There are promising hints that Windows 11 26H2 could drop RAM usage — but is this really a free performance boost?

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Windows 11 26H2 is reportedly improving RAM consumption

Some users say that they are seeing memory usage of between 1GB to 3GB less after applying the update

Others see no change, mind, and we have to be cautious around these reports – although Microsoft is working to optimize RAM use in Windows 11

There's some evidence emerging that Windows 11's 26H2 update improves performance for some people, although we need to treat that idea with some caution…