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		layer8 on July 24, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Intel confirms oxidation and excessive voltage in ... Windows 10 (and 11) works fine with 8 GB. You may be using applications that need more. The minimum requirement for 64-bit Windows 10 is only 2 GB, and even 4 GB can be workable depending on the application.

jpc0 on July 25, 2024 [–]

In my experience that is patently false.

Windows 10/11 with 8GB of ram is comfortable, using just Chrome... 4GB and it's in swap.

2GB would be unusable despite Microsoft's minimums, you will be swapping constantly.

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