Microsoft improves Windows 11 performance on 8 GB PCs as RAM prices keep climbing
Microsoft announced performance enhancements for Windows 11 on entry-level 8GB machines, including keeping 2GB more active data in memory and allowing Edge to launch up to 33% faster. Teams will enable Efficiency Mode by default on 8GB systems. These changes address the reality that many users cannot afford expensive Copilot+ PCs requiring 16GB RAM, while AI infrastructure demand continues driving up memory costs. The optimizations represent a pragmatic shift to support affordable upgrade paths.
Key points
- Windows 11 up to 40% faster at multitasking on 8GB RAM
- Memory management improvements and browser/app optimization
- Addresses rising RAM costs and Copilot+ PC affordability gap
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