New Windows 11 feature aims to diagnose crashes — will check RAM after BSODs to look for problems
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VideoCardz Oct 29 25
Windows 11 adds Proactive Memory Diagnostics to detect RAM issues after crashes: Windows 11 may soon scan your memory for problems Microsoft has introduced a new ...
videocardz.com/newz/windows-11-adds-proactive-memory-diagnostics-to-detect-ram-issues-after-crashes
Wccftech Oct 29 25
Windows 11 Will Start Triggering Proactive Memory Diagnostics At Reboot To Find Memory-Related Bugs
wccftech.com/windows-11-will-start-triggering-proactive-memory-diagnostics-at-reboot/
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Computerworld Oct 18
Windows 11 has now been optimized for 8 gigabytes of memory: With improved background memory management, Microsoft says its operating system is 20% more ...
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Wccftech Oct 16
Microsoft Sticks To Its Previous Commitment, As Windows 11 Now Feels “Up To 20% More Responsive,” Bringing a “Meaningful Difference” To 8GB RAM Systems
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Windows 11 Is Finally Becoming the OS It Should Have Been From the Start: Microsoft is completely redesigning parts of its OS so it doesn't hog all the ...
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Microsoft says Windows 11 is now ‘more responsive’ and runs better on 8GB of RAM: A lot of the speed improvements are thanks to smarter ways to manage memory and ...
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Microsoft Says It Made Windows 11 Zippier, Especially On PCs With Less RAM: The whole RAM price thing is partly Microsoft's fault so it's the least it can do.
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Microsoft quietly gave Windows 10 another year, but it can't keep kicking the can down the road
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Key FactsMicrosoft Extends Windows 10 Security Updates Through October 2027
Oct 11, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: xda-developers.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: xda-developers.com
- Following the October 14, 2025 retirement, Microsoft is offering another year of security updates.
- The extension keeps Windows 10 secure until October 2027 and remains available even without prior ESU enrollment.
- It provides security updates only, without new features like those included in some Windows 11 updates.
- Memory and storage prices surged in 2026, while Windows 11 requires TPM 2.0 and Secure Boot.
I wouldn't be surprised if Microsoft extended Windows 10 to 2028, as it planned for enterprise systems with paid ESU plans.— Abhishek, XDA author, expressing a personal expectation about Windows 10's extension and ESU plans.
Windows 11 26H2 gave my laptop nearly 2GB of RAM back, but there’s a catch for low-RAM PCs
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Key FactsWindows 11 26H2 Reportedly Lowers RAM Use Mainly on Larger Systems
3 days ago · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: xda-developers.com
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- A Reddit user with 48GB reported startup usage falling from 6.9GB to approximately 4.8GB.
- Windows Latest observed idle usage on a 16GB laptop falling from above 10GB to 7GB.
- Reported reductions involve almost exclusively systems with at least 16GB, while 8GB devices so far mostly show no benefit.
- A Lenovo Legion 5 Pro test recorded usage falling from 8.5GB to 6.7GB under 26H2.
"clear efforts around driving better utilization of memory"— Pavan Davuluri, on a May episode of Microsoft's Inside Windows podcast
Disabling the page file is the Windows performance tweak everyone repeats, and I'd never do it again
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Key FactsAuthor Reports Instability After Disabling Windows Page File
6 days ago · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: xda-developers.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: xda-developers.com
- After several uneventful hours, the author's browser tabs crashed, and some applications would no longer launch.
- The article acknowledges theoretical storage-space and SSD benefits but reports no performance improvement from disabling the file.
- The page file also supports applications and crash dumps; without it, memory errors can occur despite sufficient RAM.
- The article recommends Windows management; for manual adjustment, it cites 4–8GB for systems with 16–32GB of RAM.
I agree, disabling the page file has theoretical advantages, and it's not limited to freeing up storage space. More importantly, the page file also affects your storage drive's lifespan.— Kazim, the author of the article, recounting his experience and cautioning readers about the downsides of disabling the page file
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Windows 11 26H2 Boosts App Launch Times, Reduces Memory Usage: Early tests suggest base Windows usage could be down by 2GB.
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Wccftech Oct 07
A Windows 11 System With 16GB RAM Was Consuming Just 16% Of Total Memory Through Rufus; Other Methods Removed Bloatware While Running The Newest 26H2 Update
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Windows Task Manager still speaks a language that's probably older than you are, but there's a reason why
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Mashable Oct 07
Windows 11 update reduces RAM usage: Microsoft's Windows 11 26H2 update appears to be a big hit with users.
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Windows 11 Will Soon Offer Memory Scans After a Blue Screen of Death: The new feature is on the Insider track for now, but will roll out to the wider Windows 11 ...
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New Windows 11 feature aims to diagnose crashes — will check RAM after BSODs to look for problems
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