Among other features, that video advertised better foreground prioritization of apps so that your computer would stay responsive even when the processor was busy.
Smaller disk footprint and smaller updatesĪ video from the Microsoft Mechanics channel on YouTube made the rounds a few weeks back, talking up some of the under-the-hood improvements in Windows 11. You still need to dig into the sound settings or mute the mic from within the app that's using it. What isn't ready yet is the universal microphone-muting feature Microsoft mentioned when it introduced Windows 11. You can also use the toggles on this screen to prevent apps from accessing the microphone. Hover over it to see what app or apps are currently using your microphone, and click it to view the current list of apps with permission to use the microphone. Windows 11 adds a similar symbol to the system tray when your microphone is in use. Mobile operating systems like iOS and Android will show you some kind of indicator when your microphone is in use, so apps can never be recording you or listening to your voice without some kind of visual indicator present.