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Microsoft admits 8GB RAM is fine for Windows 11, after years of pushing 16GB as the baseline (www.windowslatest.com)
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[โ€“] ThomasWilliams@lemmy.world 10 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Windows 10 had a minimum requirement of 2GB RAM, with 4GB recommended for a comfortable experience. Windows 11 bumped that up and then kept needing more as the OS got heavier with every update cycle.

...to 4 GB...

[โ€“] Flatfire@lemmy.ca 4 points 4 days ago

I've used Windows 10 with 4GB. It's not a comfortable experience. Neither is Windows 11 with 8GB.