Microsoft is accelerating efforts to make Windows 11 use memory more efficiently, targeting personal computers with 8 gigabytes (GB) of RAM or more to deliver faster system responsiveness, reduce lag and enhance multitasking capabilities.The performance boost is part of a broader push to elevate the quality of Windows, announced by Microsoft in March 2026, following sustained criticism about sluggishness, instability and resource-heavy features that bogged down the operating system.
Pavan Davuluri, executive vice-president of Windows+Devices at Microsoft, said that over recent months, the tech giant has overhauled memory efficiency and reduced latency across multiple areas of Windows 11 by lowering the RAM footprint of both applications and system components.
Key improvements have been directed at WinUI 3, the framework used to build applications and various system elements in Windows 11. Microsoft has worked to trim memory usage from the ground up, allowing WinUI 3-based applications to launch faster while consuming significantly less RAM.
Additionally, the company has refined components built on Chromium and WebView2, which power numerous applications and built-in features across Windows 11. Even though users might not actively open a web browser, these background processes often run continuously and consume persistent memory.
