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From that article: > Conclusion > Windows 11 definitely feels faster and smoother compared to Windows 10. Much of this comes from the improved memory manageme

by RunSet 4y ago

From that article: > Conclusion > Windows 11 definitely feels faster and smoother compared to Windows 10. Much of this comes from the improved memory management system that Windows 11 is using. If you own an average computer in terms of specs, you’ll definitely notice the difference. The same is valid for old low-specs machines. Windows 11 feels a lot snappier, even on HDD machines. Overall, it runs better than its predecessor on many computers. Windows 10 system requirements[0]: * Processor: 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster processor or SoC * RAM: 1 gigabyte (GB) for 32-bit or 2 GB for 64-bit Windows 11 system requirements[1]: * 1 Ghz or faster with 2 or more cores and appearing on our list of approved CPUs. * RAM: 4 GB. Gee, they made it "feel" faster and all they had to do was quadruple the memory requirements and restrict it to whitelisted hardware. However do the wizards at Redmond perform such sorcery? [0] https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-10-system-requirements-6d4e9a79-66bf-7950-467c-795cf0386715 https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-10-syste... [1] https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-11-system-requirements-86c11283-ea52-4782-9efd-7674389a7ba3 https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-11-syste...

ChuckNorris89 4y ago
>Gee, they made it "feel" faster and all they had to do was quadruple the memory requirements and restrict it to whitelisted hardware. However do the wizards at Redmond perform such sorcery? What do the system requirements have to do with the better performance for 11, if the tests were performed on the same hardware? You yourself posted the reason why it's faster and it isn't because of the system requirements: "Windows 11 definitely feels faster and smoother compared to Windows 10. Much of this comes from the improved memory management system that Windows 11 is using. If you own an average computer in terms of specs, you’ll definitely notice the difference. The same is valid for old low-specs machines. Windows 11 feels a lot snappier, even on HDD machines. Overall, it runs better than its predecessor on many computers." Also, Windows 10 was launched in 2015, while 11 launched in 2021, it can be understandable they advertise higher system requirements today vs 2015, as computing hardware has also evolved in that time frame and so have the demands of the apps people run on their system, and they wish their users to have the best experience and if they'd advertise lower system requirements, then some users would complain "it's slow". This way they make it clear on which hardware you can expect a decent experience, and it's in no way gonna be on a system with once CPU core and 2GB of RAM. Hell, even the 4GB required for Win 11 seem incredibly conservative. Dammed if you do, dammed if you don't.
- RunSet 4y ago
  > What do the system requirements have to do with the better performance for 11, if the tests were performed on the same hardware? > You yourself posted the reason why it's faster First, note well that the article lacks benchmarks and is careful to only ever say Windows 11 "feels" faster. If Windows 11 can preload 4 times as much in RAM that might be described as "improved memory management system" which would make it "feel faster". It is also an approach that is denied Windows 10 due to its minimum system requirements. I find that spending some time turning off all the bloat that is enabled by default on any given Windows version results in an immediately responsive UI, such that feeling faster is not much of a selling point. It is just amusing to me how each new version of Windows is billed as "the fastest ever!" while the minimum system requirements continue to balloon.

by RunSet 4y ago

ChuckNorris89 4y ago

>Gee, they made it "feel" faster and all they had to do was quadruple the memory requirements and restrict it to whitelisted hardware. However do the wizards at Redmond perform such sorcery? What do the system requirements have to do with the better performance for 11, if the tests were performed on the same hardware? You yourself posted the reason why it's faster and it isn't because of the system requirements: "Windows 11 definitely feels faster and smoother compared to Windows 10. Much of this comes from the improved memory management system that Windows 11 is using. If you own an average computer in terms of specs, you’ll definitely notice the difference. The same is valid for old low-specs machines. Windows 11 feels a lot snappier, even on HDD machines. Overall, it runs better than its predecessor on many computers." Also, Windows 10 was launched in 2015, while 11 launched in 2021, it can be understandable they advertise higher system requirements today vs 2015, as computing hardware has also evolved in that time frame and so have the demands of the apps people run on their system, and they wish their users to have the best experience and if they'd advertise lower system requirements, then some users would complain "it's slow". This way they make it clear on which hardware you can expect a decent experience, and it's in no way gonna be on a system with once CPU core and 2GB of RAM. Hell, even the 4GB required for Win 11 seem incredibly conservative. Dammed if you do, dammed if you don't.

RunSet 4y ago
> What do the system requirements have to do with the better performance for 11, if the tests were performed on the same hardware? > You yourself posted the reason why it's faster First, note well that the article lacks benchmarks and is careful to only ever say Windows 11 "feels" faster. If Windows 11 can preload 4 times as much in RAM that might be described as "improved memory management system" which would make it "feel faster". It is also an approach that is denied Windows 10 due to its minimum system requirements. I find that spending some time turning off all the bloat that is enabled by default on any given Windows version results in an immediately responsive UI, such that feeling faster is not much of a selling point. It is just amusing to me how each new version of Windows is billed as "the fastest ever!" while the minimum system requirements continue to balloon.