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Summary created with AI assistance · Source: xda-developers.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: xda-developers.com
- A Reddit user with 48GB reported startup usage falling from 6.9GB to approximately 4.8GB.
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Summary created with AI assistance · Source: pcgameshardware.de
- Microsoft measured interactions up to 20 percent faster between two builds; this does not represent a blanket acceleration of all programs.
- Optimized memory management can keep up to 2 GiB more active data in RAM on suitable systems.
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Summary created with AI assistance · Source: neowin.net
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: neowin.net
- Windows 11’s Phone Link feature suffers from a persistent memory leak in its Cross Device Service component.
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- Microsoft has not officially acknowledged the issue and only suggests basic troubleshooting steps.
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