Overview
- Microsoft says upcoming Windows 11 updates target background workload management, power and scheduling, graphics stack optimizations and refreshed drivers to prioritize game performance.
- The Xbox Full Screen Experience is expanding beyond handhelds and is now available in preview to Windows and Xbox Insiders on desktops, laptops and 2‑in‑1 PCs.
- Advanced Shader Delivery is being extended to more games, hardware and storefronts such as Steam, with Microsoft citing first‑run load‑time drops of over 80% in Avowed and over 95% in Call of Duty: Black Ops 7.
- Auto Super Resolution first shipped on Copilot+ PCs with Snapdragon X chips, and a public preview is planned for early 2026 on the ROG Xbox Ally X using AMD’s Ryzen AI NPU.
- Microsoft highlights partner work including AMD driver optimizations that reduced CPU overhead and improved unified memory performance, alongside DirectX and DXR 1.2 advances that boost ray tracing and set the stage for future neural rendering.