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Why is my Win 11 slower than Win 10?
In the mean time, I found (at least) a (partial) solution to the problem which I want to share with those having similar problems.
Windows 11, unasked for, had selected a maximal energy saving scheme for my laptop, i.e., throttled down the processor performance maximally, and this regardless of whether I was connected to the power supply or to the battery ...
If you change the energy saving options, keep in mind to change them at two locations, i.e., under Windows 11 settings, as well as under the classic Windows 10 control panel...
Best regards, Peter Ruckdeschel
Well, the thing is that I usually work with minimum performance/maximum battery life settings on an i5 (11th gen), 16 GB RAM, and an NVMe SSD on Windows 10 without any issues. The same laptops at work, upgraded to Windows 11, are much slower on max performance. That's besides the little annoying things like cartoony childish interface, odd and inconvenient Start and context menus.
It's the pattern with Microsoft though - a good Windows followed by a crappy one. It's a shame MS is killing 10...