Many people have criticized, in many cases with good reason, the minimum specifications required for Windows 11. The Redmond giant requires processors to be at least eighth-generation from Intel or its equivalent from AMD. This means that three-year-old computers could be out of date. But some features like Direct Storage will be present in both operating systems.
But the existence of Windows 11 does not mean that some of the functions will not reach Windows 10. After all, this is an operating system with more than 1 billion active devices. Direct Storage, a legacy Xbox feature, is coming to Windows 10.
Direct Storage is also coming to Windows 10
As we reported in June, Windows 11 will use Direct Storage to help games run better than ever on Windows. This technology, which requires Fast NVMe SSDs, the same that we can find in the Xbox Series X | S consoles and allows reduced loading times by changing the way the data is ready. This will allow PCs to see similar results when developers use this new feature.
When Microsoft introduced their new operating system, they touted this as a unique feature of the operating system. But now it looks like Microsoft will offer this technology for Windows 10 users as well. Direct Storage preview is available for developers, and it looks like they too it will be compatible with Windows 10 1909 and higher.
From Microsoft they have indicated that although it will be available for Windows 10 in Windows 11 we will have a better experience. With Windows 10, the use of high-speed SSDs will be slightly taken advantage of compared to an experience more similar to consoles within Windows 11. A small differentiation but that both systems will be able to enjoy this revolution when playing our favorite games. Now Windows will exploit the hardware better.