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Kevin Okemwa

"We never got to finish": Ex-Windows chief reveals Microsoft could have already improved Windows 11 by now — cutting memory and storage demands by 20%

Start menu in Windows 11.

Microsoft's commitment to make Windows 11 better through major performance improvements and an overhauled user experience has been lauded by enthusiasts, including former Windows development lead Mikhail Parakhin, who also used the opportunity to talk about a project that unfortunately never got the chance to see the light of day.

"So glad Pavan is restarting this push! Back in the day Jeff Johnson and I had this 20/20 project: reducing Windows' idle memory consumption and the fresh install size on disk by 20%," indicated Parakhin. "We never got to finish - great to see this focus on fundamentals again."

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