Windows 12 Bootloader – Why I Propose a Change
What Was Great About the Windows 8 Bootloader: Startup Speed: Windows 8 could boot in 2–3 seconds on SSD thanks to its hybrid shutdown mode (Fast Startup), which combined kernel hibernation with a clean shutdown. Minimalist UEFI Boot Sequence: The bootloader () was clean, fast, and direct — no cloud layers, no AI runtime, no Defender overhead. Lean Service Initialization: Only essential components were loaded during startup. Everything else was deferred until after the system was ready. Why Windows 10/11 Lost That Speed: • More Complex Bootloader – due to Secure Boot, TPM, BitLocker, and Copilot+ layers. • Pre-initialization of AI and Cloud Services – the system boots as a “bundle,” not a “beam.” • Heavy Runtime Layers – Defender, telemetry, sync services all activate immediately. My Proposal: Hybrid Kernel Startup – inspired by Windows 8, but compatible with Copilot+ and AI runtime. • Modular Initialization – runtime layers load dynamically, not all at once. • Simplified UEFI Boot Logic – rewrite of and BCD for faster execution. • Developer Mode Toggle – optional switch to disable non-essential layers during testing. • Deferred Protection Activation – security shields initialize post-kernel, allowing faster boot sequencing. Final Message to the Community: Windows 8 proved that startup can be instant. Windows 12 has the power to activate that again. I propose a new bootloader that launches like a beam — not a bundle. Speed, modularity, protection. — KikerroOneDrive affects Internet connection speed - everything is synced
Hi, on one computer in my household, OneDrive causes extreme internet connection slowness. The computer is running Windows 10, everything up to date. OneDrive says in the system tray that the sync is up to date and nothing is currently syncing. It is not causing any visible traffic in Task Manager. With OneDrive running and active, Speedtest.net reports a download speed of less than 5 Mbps, and surfing the internet becomes near impossible. When I pause OneDrive sync, Speedtest.net reports a download speed of over 100 Mbps. Turn OneDrive sync on again and the connection speed goes back to a crawl. It's repeatable and consistent. OneDrive sync is up to date, so it's not actually moving any data when the connection speed is slow. It appears to slow down the Mbps throughput for the whole internet connection for some reason. Any ideas what to do about that, other than constantly pausing OneDrive sync, so the internet is usable again? This is OneDrive Personal, as part of a M365 Family subscription.Do you have slow workbooks due to size bloat? Give us a try at speeding up.
Hey Folks - Do you have slow workbooks due to size bloat? If so, then I am super excited to unveil Check Performance, Excel Performance team’s new capability to detect and remove size bloat due to unwanted formatted cells and speed up your workbooks. It is currently available to Excel M365 subscribers on the web.How to Delete Microsoft Teams Cache for All Users via PowerShell
Improve Microsoft Teams performance by deleting the cache for all users. This article provides detailed steps on how to clear the cache, which can reduce clutter and improve application speed. By following these steps, you can ensure that your Microsoft Teams application is running smoothly and efficiently.Optimizing Azure Performance: A Guide for Student Developers and Entrepreneurs
If you are a student developer or an entrepreneur who wants to build applications using Azure, you might be wondering how to choose the best Azure region for your needs. Azure regions are geographically distributed locations where Azure services are available. Choosing the right region can affect the performance, cost, and availability of your applications.Download speed on Edge is too slow - Parallel downloading is broken
I've been testing and using this feature for as long as the new Edge has been around, without parallel downloading flag (edge://flags/#enable-parallel-downloading), the download speed is unbelievably slow, with the flag enabled, it's only slightly better. I don't know how many concurrent connections Edge makes to the download server with this flag on, but it's very broken. for example, download speed of a file in Edge is only 500 KB/s with parallel downloading on, with a download manager like Free Download Manager, the speed is 10x faster. I'm aware that this is depended on the network conditions of each user and my experience can't be universal and experienced by everyone, but the simply fact that a download manager with 6 to 8 concurrent (parallel) connections can fully utilize my Internet bandwidth, and Edge can't do this, is a problem. this is not something to be fixed with a simple browser reinstall or even related to OS. throughout the past 2 years I've done these countless times, literally. I'm sending feedback about it using the feedback button on Edge, if you're reading this and want download speed to be improved in Edge, please do the same and in the feedback URL add the link to this post for full description, thank youIntroducing Performance Mode in Microsoft Edge | New feature
