There is a Processor performance boost mode in Windows 11 that determines how aggressively Windows requests CPU boost frequencies, but Microsoft keeps it hidden deep within power options. Finding the Processor performance boost modeFrom regular to aggressive processor power behaviorShaheer Khan/MUOShaheer Khan/MUOShaheer Khan/MUOShaheer Khan/MUOShaheer Khan/MUOClose Shaheer Khan/MUOShaheer Khan/MUOShaheer Khan/MUOShaheer Khan/MUOShaheer Khan/MUOPower Options has many settings, including an entire folder dedicated to processor power management. Processor performance boost mode controls how "eagerly" the OS requests the CPU to boost in the first place. Translating Microsoft's power management jargonAfam Onyimadu / MUOThe Processor performance boost mode has options for "On battery" and "Plugged in," and each profile offers seven options. More boost isn't free on a thin laptopFor daily use, leaving Processor performance boost mode on Enabled is the best option.