Posted Jul 31, 2026 at 9:42 PM UTC

Microsoft wants to make Windows work better with 8GB of RAM.

And that’s a good thing, because its own 8GB Surface Laptop 13 struggles so much that it’s a tough buy. Microsoft’s other new areas of “focus” include making Windows onboarding and family controls easier to set up and making “voice [control] more natural and fluid” across apps.

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