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Microsoft once tried to cut Windows 11 RAM usage, install size by 20%, now it’s trying again in 2026
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this post was submitted on 23 Mar 2026
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Maybe they should make a really new windows version and not a mix from 7,8,10 patched together.. with all the problems carried + AI coding making things worse.
They still haven't been able to replicate functionality in settings compared to control panel. Going from scratch is just gonna get us the rumored win 12 that's only ai
Well, when i said new OS, I was not meaning AI slop from scratch.
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.