Microsoft is set to enhance the startup speed of its Office applications, beginning with Word in May. The improvement will be driven by a new scheduled task that runs silently when a PC boots up, ensuring that Word—and eventually other Office apps—launch more quickly.
“We are introducing a new Startup Boost task from the Microsoft Office installer to optimize performance and load-time of experiences within Office applications,” Microsoft stated in a message to IT administrators.
The process allows the app to remain in a paused state after startup, resuming only when launched by the user or being removed from memory to free system resources.