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Here’s Microsoft’s Plan to Save Windows 11 From RAMaggedon

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Here’s Microsoft’s Plan to Save Windows 11 From RAMaggedon

In the age of spiking RAM costs driving up PC prices, Microsoft wants to be able to claim that low-end computers don’t have to suck anymore. In a blog post published Tuesday, Microsoft’s head of Windows and devices, Pavan Davuluri, writes that Windows 11 will now be up to 20% faster when running on PCs with limited memory pools. And that’s just the start to what may finally make Windows 11 an OS worth giving a damn.

Overall, it may feel snappier, with quicker loading for various elements like the Start menu, Snipping Tool, or File Explorer. The exec further says that multi-tasking should be up to 40% faster, at least based on Microsoft’s internal lab benchmarks. Davaluri implied these savings are enough that 8GB laptops will be able to run a browser with a dozen or more tabs and still open some of your regular Office 365 apps while editing video.

Sure, an 8GB PC was capable of that previously, but trying to work in those conditions was never worth the hitching, slowdowns, and other teeth-grinding hassles. Gizmodo, alongside the wider crowd of PC users, has decried the state of low-end PCs running Windows 11. It’s been a long time coming, but Microsoft seems like it’s honestly invested in changing that outlook. It’s about damn time.

This is all part of a bigger push to make Windows 11 be more usable while giving users more control over their OS. That includes—finally—a movable taskbar (though it may not feel as freeform as Windows 10’s) and a new search function that will let you control various settings without having to dig through the Settings app.


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