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Microsoft admits 8GB RAM is fine for Windows 11, after years of pushing 16GB as the baseline
(www.windowslatest.com)
this post was submitted on 25 Jun 2026
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Fine for what? My 8gb laptop was unusable on win11, swapping even at the empty desktop.
Fine for them selling you garbage. This pivot is clearly only to put a band-aid on sales until they figure something out about RAM prices. (or don't and then blame somebody else)