Windows 11 can run on 4GB
That ‘can’ does a hell of a lot of heavy lifting. But then again, it says Windows can run in 4GB, it doesn’t say anything about your apps.
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tal@lemmy.today 16 hours agoWindows 11 can run on 4GB. That’s the minimum for the listed requirements, and the other day, I saw Best Buy selling a 4GB model, and I see some systems for sale online. I would imagine that it’s not ideal.
Passerby6497@lemmy.world 6 hours ago
christmas_cavalier@lemmy.world 16 hours ago
I have seen a few of them. Yes they are bad. Basically idles at 85% memory usage on the desktop with nothing open.
ptu@sopuli.xyz 16 hours ago
Windows going Vista again
cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 15 hours ago
Windows 11 for me boots using around 7GB. Open a heavy browser tab or two and you’re page thrashing next. I can’t use a computer like that.
Holytimes@sh.itjust.works 10 hours ago
If I recall that 4GB min on win11 is explictedly with no applications. Including browsers.
It’s only the os.
CeeBee_Eh@lemmy.world 6 hours ago
Even on an 8gb or 16gb system Windows uses over 4gb on a fresh boot. At 4gb it’s going to be swapping to fish non-stop. The disk will be thrashed and be dead in a year of use.