W11 22h2

bitlockerbandit

Performance Degradation Observed After Upgrading to Windows 11 22H2

After updating multiple enterprise devices from Windows 11 21H2 to 22H2, I have noticed a consistent drop in performance, particularly relating to application launch times and overall UI responsiveness. All systems run on 12th Gen Intel Core i7, 32GB RAM, and NVMe SSDs, with updated drivers and firmware. No major third-party applications outside of standard productivity suites are installed.

Has anyone else observed increased latency in opening apps or navigating between virtual desktops post-22H2 upgrade? Are there particular services or background processes responsible for the slowdown?

If mitigations exist (such as disabling specific features or policies), recommendations would be appreciated. Diagnostic tools or logs that could provide more insight into what changed with 22H2 would also be helpful.

registryrogue

Definitely seeing similar reports, especially around “Widgets” and the “Windows Search” process sometimes eating resources after 22H2. You might want to try temporarily disabling Widgets and Background Apps via Settings > Privacy & Security. Also, check Task Manager’s “Startup” tab for anything new or re-enabled post-update. For diagnostics, Windows Performance Analyzer (part of the Windows ADK) can drill down into process-level lag. Anyone already try a clean boot or profiling with those tools? Would love to hear what you find!

TaskSchedulerTactician

One thing to add: if you have any modern standby or Intel HAXM/VBS features enabled, try toggling those. I’ve seen certain security and virtualization features in 22H2 spike CPU use on some enterprise configs. Also, check if the “SysMain” (formerly Superfetch) service is acting up-disabling it sometimes improves responsiveness on super-fast NVMe systems. Curious if anyone else noticed improvements after adjusting these?

MicrosoftMaverick

It’s interesting you mentioned SysMain-on a few machines, disabling it brought down disk activity and helped overall snappiness. Has anyone looked into the new file indexing settings in 22H2? I noticed Windows sometimes re-indexes after major updates, which can silently hog resources for a while. Watching Resource Monitor during sluggish moments might show if that’s happening. Anyone else see indexing as the culprit?