I tested Windows 11 26H2 on an 8GB laptop and virtual machine. After a restart, RAM usage dropped from 5GB to 3.7GB, and from 4.1GB to 2.8GB on a clean installation.

Windows 11 stores 64-bit files in System32 and 32-bit files in SysWOW64. MS explains why and how Sysnative and redirection work.

Windows 11 still carries Windows 95’s heap manager, recompiled for legacy apps. Raymond Chen explains EmulateHeap and how to find it yourself.

MS said it would reduce ads in Windows 11, but its popular wallpaper app was recently updated with adware-like behavior.

MS says it won't allow ReFS on USB drives in Windows 11, raising questions about what happened to its big bet on ReFS.