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  • New Windows 11 bug is slowing down some devices by up to 25% and

    From TechnologyDaily@1337:1/100 to All on Tue Jun 18 13:00:06 2024
    New Windows 11 bug is slowing down some devices by up to 25% and piling more misery on Microsoft

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    Tue, 18 Jun 2024 12:52:02 +0000

    Description:
    Is Microsoft ready for its new AI era of computing? Between bugs and the Recall fiasco, youd be forgiven for thinking it isnt.

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    Windows 11 has a bug in testing right now which is seriously slowing down processors although Microsoft has said its on the case, so it should be
    fixed soon enough, with any luck.

    The bug is present in test builds of Windows 11 24H2 the next big update for the OS and its caused by the Cross-Device Experience Host going wrong somewhere.

    Neowin spotted that a number of users have said their CPU performance has been impacted substantially in some cases by the process. As the name suggests, the Cross-Device Experience Host (CDEH) is the functionality that links your smartphone and Windows PC to make it easier to achieve tasks like sharing photos from your phone to the desktop. (This runs alongside the existing Phone Link app, by the way).

    There are reports of the bug in various places, including Microsofts own Feedback Hub and its Answers.com support forum . The slowdown reported
    varies, mind, with some folks saying that the CDEH process is eating
    something like 5% to 10% of their CPU still pretty bad but others are claiming 15% to 20% slowdowns, or even 25% in one case.

    For the CPU to be losing that level of resources to a misfiring process running in the background of Windows 11 is a pretty dire situation, frankly.

    Microsofts Jen Gentleman, whos on the Windows testing team, has confirmed
    that there is an issue here, and that work is underway to resolve it.

    Gentleman replied on the Feedback Hub: Appreciate your patience, weve identified the cause and are working on a fix. (Image credit: Microsoft) Analysis: bad timing

    So, the good news is that a fix is inbound and remember, you wont be
    affected by this bug yet, not unless youre a tester. The CDEH functionality
    is still in preview (in the unreleased 24H2 update) and not rolled out to all Windows 11 users yet, but it will be later this year, of course.

    Were also not 100% sure if the CPU draining glitch might be present with Copilot+ PCs, but it wont be as far as were aware. Those AI PCs launch today, June 18, with a 24H2 build on board but not the finished one. There are
    still a good deal of features missing from the version of 24H2 that debuts with Copilot+ PCs, and the full suite of features wont debut until later this year when the 24H2 update rolls out to all Windows 11 devices and this is when CDEH comes into play, we assume.

    At any rate, the only concern for Windows 11 users broadly is that Microsoft gets a fix in place, which it surely will by the time the 24H2 update is rumored to land (around September 2024). Our worry would be if the fix isnt implemented properly, and there are still some issues left around this CDEH slowdown but hopefully that wont happen. If it did, it wouldnt be the first time a bug fix applied by Microsoft didnt fully work, mind and this would be a particularly bad one to slip through the net.

    On an overall level, the timing of this revelation isnt great. As mentioned, the launch of Copilot+ PCs Microsofts new era of AI-supercharged computing is happening right now, and Microsoft has just pulled its kingpin AI feature Recall from that launch following a whirlwind of controversy , and now we have a bug in Windows 11 which is causing some CPUs to run like treacle
    (well, not quite, but markedly sluggishly in some cases).

    The future of computing suddenly looks a bit chaotic, going by the past week and Microsoft will need to get its act together sharpish. You might also like... Microsofts embarrassment over Recall fiasco gets worse as Windows 11 feature becomes the butt of Apple execs joke Windows 11 remains an unloved OS
    but why won't people upgrade? Dont make these 5 big mistakes when using Windows 11



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    Link to news story: https://www.techradar.com/computing/windows/new-windows-11-bug-is-slowing-down -some-devices-by-up-to-25-and-piling-more-misery-on-microsoft


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