Microsoft Conducts Trial to Enhance the Multi-Monitor Feature for Windows 11

Microsoft is working on a feature for Windows 11 (photo: dock. microsoft)

JAKARTA - Microsoft is working on a feature for Windows 11, which can let each screen in a multi-monitor setup run at a different and potentially lower refresh rate, depending on the application.

"We've improved the refresh rate logic to allow for different refresh rates on different monitors, depending on the refresh rate for each monitor and the content displayed on the screen," Microsoft said in a post on the Windows Insider page.

The company explains that this capability will help with most refresh rate-dependent multi-tasking, such as playing games and watching videos at the same time.

This change will come in handy when users are watching game tutorial videos on one screen and playing games on another.

Windows 11 can adjust the refresh rate on each display. Users don't need to match 30 FPS videos with higher gameplay.

Another improvement coming in the preview build involves the Dynamic Refresh Rate (DRR), applicable to laptops built with a refresh rate of 120Hz or higher.

DRR can lower the laptop refresh rate automatically to help save battery life, as quoted from PC Mag, Tuesday, August 1.

"When the DRR rate is selected and Battery saver is also enabled, Windows will remain at the lower refresh rate and not switch to a higher rate until Battery saver is disabled," Microsoft said.

In the same announcement, Microsoft will also be holding its next bug bash starting August 2nd. The bug bash will span the latest features available in preview on Canary, Dev and Beta Channel.

Also, Microsoft fixed the issue that ASUS devices or PCs with ASUS motherboards and Ethernet connected devices will no longer lose network connectivity after updating to the latest build.