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Microsoft says it’s optimizing Windows 11 for 8GB PCs, so I tested 26H2 on an 8GB laptop - Windows Latest

Published by WindowsLatest By Abhijith M B · 21 October 2026 at 14:00
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Microsoft says it’s optimizing Windows 11 for 8GB PCs, so I tested 26H2 on an 8GB laptop - Windows Latest
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What the report says

I tested Windows 11 26H2 on 8GB laptop and VM. RAM usage after a restart fell from 5GB to 3.7GB, and from 4.1GB to 2.8GB on a clean install.

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