost. For fleet managers, push hardened configs that strip nonessential visuals—those watts are better spent on workloads, not acrylic blur.
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