The feature appears in Preview Builds 26100.8106 and 26200.8106, where the current refresh rate "ceiling" is removed to support values beyond 1000 Hz.
The development comes at a time when monitor manufacturers are pushing for ever higher refresh rates, although so far only a few have introduced 1000 Hz displays. It is also reported that widespread adoption of such high refresh rates will take time, as even 400–500 Hz is described as excessive for competitive gaming.
The relevant feature lists of the new builds explicitly include the ability for displays to report refresh rates above “1000 Hz.” The change is accompanied by other smaller modifications, without providing further details on the totality of the changes beyond mentioning that there are additional “minor changes.”
The site Blur Busters claims that the new upper limit will reach 5000 Hz and says that it has convinced Microsoft to increase the refresh rate. The same outlet presents the reasoning that humans can perceive improvements in motion beyond traditional limits, describing specific milestones: around 10 Hz, motion starts to look like motion rather than a “slideshow”, at 100 Hz, flickering largely disappears, while at 1000 Hz, motion blur can essentially disappear on smaller screens.
According to the same description, at a theoretical level at 10.000 Hz, motion artifacts could disappear even on larger screens. In this context, the transition to higher refresh rates is presented as a possible source of visible changes, even if today the majority of users consider 1000 Hz to be excessive.
Όσον αφορά τα 5000 Hz, η συζήτηση παραμένει σε θεωρητικό επίπεδο και δεν παρουσιάζεται χρονοδιάγραμμα για το πότε θα μπορούσαν να εμφανιστούν τέτοιες οθόνες. Επιπλέον, επισημαίνεται ότι ακόμη και αν καταστεί εφικτή μια οθόνη 5000 Hz, θα ήταν εξαιρετικά δύσκολο να επιτευχθούν ρυθμοί καρέ 5000 FPS, τη στιγμή που με την καλύτερη δυνατή διαμόρφωση «με το ζόρι» προσεγγίζονται τα 1000 FPS. Έτσι, η κίνηση της Microsoft στα Windows 11 λειτουργεί ως προετοιμασία για μια κατηγορία οθονών που βρίσκεται ακόμη στα όρια της τεχνολογικής εξέλιξης.
