WORLDTECHMicrosoft has listed some concrete ways that Windows 11 is getting better with 8GB of RAM
What happened
As previously revealed, the company claims that 8GB PCs are now up to 20 percent more responsive and 40 percent faster at multitasking. Windows 11 users with 8GB of RAM should start noticing improved performance in a wide range of apps. Microsoft is a software and software development company based in Redmond, and its products and services include Microsoft Windows.
Big Tech You should start noticing improved performance in a wide range of apps. 3, 2026 12:02 pm EST aileenchik/Shutterstock Add Engadget on Google: Preferred Source Google Discover Microsoft has been doing a whole lot of shouting recently about how its 8GB Windows 11 PCs are performing better than ever, and it's now shared some more specific information about where you might start to notice a difference.
Windows is now able to retain up to 2GB more of your active data, rather than moving it to slower storage, which helps your PC stay more responsive as more tabs appear in your browser. Since January, Microsoft says that interactions like opening Start, File Explorer and Settings, as well as searching and right-clicking, are all up to 20 percent more responsive, which it has achieved by directing your computer to reserve tasks like search indexing while you're working.
Apps like Edge can also open up to 33 percent faster, while Efficiency Mode in Teams is turned on by default on 8GB PCs. This can speed up launch by up to 20 percent by dynamically reducing the load on your system resources.