Microsoft is preparing its own DLSS-like AI scaling feature for PC games in Windows 11. X social network user PhantomOcean3 discovered this feature in the latest test versions of the operating system. Microsoft describes automatic upscaling as a way to “use AI to make supported games run more smoothly and with improved detail.”
This is very similar to Nvidia’s Deep Learning Super Sampling (DLSS) technology, which uses AI to improve the quality of games, improve frame rates and image quality, reports The Verge. AMD and Intel also offer their own variants – FSR and XeSS.
Microsoft has yet to officially announce this new upscaling feature, and it’s unclear exactly how it will work or whether it will require any special hardware. Nvidia’s DLSS uses tensor cores installed on RTX-series graphics cards, while AMD’s FSR and Intel’s XeSS run on their own hardware.
Microsoft is also working on an improved color management feature for Windows 11, which should come in handy for the latest OLED monitors using HDR. Windows has lacked a good OS-level color management system for years, forcing users to add their own color profiles in a Windows 95-like dialog box.
With the current Windows Insiders Building for Canary and Dev (Build 26052), users can be set to the new Color Management settings page located under Settings > System > Display > Color management. This new page allows users to set additional/tinted colors, set defaults, and more! pic.twitter.com/T05KvasqfO
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With future changes, color management will be integrated into the main display settings area of Windows 11, allowing PC users to set color profiles for sRGB and DCI-P3.
