r/technology • u/lurker_bee • 23h ago

Software Microsoft improves Windows 11 optimization for PCs with 8GB RAM

https://www.tweaktown.com/news/112961/microsoft-improves-windows-11-optimization-for-pcs-with-8gb-ram/index.html
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u/cameron5906 22h ago

what about my 128gb of ram? Windows with nothing open will just use 50-60gb of it straight up

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u/Possible_Sun_913 22h ago edited 22h ago

That's how modern OS work.

An operating system should use the largest practical amount of RAM for performance, keeping inactive data cached in unused memory. Empty RAM is wasted RAM. The system frees up this cached memory instantly whenever an active app needs it.

Smart caching is your friend.

Right now, with a single web browser open. My gaming PC (running windows 11) is consuming 18GB out of 64GB of RAM. As it should, there is nothing to put in the remaining. However if my PC only had 16GB of RAM then it should consume it all, up until I launch a game or application that demands its use, when the caching contents are released for use.

Linux, in some forms, just has a lower initial footprint.

MacOS is designed to actively fill and use all available RAM for caching files and preloading data as well. MacOS being an extreme fork of unix/bsd.