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RAM prices soar, but popular Windows 11 apps are using more RAM due to Electron, Web components
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this post was submitted on 09 Dec 2025
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I normally reply with a tux penguin but, is it really a Windows problem if the it's the apps that aren't optimized for shit?
Indeed, and Electron is not specific to Windows
Yep. My 64 gigs of RAM died in my old setup a few weeks ago, and instead of paying out the ass for replacement DDR4 RAM, I decided to pay out the ass for DDR5 RAM and upgrade while I was at it. Only did 32 gigs, because I really wasn't using most of my 64 gigs (I thought). A few days ago, I ended up having to set up a swap file because a Rust project I was working on kept crashing VSCode while it was running the analyzer. What are we doing here.
Windows itself is inherently unoptimized these days with its AI search powered start menu and settings pages that are actually electron web apps. Linux uses 3+ less gb of RAM on just desktop after I switched. So really it's a both problem. Both windows and the programs need a rethink