By Aytun Çelebi
Publication Date: 2026-10-16 09:35:00
Microsoft has begun rolling out Windows 11 updates to all users that it says make the operating system up to 20% more responsive, partly through improved memory management.
Windows 11 can now keep up to 2GB more active data in memory rather than moving it to slower storage, Navjot Virk, Microsoft’s corporate vice president of Windows Experiences, wrote in a blog post. This helps PCs stay responsive as users open more apps or browser tabs, she said.
Virk said PCs with 8GB of memory may see “an especially meaningful difference.” RAM upgrades have become more expensive as AI data centers consume large amounts of memory and drive up prices.
On PCs with 8GB or less of RAM, Windows 11 will load widgets only when users…