Updates (Version 91.0.864.1 (Official build) canary (64-bit)): This mode helps optimize your browser’s performance by saving battery and minimizing resource usage (memory, CPU). Performance improvements might vary depending on your device specifications and individual browser habits. Details: Puts background tabs to sleep after 5 minutes of inactivity (if sleeping tabs is on). Timer will go back to its previous selection when you're not in performance mode. While we do our best to minimize impact to your experience, performance mode may cause: Videos to be less smooth Animations to slow down when you're not interacting with the browser Want to turn it on? make sure you are at least on Edge canary Version 91.0.856.0 (Official build) canary (64-bit) currently a controlled feature rollout, but you can turn it on using this code at your own risk: --enable-features=msPerformanceModeToggleSS7: smart bookmark / history and smart search - new shortcut - launch page, open tab, random pages
Suggestion (SS): 7 Classification: SEARCH PRIORITY IN MY OPINION: 6-7 in a scala 1 (low) - 10 (high) PS: i use $ as shortcut, because i never use such symbol. obviously american need to find another way xD To launch website much faster you could add a new option when we add it to bookmark (and obviously for previous links on bookmarks too). last time i told you to add description, now it's time for shortcut. for example if i want to visit missy profile https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/470968 i don't type missy microsoft or microsoft missy or missy. i would simply write <eimis this features should be available for history too. so i don't need to add a link to bookmark if i want to create such shortcut. next about open random pages on a website. if i want to open page 1,2,3,4...10 i could type $1-10 http://www.xxxx.xxx/page=1 (you can choose what you prefer) and you open page 1-10. if i type $$1-40.5www.xxxx.xxx/page=1 you open random page like 4, 8, 20, 6, 2 this mean .5 is the amount of tabs and 1-40 the intervall. similar shortcuts should work even when a current link is opened, in such case i would write for example $-10 and you are smart enough to open next 10 tabs based on current url now we merge this with the option of %s to search inside a website. before i start to talk, i want to remember that 1) you need to avoid to create random %s. i want to see only my created %s 2) you need to add option to delete all %s 3) since the problem of 1) you need to add a way to multi select all auto generated %s, by keeping my %s 4) you need add groups, this mean i can create social, science, ... groups and i put %s inside this 5) import export !!!! the most important feature you need to add ok, back to suggestion. for each %s we have a shortcut. this mean if i have edge.com/s=%s i can create a shortcut <ed now we can merge this to what i told you before i could write "banana AND bere <ed" and you open edge website with banana and bere if i write "banana AND bere $1-10 <ed" you open edge website with banana and bere, and both have page 1-10 active (= you open 20 tabs). if i write "banana, bere, cola, drink, ciao, bellaitalia $$0.3" you open edge with random search (for example cola, ciao, bere). 3 tabs because i wrote .3 $$0. means random mode, but i don't set an interval 1-40, so i use 0 banana,bere, ... are the terms that need to be used for search i could even write "banana <edge <ama <fb" and you open banana in edge, amazon, fb. if i use the group suggestion that i sent you before, i could set a shortcut for the group like g1 and i would replace "banana <edge <ama <fb" to "banana <g1" to make it more interesting you could even add multiple %s, this mean a website with search=xtext+yword+zdate1+wdate2 would be converted in =%s1+%s2+%s3+%s4 and during a search i would write for example " apple + mac + 03 + 05 <pubmed" to search apple title AND mac word AND 03-05 pubblication date. the shortcut i used are just an example, you need to understand why we need such smart search option in edge. ---- other type of shortcuts are for example <bk to return back to original page (example i visit a, b c, then z--> you show us page a) <sl5 = select 5 tabs to the left <sr5 = select 5 tabs to the right <rr5 = reload the next 5 tabs to the right <br5 = add to bookmark next 5 tabs to the right <cr5 = add to collections next 5 tabs to the right <wr5 = move next 5 tabs to the right in a new window <pr5 = save pdf next 5 tabs to the right i think now you understand the concept. a quick way to add, save, open, go next, go back, random tab, etc. and thanks to the bookmark shortcut that i wrote at the beginning with <<s i could access setting <<e extension <<% my %s .... This would be a jump in productivity. no one is offering this. LAST POINT i already wrote you that a lot of feature are missing like reload to left right and similar, move tab to left to bookmark or to a new windows, close tabs to left, mute tabs to the right, mute other, merge windows, etc (check other post).. if you don't want to add it to right click (which is normal, because having 1000 options is not the best way too, this is why i suggested a manager for right click), add it at least as optional option in menu bar, because in such case we can use such menu bar options with keyboard maestro and bbt. then we can enable touch gesture to use such shortcut too. if you don't add it to menu bar, we cannot do it. here some example of shortcut (skip the duplications...) You can find this suggestion on Chromium too: CHECKLATER* --------------- All my other suggestions are here: https://link.ws/edgesuggestions Suggestions I liked from other user here: https://link.ws/othersuggestions Chromium suggestions list 1: https://link.ws/chrome1 and 2: https://link.ws/chrome2 From end 2020-10 all suggestions are written on both Edge and Chrome at the same time, suggestions before 2020-10 are available only on Chrome. *to avoid a ban from Google, I submit only limited post pro week.add a way to limit x MB/s in upload speed (in the style of opera)
