Microsoft Releases Windows 11 Build with Dedicated NPU Neural Scheduler

Microsoft released Windows 11 Build 26620.9343 to the Insider Beta Channel, introducing an architectural overhaul to the Windows kernel scheduler tailored for Intel Panther Lake and ARM NPUs. The updated scheduler automatically offloads continuous background AI tasks (such as real-time audio transcription and system telemetry scanning) to dedicated NPUs, bypassing power-hungry CPU cores.