westo232

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Microsoft once tried to cut Windows 11 RAM usage, install size by 20%, now it’s trying again in 2026 in c/technology@lemmy.world
[–] westo232@lemmy.world 4 points 3 hours ago

Since NT 4.0 it's just bloat. They never rewrote the whole codebase. It makes sense for backwards compatibility but falls apart when you're installing a driver via 30 years old GUI.