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Microsoft’s PowerToys is getting a low memory mode that kills idle utilities hogging Windows 11 RAM

PowerToys is getting a new "low memory mode" to stop background utilities like Color Picker from hoarding hundreds of ...

Windows 11’s most important update may be the least exciting

Microsoft’s optional Windows 11 update targets the boring problems that matter most, including memory leaks, startup delays, ...

Windows 11 will clean up its own driver mess so you don’t have to

Microsoft's new Cloud-Initiated Driver Recovery feature automatically rolls back broken drivers pushed through Windows Update, no manual fixes or hardware partner involvement needed.The Latest Tech ...
Digital Trends

Here’s how much RAM Windows 11 actually uses

Upgrading to Windows 11 comes with a few requirements, and that includes a bump in random access memory (RAM) compared with Windows 10. Windows 11, while it introduces a host of new features, may ...
TweakTown

Microsoft plans to shift to MT/s memory speed instead of MHz in new Windows 11 update

PhantomOcean3, a self-proclaimed Windows sleuth, noticed that Microsoft is now testing showing MT/s for RAM instead of MHz in the Windows 11 Task Manager performance tab. Why is this important? We see ...
Windows Latest

Microsoft pushed 16GB RAM as must-have for Windows 11 for years, now sells an 8GB Surface Laptop for $1,299

After claiming 16GB RAM is the minimum for Copilot+ PCs, Microsoft is launching a $1,300 Surface Laptop with just 8GB. Why it ...
Bleeping Computer

Microsoft tests using MT/s for memory speed in Windows 11 Task Manager

Microsoft is testing the display of memory speeds as MT/s (mega-transfers per second) rather than MHz (megahertz) in the Windows 11 Task Manager. Historically, the data transfer speed of computer ...