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Windows NT on 600MHz machine opens apps instantly. What happened?

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752 points dceddia | 1 comments | 23 Jun 23 14:02 UTC | HN request time: 0.5s | source
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Melatonic ◴[23 Jun 23 17:42 UTC] No.36449994[source]▶
I am currently using Windows 10 LTSC (the newest version) and after some basic configuration it is INSANE how responsive it is. It boots basically instantly and apps launch instantaneously. I hand the laptop to random people and they are always amazed and how well it works. This is on a decently fast Dell XPS laptop but nothing insane. All the crap has been stripped out.

Seriously recommend trying it out - more responsive than any OS I have ever used - even a lean running Ubuntu or OSX

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anthk ◴[23 Jun 23 21:47 UTC] No.36452585[source]▶
If you think that's responsive you haven't seen my XFCE setup.
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_dain_ ◴[23 Jun 23 22:42 UTC] No.36453201[source]▶
I'd like to see it. I'm running XFCE now, I wouldn't call it slow but it's not quite as snappy as I'd like it to be.
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shrimp_emoji ◴[23 Jun 23 22:44 UTC] No.36453215[source]▶
Turn off composition (if Xfce allows you to, like KDE does). Then drag a window around your screen on a high framerate monitor and feel the difference.
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_dain_ ◴[23 Jun 23 22:59 UTC] No.36453371[source]▶
just tried it, gives nasty looking black bars around the outside of firefox.

latency is still there. e.g. pressing super has about a 100ms wait before the application launcher appears, same as with compositing on.

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1. anthk ◴[24 Jun 23 09:29 UTC] No.36457079[source]▶
Also, if you can, for desktop worloads, switch to the xanmod kernel.