The 'bloated' nature of Windows 11 is a conversation that's been talked to death. There's so much going on in both the foreground and the background; it gobbles up more system resources than ever before.
It's why I'd never recommend anyone buying a new PC or laptop in 2026 get anything less than 16GB of RAM (despite the fact that RAM now costs the same as a Ferrari). There's nothing we can do about Windows 11, right?
