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Microsoft says Windows 11 is up to 20% more responsive after its latest update, with big improvements for 8GB PCs

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First look: Microsoft's latest Windows 11 update targets the small delays that make a PC feel slow, with changes to memory management and everyday tools such as Start, Search and File Explorer. The company says Windows is now up to 20% more responsive in tests of selected tasks. The operating system can also keep up to 2GB more active data in RAM rather than moving it to slower storage.

The changes follow Microsoft's earlier commitment to improve Windows 11's performance, reliability and overall experience.

On PCs with 8GB of RAM or less, Windows will also wait to load Widgets until users open them. Microsoft says that leaves more than 200 MB of memory available for applications and other tasks.

With this change, Microsoft is adjusting how Windows uses the memory already available, giving...

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