Microsoft says Windows is now 20% more responsive and 40% faster at multitasking on 8GB PCs

[poohbear]

Well thats one benefit to expensive hardware; optimized software.

 

[OortCloud]

I feel zero change in Windows on a 16GB machine. In fact I'd say it's been worse of late. I have to do full restarts every couple of weeks as it's getting sluggish but nothing obvious shows on Task Manager.

 

[OortCloud]

Just another reminder that "up to 40%" also legally includes 0%.

It legally includes 40% slower too.

 

[ActualViking]

I suppose it is better late than never, except to actually be usable Microslop still needs to fix so much AND remove their spyware.

But also, it is not like Microslop is the only one to have bloat and crappy code. Like here is an example, I have a Logitech mouse so I have the driver package plus tool that comes with it!

The Logitech thing is three processes in the background using 145 MB ram, 600+ MB space used on the system drive and that is not counting the drivers themself. That is what the big install of Unreal Tournament took up on your drive a long time ago, now it is a driver and its setting tool!

Another example Steam. Not while running a game or showing the shop or ads, just loaded I count 9 processes running using 750+ MB ram - surely that can only be lazy sloppy coding ie. not giving any thought to what the effect on the customers computers.

I think there is basis for some investigative articles here, maybe letting the responsible companies answer some pointed questions.

 

[Tyler Dur Den]

This is not a problem that Windows should've had to start with. Microsoft perfected their desktop OS with Windows 7, and everything after that has been worse and worse. Windows NT ran great with 32 MEGABYTES of RAM. Windows XP ran great with 256 MB. Windows 7 ran great with 512 MB. That should've been the end because Windows 7 was great. What the HECK is modern Windows doing that it struggled with 8 GB? That is insane. Crazy. You've really botched your once great desktop OS, MS.

 

[Watzupken]

Honest, I don't know how they derived that "40%" improvement. It just feels like a arbitrary number that they pulled that nobody can validate. Moreover, you can't guarantee that the 40% improvement holds over a period of time.

 

[JSabin]

Bloatware never ends.

 

[Hotrod2go]

HP sell low end laptops with Win 11 home & 4GB RAM........4!