Microsoft takes hundreds of measures to reduce Win 8 memory footprint

According to foreign media reports, Microsoft local time on Friday detailed the plan to reduce the memory footprint of Windows 8. Microsoft's goal is to make Windows 8 system requirements the same as Windows 7, one of the measures is to reduce the memory footprint when performing operating system tasks, which helps improve the performance of the application and extend the battery life of notebooks and tablets.

Microsoft executive Bill · Bill Karagounis wrote in a blog post on Friday, "It's less noticeable to reduce memory footprint on platforms with lower processing power." Can extend battery life. In any PC, memory is always consuming power. PC manufacturers usually provide large amounts of memory in PCs to meet the growing needs of applications and Windows. "The more memory the system is configured, the more power it consumes." The more & rdquo;. The system's configured memory, the less memory used, the longer the battery life of laptops and tablets.

To reduce memory usage, Microsoft has made hundreds of changes to Windows 8, including memory consolidation, reducing the number of services that are automatically turned on, loading desktop components when needed, and optimizing memory allocation.