Windows 11 is about to get a lot better on multi-monitor setups

Multi-monitor setups make it easier to multitask at your desk, and Microsoft is working to improve that experience. Last week, the company shipped Windows 11 Build 25915 to Insiders in the Canary Channel. That update brought a couple of changes, including the ability to have monitors run at different refresh rates depending on what appears on each screen.

The change seems ideal for people with a pair of the best gaming monitors or that do different types of tasks across their displays.

"We have improved refresh rate logic to allow different refresh rates on different monitors, depending on the refresh rate for each monitor and content shown on the screen. This will help most with refresh rate-dependent multitasking, like playing a game and watching a video at the same time," explained Microsoft.

The new functionality should free up system resources in certain situations. For example, if you're watching a video of a gaming tutorial on one screen and playing your game on another, Windows 11 could adjust the refresh rates of the respective displays accordingly. There's no need to match a video that's 30 FPS with gameplay that's at a higher figure.

The same Insider build includes a change to how Dynamic Refresh Rate works when Battery saver is turned on. The feature will keep your screen at a lower refresh rate to save battery life.

:story: Windows Central