news hardware Windows 11 update: Microsoft takes inspiration from this famous software to make your PC faster
Do you find your Windows 11 computer too slow for your taste? Good news, Microsoft is in the process of rolling out a new feature to streamline every aspect. The publisher was inspired by famous software.
If you’ve ever felt the need or urge to spruce up your Windows PC by cleaning up its software, chances are you’ve used CCleaner. This program comes in a free version, which is generally enough to clean up a computer a little cluttered with unnecessary files.
It seems obvious that Microsoft was inspired by CCleaner to develop PC Manager, an optimizer for Windows 11 currently available as open beta. However, the Redmond company did not advertise about it.
Microsoft PC Manager is available, but…
PC Manager is software discovered by the @ALumia_Italia Twitter account, which took some screenshots. In order to be able to install the beta version, you must first go beyond that the download page in Chinese on the Microsoft website. It then seems required to have the latest Microsoft Store update to use it. Launching this beta version remains risky, but users who have been able to activate it are faced with various tabs that allow them to improve system performance, clean up disk space or clean the list of applications that run at startup .
When PC Manager for Edge rolls
Among the screenshots seen on Twitter, there is one detail that netizens did not miss: it is the message that a “Potential problem” is detected because the Edge browser is not configured as the default on the computer. Edge is Microsoft’s browser and by no means the most widely used. The American company seems to be trying its luck in motivating Windows 11 users to use it a little more every day.
Unsurprisingly, internet users suspect that Microsoft has tried to develop its own CCleaner. Is that a bad thing? On the contrary: We can also be surprised that the publisher and manufacturer have waited so long with this initiative.
When will Microsoft’s definition version of PC Manager be available?
The answer to this question is very vague. Firstly, because until then Microsoft had not clearly communicated about the existence of this software. The fact that it can only be found on one page of its Chinese website suggests it has no plans to launch internationally just yet. However, once the program is installed, it can be used in English with the notice “Public Beta” clearly displayed.
We can hope that PC Manager will appear directly in a future global update of Windows 11. Otherwise, Microsoft will probably communicate on this topic soon and invite Internet users to download it directly.
