Microsoft says Windows 11 is 40% faster on PCs with 8GB of RAM

Microsoft has implemented optimizations that make Windows 11 significantly faster on machines with as little as 8GB of RAM, with the company's own tests showing responsiveness improvements of around 40%.

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2026-11-06 08:20 · Computerworld AI
Windows 11 is 40% faster on computers with 8GB of RAM

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