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Windows 11's built-in weather app, which is a web wrapper, hogs more than 1GB of RAM while idling
By Hassam Nasir Published
5x more memory consumption than macOS.

VPN provider Windscribe has built a script to block Microsoft's persistent GDID tracking on Windows
By Hassam Nasir Published
But there's a (small) downside.

Microsoft quietly purges 32GB of RAM recommendations from its website
By Jowi Morales Published
Microsoft wants you to forget that it ever suggested 32GB of RAM, as its base-model laptops only come with 8GB of RAM.

Microsoft vows to make Windows 11 fly on 8GB RAM amid memory shortage
By Jowi Morales Published
Windows 11 is about to go on a diet

Windows NT 4.0 brought the Win95 UI to servers 30 years ago today
By Mark Tyson Published
Microsoft released Windows NT 4.0 to manufacturing partners on this day in 1996.

Windows 95 didn’t detect installers, it ‘guessed’ based on the file name, says veteran dev
By Luke James Published
The full match list ran to six terms: setup, install, inst, imposta, ayarla, and felrak.

Companies are now using automatic Windows installers to display Adware through the Microsoft Store when you install new hardware
By Hassam Nasir Published
LG monitors apparently auto-install an app on your PC when you first connect them, all thanks to the Microsoft Store.

RAM crisis provokes enthusiast to try Windows 11 on DDR1-era hardware
By Mark Tyson Published
Enthusiast demos Microsoft’s newest OS running 'completely stable' on a Core 2 Quad Q6600, using a DDR1 motherboard, supported by an ATi Radeon HD 4650 AGP graphics card.
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