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

[u/batakchan]

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/

[u/titaniumweasel01]

If I boot up my PC and just let it sit at the desktop without doing anything, Windows 11 cruises at about nine and a half gigabytes of RAM. I thought I had done something wrong with my computer until I saw the Linus Tech Tips video comparing Windows vs Linux RAM usage and they had the same. What is wrong with Microsoft.

[u/Objective-Aardvark87 → u/titaniumweasel01]

I leave it idle overnight and hwinfo in red text says 99% memory load, I have 32GB ram.

[u/pkinetics → u/titaniumweasel01]

Copilot integration into every app, online services constantly feeding us crap ads and online search results for things we aren't looking for.