(Image credit: Microsoft) Last week, news of Microsoft working on a new "Low Latency Profile" for Windows 11 was leaked by Windows Central . When enabled, it would increase CPU clock speeds momentarily to improve app opening times. This was met with widespread backlash, with the community thrashing Microsoft for essentially putting on a Band-Aid instead of addressing underlying Windows performance issues. Since then, the company has stood firmly by the decision on social media, reminding users that it's simply catching up to industry practice. Senior developer and VP Scott Hanselman replied to a lot of concerned users on X and compared other operating systems to Windows 11, highlighting that this boosting functionality isn't anything new. That's true; every modern OS, including the bastion of efficiency, Linux, and even smartphones, already have this implemented . He went on to claim that "this isn't cheating" and implies that such a solution works in tandem with optimizing apps and code in further replies.…