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Microsoft once tried to cut Windows 11 RAM usage, install size by 20%, now it’s trying again in 2026 (www.windowslatest.com)
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[–] 61 points 5 months ago (4 children)

If it worked out, the idle Windows 11 RAM usage would’ve been around 4.8GB

That's still a lot

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  • [–] 47 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    Considering 8GB systems are back in vogue, that's a fuckload. More than half your ram just going to the computer existing.

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  • [–] 37 points 5 months ago*

    Well no, its doing more than just existing, its sending screen shots of your screen to Microsoft, displaying ads, updating advertising ID to allow them to track you across the web, uploading your typing history It all helps shareholders of microslop.

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