Microsoft officially released the operating system or operating system (YOU) Windows 11 on Tuesday (5/10). However, there is a minimum device requirement, if the user wants to switch or upgrade to Windows 11. If it is not compatible, the user can face several obstacles.
Windows 11 Insiders discovered a memory leak in File Explorer on the new OS. “There are many users stuck with RAM that refuses to release the memory allocated to File Explorer, even after every instance has been closed,” as quoted from PC Gamer, Thursday (8/10).
To be able to switch to Windows 11, there are indeed some minimum device requirements. If they are not compatible or compatible, users will experience problems, including memory problems.
Even users who don’t turn off their laptops at night and use minimal memory kits, this problem can become a real problem. The system becomes slow and unresponsive.
Microsoft is still studying the issue. Meanwhile PC Gamer summarizes four possible solutions if you experience memory problems when switching to Windows 11, including:
1. Check if the system has a memory leak
To do this, press Win+R, paste Resource Monitor into the box that appears, and press Enter. This will open Resource Monitor, where users can determine how much PC RAM is being used by certain processes at any one time.
Then go to the Memory tab and sort by highest Commit (KB). From there, users will be able to see which processes are using the most physical memory.
If the total amount of physical memory shown at the bottom is correct or equal to the total downloaded system RAM, then Win+E spamming will bring explorer.exe to the top of the list. This depends on how many memory intensive processes the user is running.
If the amount of physical memory does not match, close all instance File Explorer that you have opened. Here’s how, right -click the icon folder in the taskbar and select Close all windows. The number of commits will decrease as memory is automatically ‘freed up’ for use by other programs.
2. Go back to Windows 10
3. Clear RAM manually
To do this, click Ctrl+Alt+Del or right-click on the Windows logo on the taskbar. Then open Task Manager and find Windows Explorer in the Processes list. Then, right-click and select Restart.
4. Third party software solutions
There are several software (software) which can automatically clear data cache, such as CleanMem or EmptyStandbyList. But it should be noted whether this software is free of malware and other malicious viruses or not.
In addition to memory problems, there are several obstacles that users may face if the laptop is not compatible with Windows 11. The obstacles in question include:
- Blue Screen of Death or Black Screen of Death appears on the screen
- Unsustainable resolution: This is if you are using a low-end GPU that is not capable enough to handle the resolution you are trying to apply.
- VRAM is not enough
- Driver Incompatible GPU
- Ultrawide bug: This is if using the screen ultrawide external, there is a high chance that you will experience bug where the screen freezes for a few seconds at random.
- Power Adapter Bug: Certain laptop models (specifically ASUS and MSI) appear to be experiencing bug Windows 11.
- Sonic Studio 3 conflicts: There is one particular tool from ASUS which is known to cause crashes when downloading Windows 11.
- Outdated BIOS or vBIOS version: Damage caused by BIOS and performance crashes.
Microsoft says that device specifications to be able to switch to a Windows 11 system are absolute. Those conditions include:
- Processor: 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster, with two or more cores on a compatible 64-bit processor or system on a chip (SoC)
- Chips: 8th generation Intel, Ryzen 2000 and newer
- RAM: 4 gigabytes (GB) or greater
- Storage: 64 GB or greater. The amount of storage required may change later. Therefore, users need to regularly update the information.
- Graphics card: Compatible with DirectX 12 or later, with WDDM 2.0 . driver
- System Firmware: UEFI, supports Secure Boot
- TPM: Trusted Platform Module (TPM) versi 2.0
- Display: high definition (720p), 9″ or larger monitor, 8 bits per color channel
- OS: Windows 10 version 20H1 or later for best upgrade
“So the requirements for Intel 8th Gen and AMD Ryzen 2000-series, and later, chips definitely contribute to performance,” said Microsoft VP Steve Dispensa in the video. Appuals, Wednesday (6/10). “But the main reason here is actually security in balance with performance. Security is at the heart of this requirement.”
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