24H2 Performance Improvements (recent updates)

Fortunately, on both of my machines (older desktop and 11th Gen Intel Dell XPS laptop), 24H2 performance and efficiency has started to feel like 23H2 prior to upgrade. I was an early adopter of 24H2 and in addition to original issues, the first several monthly updates (cumulative and previews) did not leave me impressed. My desktop was "ok" but my laptop felt more sluggish and battery life suffered greatly...vs. 23H2. However, it seems the JAN - MAR updates have made notable improvements. My laptop definitely feels more responsive and battery life has noticeably improved. Hopefully the trend continues...or at least doesn't revert.

I had upgraded my SSD from 480GB to 1TB, so I cloned my 23H2 installation to the new drive. I then upgraded 23H2 to 24H2 and in case something went wrong I could return to 23H2 by cloning the old system to 1TB again. Unfortunately the 1TB died recently so I was forced to go back to 23H2 using my 480GB until my 1TB was replaced under Warranty. Murphy's Law strikes again. The 23H2 was damaged and couldn't boot, so I clean installed 24H2 when I got the 1TB replacement. However I was surprised to see that the 24H2 performance was better than 23H2. "Ouden kakon amiges kalou" (no bad is without a good side), as we say in Greek.