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EmersonGrove
Feb 06, 2026Iron Contributor
2x more RAM used under Win11 than under Win10
I'm running Windows 11 Pro 24H2 with 16GB of RAM. When I was running Windows 10, my computer used 2.9GB of RAM (nothing launched outside of my background programs). In Windows 11 it uses aroun...
Nixonss
Feb 27, 2026Brass Contributor
Windows 11 introduces a more modern, animated UI with transparency, shadows, and other visual effects that consume additional memory.