Microsoft appears to be preparing its own DLSS-like ai enhancement feature for PC games. X user ghostocean3 discovered the feature within the latest test builds of Windows 11 over the weekend, with Microsoft describing its automatic super resolution as a way to “use ai to make supported games play more smoothly with improved details.”
This sounds a lot like Nvidia's Deep Learning Super Sampling (DLSS) technology, which uses ai to enhance games and improve frame rates and image quality. AMD and Intel also offer their own variants, and FSR and XeSS are gaining popularity in recent PC gaming releases.
Microsoft hasn't officially announced this new super resolution feature yet, so it's unclear exactly how it will work or if it will require any specific hardware. Nvidia's DLSS takes advantage of the tensor cores included in its range of RTX graphics cards, while AMD's FSR and Intel's XeSS work with their respective GPU hardware.
Microsoft is also working on an improved color management feature for Windows 11, which will be particularly useful for the latest round of OLED monitors that use HDR. Windows has lacked a good OS-level color management system for years, forcing PC gamers to add custom color profiles in a dialog that looks like it was included in Windows 95.
With the upcoming changes, color management will be integrated into the main display settings area of Windows 11, allowing PC users to configure color profiles for sRGB and DCI-P3. There is also a new feature that will automatically control these different color profiles.
“Automatic color management ensures that your apps and other content have accurate colors on this display,” Microsoft says of this color management feature. However, it is unclear whether this will allow Windows 11 users to easily change the gamma curves. Hopefully this means Microsoft is investing more in HDR support in Windows, which can lead to a washed-out desktop experience if enabled system-wide.
