
Microsoft claims Windows 11 is up to 20% faster. Here’s what changed
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A claimed 20% responsiveness boost across Start, File Explorer, and core UX is non-trivial at enterprise scale. If your workforce is Windows-heavy, schedule this upgrade into your next maintenance window and measure whether app launch and context-switch times actually drop.
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