Microsoft Promised Efficient Windows 11 But Its Weather App Uses 1.6GB RAM
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Microsoft had pledged to make Windows 11 more efficient for computers with 8GB of RAM, yet its built-in Weather app can reportedly consume up to 1.6GB of memory during basic tasks. This could be especially problematic on systems with 8GB or 16GB of RAM, where a single app using such a large amount of memory can slow down performance.
Even when idle, the app's memory usage can be high, according to Windows Latest. Upon opening the Weather app, its memory usage can jump to approximately 1GB and settle around 600MB. The lowest observed usage was around 500MB when the app was nearly dormant. However, interacting with the app can cause a sharp increase in memory consumption, with simple actions like zooming leading to usage of about 1.5GB and occasional spikes reaching 1.6GB.
This issue was also observed on a 32GB RAM system. On lower-memory machines, such as those with 8GB or 16GB, this level of memory usage could force Windows 11 to depend more on the SSD for temporary virtual memory once available RAM is depleted. This can result in delays and reduced system responsiveness. Users who are less familiar with Windows may struggle to identify the Weather app as the cause of unexpected slowdowns.
The app also displays several advertisements alongside weather information, which can make its high memory consumption more noticeable. Compared to Apple's built-in Weather app on macOS, which uses less than 250MB of RAM and lacks advertising, the Windows 11 Weather app can consume around five times as much memory in some cases.
Microsoft is still working on improving Windows 11 performance on 8GB systems, but the Weather app indicates that significant optimization work remains if Windows 11 is to run efficiently on lower-memory systems. Users who do not use the Weather app can uninstall it or prevent it from running in the background to cut down unnecessary memory usage.
Those who continue using it may need to wait for further optimization from Microsoft and improvements to Windows 11's overall memory consumption.
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