Windows 11's August update has arrived — here are 3 reasons to download it, including turbocharged app launching
Microsoft applies its performance boosting trick to apps
by https://www.techradar.com/uk/author/darren-allan · TechRadarNews By Darren Allan Published 12 August 2026
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- Windows 11's August update is now rolling out
- It brings faster launch speeds to apps via functionality that was previously only available for certain Windows menus
- There's also a smart feature for Voice Access that deals with background noise interference, and some tweaks for search in Windows 11
Windows 11's August update has arrived, and it's mostly minor work, although there are a few notable moves with this new patch.
One important introduction is that Microsoft is extending a previously rolled-out feature — a secret sauce for faster launch times — to cover apps in Windows 11. That's good news for the performance you'll experience in the OS in general, and there are a couple of other nifty improvements besides.
Let's take a look at those, and I'll also round up some highlights of the rest of the work that's present in Windows 11's latest patch for those who are planning to grab it.
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1. Faster app launches
One key move here is that apps are now going to launch faster in Windows 11, thanks to the extension of a previously rolled-out feature called Low Latency Profile (LLP).
Windows Latest flagged the deployment of this capability, which speeds up the launching of apps considerably. Note that LLP first debuted in June, but it only applied to certain parts of the Windows 11 interface (like the Start menu, for example, or Notification Center), and now it works for all your apps.
LLP nudges the processor when an app (or menu) is launched, asking for a brief speed boost so that the app in question will load a lot more quickly. If you have Task Manager open when you run an app, you'll see that as you start it, the CPU will ramp up its speed for a second or two, before returning to normal once the program is running.
Bear in mind that this ability is on a controlled rollout, which is normal for this sort of feature, as Microsoft tests the waters to make sure it's working as intended. This means you may have to wait a little while before getting it.
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