The more physical memory you have, the more Windows uses as cache. Thus the increased speed.
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W11 does still have the âWinSxS folder but one can also use
âDism /Online /Cleanup-Image /AnalyzeComponentStore, Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /StartComponentCleanup and Dism /Online /Cleanup-image /StartComponentCleanup /ResetBase
to keep and maintain this folder!!!
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Thanks for that. Iâm gonna try it next time.
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No problem, since we all have error correcting modems 
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That depends on the distribution and desktop environment you choose.
XFCE and LxQt are happy with fairly little.
Yes, for Gentoo youâll need a shitload of RAM, CPU, and disk space (due to all the compiling). Void, on the other hand, requires almost nothing to run.
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What is it caching?
I dont see Linux doing that.
My Gentoo compiles fine in the same 8GB machine that falters with Win10
Yo mean Win11 takes 25GB on the disk?
Maybe it behaves different on virtual disks?
What does a hard install of Win11 take?
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OK, You need to run Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /AnalyzeComponentStore first and then
Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /StartComponentCleanup 'ânote the dataâ and rerun Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /AnalyzeComponentStore ânote the differenceâ should not be huge!!! Use
Dism /Online /Cleanup-image /StartComponentCleanup /ResetBase ârun as a last resortâ I have not tested this command, not sure as to what it does!!! You have to run this from an elevated âadmin promptâ
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OK so Win tries to guess what you are going to use and caches it. I imagine it might cache the binary of the browser⌠that would indeed use lots of ram.
That image is top in Linux?
Is it showing actual physical cache memory, or is it using normal memory for caching?
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It is using the RAM (normal memory) for that. What we usually consider as âfreeâ is the âavailableâ, as an application can request memory from that amount. This works similar in Winodws.
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Yes, it is.
IIRC, all physical memory not in use is acquired by the OS as cache. If an app requests memory, it will be taken from the amount of unassigned cache. If the request cannot be fulfilled, something⢠will be kicked out of the cache.
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Oh, I see. Windows is easy to use, understand, and maintain, especially for the 08:15 user. SCNR
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Bingo!!! You put an app like cad or adobe photo and running the Edge or Chrome browser with 8GB ram and âdamnâ my Windows is slower!!!
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I have no problem with it, no different than using CLI in Linux!!!
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What does this mean?
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I think it refers to ordinary people who enter the office at 8:00 AM, and start to work at 08:15 AM after the first coffee.
And when something doesnât work, just call the IT crowd.
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I meant the regular, clueless Windows user that just wants to check his email or write a document. Unless he has an Uncle Bob who cares about the Windows box, he will be lost sooner or later,
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Sadly that is too true.
There is no such thing as a perfect OS that anyone can drive regardless of skills.
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Yes, but Linux mostly takes care of its own maintenance, or at least does a much better job here. I saw unattended Linux boxes with an uptime of several years, where Windows would blow up if you donât put your hands on it regularly.
But for me, itâs EOT here, no further Windows bashing.
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For the record, I have been retired for 14yrs, and I was never one of the âIT crowdâ, I was a millwright, by trade, which required âhands-on and sweatâ!!!
I have more than likely forgotten more about Windows, than some here have ever known and if one cannot run the Windows of today, then something is very very wrong!!!
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