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[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 9 points 21 hours ago (1 children)
[–] fenrasulfr@lemmy.world 8 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Well according to information out there they did get permition to tweak Windows to make it much more sutible for gaming handhelds.

[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 7 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

that sucks, make windows lightweight for all of us.

[–] xavier666@lemm.ee 1 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Apparently it will come to all desktops.

[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 2 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

x to doubt its actually gonna be lightweight

[–] xavier666@lemm.ee 3 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

As per Microsoft, they apparently saved 2 GBs of RAM by preventing productivity apps (bloat) from loading in their Big Picture mode. Now, it's another entirely different thing about how they are handling CPU/VRAM for the games. Let's see how that goes.

There was a Youtuber who showed that Windows is bloated, not because of background apps, but because of not using CPU properly (incorrect governor settings). The Youtuber used a script to set it right and windows got a boost in battery life. This kind of makes sense because I've seen none of the "bloat-free" Windows ISOs provide a significant performance boost over the standard OS.

[–] MotoAsh@lemmy.world 2 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

Bloat caused by bundled apps is different than bloat caused by the OS being a hodgepodge mess of ancient features, half baked new "features", and spyware.

Of course clean ISOs still install the horseshit known as Microsoft Windows; most of the crap comes from windows itself.