Recently Microsoft announced that it is adding a very simple yet effective way to boost the performance of Teams desktop on Windows 11 PCs. The company has explained the feature in some detail and how it can be implemented.
Performance is of course one of the most important aspects of any application such that its user interface (UI) and overall user experience (UX) also remain simple, intuitive, and yet fluid.
Microsoft is making improvements in this regard in the case of Windows 11 as well and while many may not agree, Neowin"s own performance review for Windows 11 24H2 vs Windows 10 22H2 showed significant upgrades in some areas.
However, there are problems of course and the company also recently acknowledged many major issues in the entire Windows Shell, which include key OS features like the Taskbar, Explorer, and more, for certain enterprise systems, and issues are related one way or other to XAML which essentially makes up the vast majority of Windows UI elements built on UWP, WPF, WinUI.
As you may already know, Windows 10 recently reached the end of servicing and many Windows 10 PCs may not meet the system requirements.
One of the most useful third-party apps out there which allows bypassing the requirements is Flyoobe and the author of the app released the latest software update for it this week. The update includes a performance boost and it is promising lower memory usage than before. While mentioning this the developer also expresses their disappointment with the overall state of Windows as they write:
"Further sped up app startup and trimmed memory usage, not that it was ever a bloated XAML/WinUI monster like the Windows 11 Start menu or Explorer… but hey, every millisecond counts (yes, Im currently at war with Microsoft"s performance choices.
Maybe one day they"ll fix real performance issues instead of adding another glowing Copilot button. And honestly, it hurts watching an OS you once loved slowly being run into the ground by the wrong priorities and decisions; lets see how long it takes until they manage to chase me away to another shore as well)"
As we mentioned above, our own testing showed definitive improvement on the latest versions of Windows 11 but that was in benchmarks and indeed many Neowin readers often do comment about how they feel the OS just does not feel snappy, quick and reactive enough and hence the app author may not be alone in that regard.
Aside from the performance gains, the new Flyoobe update also contains UI and UX improvements. The remaining changelog is given below:
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Polished the action buttons with a modern compact mode: show icon + label by default, then switch to a sleek icon-only look while active (just like native Windows 11 apps)
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Flyby11 is back in its classic outfit inside FlyOOBE: the UpgradeOOBE (Flyby11) UI has been simplified and brought closer to the original look, while the built-in Autopilot has been upgraded to guide you more autonomously through the Windows 11 installation
You can download the latest version of the app, 2.2, from this page on its official GitHub repo.