Windows 11 RAM Usage Update Falls Short of Microsoft's '20% More Responsive' Claim - ExtremeTech

Tom Warren is a senior correspondent and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Earlier this year Microsoft laid out a plan to fix Windows 11, with a focus on performance, reliability, and the overall OS experience. After months of fixes, Microsoft now says the “result is a Windows experience that’s up to 20 percent more responsive.”Microsoft has made improvements to Start, File Explorer, Search, Edge, and other parts of Windows 11 to make it feel faster and more responsive. “A big part of that work is making smarter use of memory and system resources,” says Navjot Virk, corporate vice president of Windows experiences at Microsoft. “We’ve improved memory management and efficiency across Windows to help keep more of your PC’s resources focused on what you’re actively doing.”The improvements to memory management now make a “meaningful difference” on PCs with just 8GB of RAM. “Windows can now keep up to 2GB more of your active data in memory instead of moving it to slower storage,” says Virk.

With the nights getting chillier, I’ve been reaching for a cup of tea more often. And if there’s one thing that can make a cozy fall night even better, it’s a warm drink that actually stays warm. Enter Ember’s new Mug 3, the latest version of the company’s temperature-controlled smart mug, which is designed to keep your drink at just the right temperature for as long as you sip. Ember first introduced its smart mug in 2016 to solve a problem most coffee and tea drinkers know all too well: getting distracted for a few minutes, only to return to a lukewarm drink. Now, the company is back with its third-generation mug, which brings a handful of practical upgrades.

UAE residents can spot the ultra-thin 9 mm True Wireless OLED evo W6 at iconic destinations across the country, with interactive social contests and a chance to win the flagship television. LG Electronics is launching a winter-long roadshow across premier UAE destinations to showcase the all-new flagship LG OLED evo W6, True Wireless Wallpaper TV. The tour officially kicks off at The Lotus Lounge, Anantara The Palm Dubai Resort, running from 16 to 19 October 2026. Secret upcoming locations will be teased on Instagram via @lg_gulf. Guests who visit one of the spot and post an Instagram Story tagging #LGW6spotted and @lg_gulf will enter a grand draw to win an LG OLED W6 TV., /PRNewswire/ -- LG Electronics (LG) has announced the official launch of its nationwide UAE Winter Roadshow, showcasing the groundbreaking LG OLED evo W6, True Wireless Wallpaper TV. Commencing this weekend, the showcase will invite residents and visitors across the Emirates to experience the future of ultra-premium home entertainment firsthand in some of the country's most scenic and luxurious lifestyle venues. The roadshow marks the regional debut of the LG OLED evo W6, True Wireless Wallpaper TV,

He gave Claude Code the manufacturer’s Windows driver to study, got a working Linux scanner in hours, then released a harness so others can do the same.

The OnePlus 16 went official in China on October 12 with a Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6, a 200MP main camera and a 9,000mAh battery, but it is exclusive to China for now, according to GSMArena’s launch report, and tipster Yogesh Brar said in September that the OnePlus 16R would likely be the brand’s top phone in India. With OnePlus out of Europe and North America since July, that makes the 16R the phone most of the brand’s remaining international buyers will actually be offered. The problem for anyone waiting on it is that the two most-cited OnePlus 16R leaks of the past week do not describe the same phone. Brar’s latest leak, which GSMArena summarised on October 14, points to a modest refresh of the OnePlus 15R, while an earlier claim from Debayan Roy describes something much closer to the China-only OnePlus Ace 7, at a much higher price. The only specification both versions share is the chipset, and it is last year’s flagship chip, which leaves the battery and the price as the details that will decide whether the 16R is worth waiting for.