Microsoft's New Office Startup Booster: Faster Loading, But With a Catch
2025-03-27
Microsoft is rolling out a new Windows scheduled task called 'Startup Boost' in May to speed up Office app loading. This background task preloads performance enhancements but only runs on systems with 8GB RAM and 5GB free disk space, disabling automatically in Energy Saver mode. Users can disable it in Office settings, but the Office installer re-enables it with each update. While designed to improve launch times, its automatic re-enablement might annoy some users.
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