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Microsoft Word's Startup Boost Promises Lightning-Fast Load Times

5/2/2025

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Microsoft is set to revolutionize Word's performance with the upcoming Startup Boost feature, launching in mid-May. This innovative preloading strategy will significantly cut load times by prepping resources during system startup. To take advantage of this enhancement, users will need a minimum of 8GB RAM and 5GB disk space, but the option to disable it remains available.

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Story summary

Microsoft is set to revolutionize Word's performance with the upcoming Startup Boost feature, launching in mid-May. This innovative preloading strategy will significantly cut load times by prepping resources during system startup. To take advantage of this enhancement, users will need a minimum of 8GB RAM and 5GB disk space, but the option to disable it remains available.