Microsoft Office apps to get a speed boost, which is inspired by Edge: All the details

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Microsoft is set to introduce ‘Startup Boost’, a new feature designed to enhance the performance and boost the loading time of its Office apps. This feature will run silently at the time of PC boot-up and will ensure that all the Office apps open faster. Windows will start rolling out ‘Startup Boost’ in May, and Microsoft Word will be the first app that will benefit from these preloading performance enhancements.

Microsoft’s ‘Startup Boost’ feature: Here’s how it works

Microsoft shared the following message with IT admins, which you can also find in the Microsoft 365 Message Center Archive stating: “We are introducing a new Startup Boost task from the Microsoft Office installer to optimize performance and load-time of experiences within Office applications.”

The 'Startup Boost' feature will work by keeping the app in a paused state and keeping it running in the background. The sequence will either resume when the app is launched or will be stopped if the system needs to reclaim resources by removing it from memory.  It may also run periodically, depending on your system’s conditions.

Microsoft has also confirmed that ‘Startup Boost’ will only run on PCs with enough resources and won’t impact system performance. So, your PC will need at least 8GB of available RAM and 5GB of free disk space to use this feature. Moreover, it will also automatically disable itself if your device’s Energy Saver mode is enabled. Its initial rollout will first begin with Microsoft Word in May, with other apps to follow soon after. Moreover, users can disable it via in-app settings, just like any other scheduled task.