▲ 183 ▼ Microsoft admits 8GB RAM is fine for Windows 11, after years of pushing 16GB as the baseline (www.windowslatest.com) submitted 2 months ago by sanitation@lemmy.today to c/pcmasterrace@lemmy.world 56 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 18 points 2 months ago (5 children) Why the fuck does the OS need so much memory? permalink fedilink source hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] derpgon@programming.dev 18 points 2 months ago (1 child) Mine doesn't, maybe you are using the wrong one? This was supposed to be a shamless Linux plug, but in order to be useful for some people I'd recommend debloating your Windows installation. I've had good experience with Raphire's debloater. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 4 points 2 months ago I use Linux at home too, but windows at work permalink fedilink source parent [–] mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works 17 points 2 months ago Spyware permalink fedilink source parent [–] daniskarma@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 2 months ago M after ricing arch into some ungodly aberration that was never meant to exist in this world. permalink fedilink source parent [–] olafurp@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago Everything always gets bolted on with no consideration for memory footprint. It's basically 2 decades of software inside the memory because if they delete something it breaks. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] derpgon@programming.dev 18 points 2 months ago (1 child) Mine doesn't, maybe you are using the wrong one? This was supposed to be a shamless Linux plug, but in order to be useful for some people I'd recommend debloating your Windows installation. I've had good experience with Raphire's debloater. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 4 points 2 months ago I use Linux at home too, but windows at work permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 4 points 2 months ago I use Linux at home too, but windows at work permalink fedilink source parent
[–] daniskarma@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 2 months ago M after ricing arch into some ungodly aberration that was never meant to exist in this world. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] olafurp@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago Everything always gets bolted on with no consideration for memory footprint. It's basically 2 decades of software inside the memory because if they delete something it breaks. permalink fedilink source parent