Suggestion (SS): xxx Classification: SPEED CONTROL PRIORITY IN MY OPINION: 2-3 in a scala 1 (low) - 10 (high) same as title You can find this suggestion on Chromium too: https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=1143080 --------------- All my other suggestions are here: https://link.ws/edgesuggestions Suggestions I liked from other user here: https://link.ws/othersuggestions Chromium suggestions list 1: https://link.ws/chrome1 and 2: https://link.ws/chrome2 From end 2020-10 all suggestions are written on both Edge and Chrome at the same time, suggestions before 2020-10 are available only on Chrome. *to avoid a ban from Google, I submit only limited post pro week.SS6 A new browser revolution for extreme productivity - crazy workflow boost
Suggestion (SS): 6 Classification: WORKFLOW - PRODUCTIVITY PRIORITY IN MY OPINION: 8-10 in a scala 1 (low) - 10 (high) WARNING: this is not a suggestion for average user with normal workflows. Do you want to make a big difference compared to other browser? Do you want to make a browser for pro extreme user / business people / etc? Implement this feature and you will no 1, you even beat ghostbrowser, sessionbox workspaces, webcatalog, firefox or opera. here an example. you integrate a multi container in session box, firefox, webcatalog or ghostbrowser style, but you integrate a mix between edge and webcatalog too (or something like opera). what does this means? we can have multiple windows (or we can call it workspaces) and multiple tabs inside the same window (no need to see 100x edge windows etc.). if you want, you can use groups too, but these have huge limitations at the moment (if used only inside a normal edge). they would be useful in such workflow (especially if you integrate it in ghostbrowser style). do you use 30 tabs in 1 window and do you want to have 10 other workspace in the same panel (or maybe even 20) --> you will have 300+ tabs in totals. type of usage: 1) with multicontainer integration users can do everything; for example they can use multiple container inside the same workspace 1 (example "E" white in the picture) but even in other workspaces (you just use different accounts for each container in different workspaces) 2) use each workspace with 1 edge profile, this means if you have 10 left tabs (workspaces) you use 10 edge profiles. 3) a mix between 1-2 where you use the same edge profile on every workspaces and then you use only one account as multicontainer inside each workspace or even more complex with 9 workspace with same edge account and the last with a different account 4) use different groups in each workspaces 5) use a mix between 1-4 6) other (the limit is only in your ideas) what should workspaces offer? a different theme for each workspace, like if i install 10 different chrome extensions (new designed tab) or 10 different themes. same like what you see in the picture, where workspace 1 is white, 2 is black, (3 would be green, 4 in blue, 5....). a way to set open tabs x,y,z,w, at launch on workflow 1, without opening it on workflow 2-9 easy way to duplicate a workspace easy way to add a new workspace (for example i can just click on workspace 1 "add tabs to the right to a new workspace"). at the moment we miss such feature in normal edge too (both for left, right or other). this would be a bit similar like select x tabs, drag such tabs out by creating a windows and then click cmd m to create an union of both windows with tabs on the left. a way to import export workflows setting do we want to transfer a link from workspace 1 to 2? we just drag the link to 2.... do we want merge workspace 1 with 2? we drag w1 to w2 and you create a merged workspace (if needed even with a notification "are you sure"). ability to open history selection directly in a new workspace, same for bookmarks ability to pause loading tab for a workspace at all, but you still keep all tabs in the bar ability to add incognito inside a workspace. if i drag drop 30 links from apple notes to the icon +, below the last workspace, you create a new workspace with 30 tabs same like 11, when i do cmd c and then i do cmd v other the + ability to create premade workspace for microsoft products a way to use a workspace only for collections workspace store, where people can share it (if this is limited only for a specific configuration of open tabs) workspace only where we find panel like /setting /extension /download, etc. ability to add personal images to the workspace icon ... if this with multiple edge profiles is to complex, you can do it with 1 edge profile by adding all what i told you before. --------------- All my other suggestions are here: https://link.ws/edgesuggestions Suggestions I liked from other user here: https://link.ws/othersuggestions Chromium suggestions list 1: https://link.ws/chrome1 and 2: https://link.ws/chrome2 From end 2020-10 all suggestions are written on both Edge and Chrome at the same time, suggestions before 2020-10 are available only on Chrome. *to avoid a ban from Google, I submit only limited post pro week.
