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Microsoft admits 8GB RAM is fine for Windows 11, after years of pushing 16GB as the baseline
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this post was submitted on 25 Jun 2026
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It's doesn't actually use those 7GB when idling though, it just allocates it so it's directly available if it needs it. It will free up ram from its allocated amount if other processes require ram.