Storage stack optimizations: On Windows 11, this consists of an upgraded OS storage stack that unlocks the full potential of DirectStorage, and on Windows 10, games will still benefit from the ...

— Windows (@Windows) June 24, 2021 Further, Direct storage, a feature that allows GPUs to access game files on a hard drive directly without going through the CPU first, is also coming to Windows 11.

When Microsoft announced several Xbox features coming to Windows 11, it said that DirectStorage would only be available on the upcoming operating system. A recent DirectX developer blog post says ...

Put down your pitchforks, fellow gaming geeks. Windows DirectStorage—the next-gen storage technology that powers the Xbox Series X’s blazing Velocity Storage system—will be coming to Windows ...

Soon, games on Windows PCs, especially Windows 11, will load much faster if the machine is configured with the right storage and graphics hardware, thanks to Microsoft's DirectStorage. Microsoft ...

With Windows 11, DirectStorage will have access to an upgraded OS storage stack to unlock the tech's full potential but on Windows 10, it'll have to make use of the legacy OS storage stack.

We’ve now also discovered that DirectStorage will be available for Windows 10, too, although Microsoft says the improved storage stack optimizations in Windows 11 means that the API is going to ...

Microsoft has detailed how Windows 11 is built for gamers with new improvements such as DirectX 12 Ultimate, Direct Storage, and Auto HDR (high dynamic range.) The company is committed ...

Microsoft has amended its DirectStorage policy. Windows 10 gamers will now receive access to the feature; just not everything it has to offer.

One of Windows 11's most exciting gaming-related features won't make its way to Windows 10. Per PC Gamer, Microsoft has confirmed DirectStorage is exclusive to its new operating system, and it won ...

Windows Server version 1709, released earlier this week, doesn't include Microsoft's highly touted Storage Spaces Direct capability.