- Windows 11 could get a feature to better inform you how fast your PC is
- It’s still hidden in testing but a new FAQ to help the less technically knowledgeable has just been discovered
- Since this is still in the very early stages – and not at all an official feature – should we temper our enthusiasm
Microsoft develops a feature in Windows 11 that provides some easy to understand information about your PC species and how powerful hardware inside the device is.
Neowin noted that a regular contributor to the Windows rumor scene at X, Phantomofearth, revealed some new work on this capacity that remains hidden under the bonnet of Windows 11.
New frequently asked question list in Settings> System> About, hidden in Builds 26120.3576 and 22635.5090. Has some questions related to the Windows version and Device Specifications. (Vivetool /Enable /ID: 55305888) Pic.twitter.com/AKAP8XR3PRMarch 17, 2025
Phantomofearth found the new FAQ section in Preview Builds 26120.3576 and 22635.5090, and they activated the functionality using a Windows configuration tool (Vivetol).
You may remember that this feature was first discovered in the background of Windows 11 back in early 2025, when the same delicious sent pictures of some ‘cards’ in the setting app, which are compact info panels showing the PC’s specifications so they are easy to see with a moment.
These panels (in System> AboutWithin Settings) Show core specifications such as CPU, graphics card and amount of memory and storage. At the top of what we noticed at the time, Windows 10 users already had this feature live, in testing, and it came with a FAQ section tacked on.
Now that FAQ has arrived at Windows 11, as mentioned, and it provides a number of questions and answers to elements in the specification of the host’s PC.
The smart bit is that frequently asked questions are tailor -made based on the PC running Windows 11. So if you do not have a discreet GPU, for example, and you just use the integrated graphics provided by your processor, Microsoft provides information about exactly what it means for your prospects of running certain software or games.
Or if you have a low amount of system RAM, you get details of how the leaner allocation can affect the operation of apps on your PC.
Analysis: mold neatly (albeit at a very early stage)
It’s good to see this FAQ section arrive at Windows 11, though it was expected to do so, considering it was already present in Windows 10 (test). (However, I’m not quite sure why Microsoft develops this for Windows 10 at all, given that the operating system mixes its coil within long, something Microsoft now regularly reminds us of, ERM, creative ways, we must say).
We still need to remember that at least for Windows 11 is a hidden feature and is not yet enabled in testing, so there is no guarantee that it will ever arrive at the finished version of the operating system (the same is true for Windows 10, for that matter).
I think it is very likely that it will be pushed through to Windows 11, considering that this will be a useful feature for calculating beginners who are not sure of the capacities on their PC. The tailor -made nature of the new FAQ is especially useful, so the info provided is guaranteed to be relevant to the user.
Still, the answers to the questions asked are a little generic, but I can see them being spotted by AI in the future. This can be a good use of copilot to make the assistant be more needed for the less technical experts out there.
As I have previously discussed, this new approach looks far better than the Windows Experience Index, which computer veterans can remember from back on the day. Wei, as it was known, was introduced with Windows Vista and evaluated your PC’s performance in a lot of categories – but it was intricate and confusing rather than useful.
It seems that Microsoft will do much better with this fresh intake of the concept, but the evidence will always be in tasting pudding – and this feature is still a lot on mixing the ingredient stage right now.
