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Microsoft once tried to cut Windows 11 RAM usage, install size by 20%, now it’s trying again in 2026 (www.windowslatest.com)
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[–] Passerby6497@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Right, but none of that is enshitification or contradicts that 7 was an improvement over vista in most every way. As you stated, there were numerous kernel improvements going to 7, as well as improvements on locking logic, memory access and (let's not ignore the most obvious) driver support. The two operating systems were very similar, but saying there are no major differences other than aesthetic is not accurate. There were less major differences than xp > vista or 7 > 8, but it was a bit more than just aesthetics.

Also, fuck Server 2016. All my homies hate Server 2016....

[–] fallaciousBasis@lemmy.world 1 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago)

7 was a facelift to Vista. It changed the control panels back to the dipshit XP-like way. That's not an improvement.

The kernel improvements landed in Vista. 7 inherited them. They "fixed" the driver support in Vista. 7 also inherited that.

I'm a Windows developer. Well, more so was during the release of Vista and 7 and certainly prior. Much less these days. I loved Vista. Worked flawlessly. I've also used 7 extensively. They're (near)exactly the same OS as far as the kernel and driver and API models.

Maybe as support for Vista ended and 7 got continued support. That's really the biggest difference, IMO.