Windows 11's Weather App: A RAM-Sucking Relic of the Past?
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The Problem with Weather Apps
Weather apps have become ubiquitous on our smartphones and computers, providing us with up-to-the-minute forecasts and alerts. However, some apps have become notorious for their resource-hungry nature, slowing down our devices and consuming vast amounts of RAM.
In this article, we'll delve into the world of Windows 11's weather app and explore why it's using more RAM than expected.
Sources
- Windows 11's Built-In Weather App Wastes More Than 1 GB of RAM — techpowerup.com
- Windows 11's built-in weather app hogs more than 1.2 gigabytes of RAM just to tell the forecast — memory-sucking web wrapper filled with ads masquerades as an actual application — tomshardware.com
- Windows 11 is a memory hog, even Microsoft's Weather uses 1.2GB of RAM, 5x more than macOS Weather — windowslatest.com
- Windows 11's Weather app reportedly uses 5x more RAM than macOS's Weather app, with ads to boot — xda-developers.com
- Windows 11’s Weather app uses ~1GB RAM, Linux apps a fraction — omgubuntu.co.uk
This article summarises and adds context to the original reporting linked above.
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