Microsoft says Windows 11 is now up to 20% more responsive and runs better on 8GB of RAM

Microsoft says months of fixes have made Windows 11 up to 20 percent more responsive. Memory management improvements let Windows keep up to 2GB more active data in RAM, and on 8GB PCs Widgets now load only when opened, freeing over 200MB.

• Windows 11 responsiveness improved by up to 20% after months of fixes
• Windows can keep up to 2GB more active data in memory instead of slower storage
• On 8GB PCs, Widgets free over 200MB of memory by loading on demand
• A faster new Windows Search is now available to Windows Insiders