Windows 10 May 2020 Update includes a novelty that could be very convenient for those who own it computer with dated or underperforming hardware. The next version of Microsoft's operating system, expected to debut for the next few weeks presumably in May, will be able to identify the periods in which the computer is used and to then index the files by Windows Search during idle periods.
To date, the indexing of files in the storage unit can slow down the system at the least opportune moments, putting stress on the CPU and storage units when the user least expects it. Indexing is felt above all on devices equipped with hard-disks, clearly penalizing the performance of the storage subsystem (and in part those of the processor).
According to reports from Windows Latest, which has performed some tests with different devices equipped with theUpdate with May 2020 features, the new operating system is noticeably faster and more reliable than the previous versions. The source claims that this may be the result of changes made in the search component, capable of correcting one of the oldest problems of Windows operating systems.
Hard drives are significantly slower than SSDs and the indexing operations – necessary to speed up file search operations – can literally kill their performance, especially in the case of older HDDs. Move indexing operations to times when the PC is not typically used it should reduce CPU and HDD usage when other tasks are performed, and intuition seems to pay off according to Windows Latest.
Windows 10 May 2020 Update, Moreover, it will stop indexing files while transferring or deleting files to disk, and this will only be the beginning. Microsoft has foreseen further news on Windows Search, which we will see implemented over time with the aim of identifying the best times to perform the heaviest operations, improving the logic behind the execution of the procedure to impact as little as possible in the workflow of the users.
Windows 10 May 2020 Update it has already been officially announced and is expected to arrive in May. We have already talked about it, describing all the news of Windows 10 20H1 and explaining how to install it immediately by downloading the official ISO on the Windows Insider channel.
