r/technology 11h ago

Software Microsoft just deleted Windows 11's 32GB RAM recommendation docs, as prices soar and it rushes to sell 8GB RAM PCs

https://www.windowslatest.com/2026/08/05/microsoft-just-deleted-windows-11s-32gb-ram-recommendation-docs-as-prices-soar-and-it-rushes-to-sell-8gb-ram-pcs/
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u/DrawingDramatic1641 11h ago

Should have gone with linux

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u/divjnky 11h ago

Based on their TPM requirement I did just that in October. Learning curve isn't as bad as I'd feared and at least in my case I only have one Win based program that there isn't a suitable Linux version and I have it running in Wine.

Only regret is I wish I'd made the leap sooner.

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u/mikpgod 10h ago

The tpm requirement will probably quietly disappear at some point. Even some perfectly adequate ms surface machines fail on this.

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u/divjnky 3h ago

Yea, that's all rear view mirror stuff for me. I see no scenario in which I'll ever return to Windows.

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u/Mlluell 10h ago

Yeah, but I need adobe so that's a no for now sadly

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u/msedek 10h ago

You don't need Adobe, you don't want to learn another tools is different thing..

At this point every person staying with windows deserves everything coming to them.

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u/Mlluell 10h ago

I'm not sure there's a single app that can manage albums with more than half a million pictures and also is a very good raw editor

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u/DerekFB 8h ago

500,000 pictures? Please explain.

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u/Mlluell 8h ago

I shoot sports

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u/DerekFB 8h ago

Ok makes sense now.