Microsoft Admits Neglecting Windows Fundamentals, Vows to Improve Performance

Microsoft has released an update on its efforts to improve Windows performance and reliability. The company's Windows boss, Pavan Davuluri, shared a progress report with the Windows Insider community.

The report highlights several areas where Microsoft is working to address long-standing issues with responsiveness, stability, and usability in File Explorer and other core parts of the user experience.

Microsoft has also acknowledged that it has been neglecting Windows fundamentals for years, focusing instead on adding new features and monetizing the operating system.

The company's top management will need to continue shifting resources to this core work if it wants to improve Windows quality. Otherwise, Microsoft may fall back into old habits of prioritizing new AI-based features over fixing existing problems.