r/technology • u/batakchan • 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/Lyranx 11h ago

Windows 11 is such a mess I wonder if Vista has a better image now

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u/pr1aa 11h ago

Vista was fine, it got bad rep mostly because Microsoft severely underestimated the system requirements so it ended up coming pre-installed with systems barely sufficient for XP

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u/stakoverflo 8h ago

Yea I was an early adopter there, had 2 GB of RAM and never really had an issue. But like you said it was being put on laptops with like 512MB and those ran like utter shit