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Even Microsoft couldn’t make Windows 11 work well on 8GB of RAM (www.theverge.com)
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[–] Bytemeister@lemmy.world 19 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

I've got an 8GB Windows 11 system for work, and I don't have (many) issues with using that much RAM...

Mainly because I work from a virtual machine, and also because I had to aggressively trim down startup items to get enough capacity to get a remote desktop connection to work.

Window 11 is a fucking joke. XP worked better with 1/10th the compute power.

[–] nosuchanon@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

you know it would be a great project if someone rewrote Windows XP to handle modern hardware.

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Reactos has you covered.

[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Should be ready for prime time Real Soon Now™.

[–] nosuchanon@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Cool. Might give that a shot. I have an old intel c2d Mac mini that has not been cooperative with windows install. Maybe this will work.