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Windows 4Gb RAM cap

Started byAxel <none@not.here>
First post2026-09-13 13:55 +1000
Last post2026-09-13 12:39 +0700
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  Windows 4Gb RAM cap Axel <none@not.here> - 2026-09-13 13:55 +1000
    Re: Windows 4Gb RAM cap JJ <jj4public@gmail.com> - 2026-09-13 12:39 +0700

#74238 — Windows 4Gb RAM cap

FromAxel <none@not.here>
Date2026-09-13 13:55 +1000
SubjectWindows 4Gb RAM cap
Message-ID<ngml52F5ulqU2@mid.individual.net>
Microsoft engineer explains why 32-bit Windows was capped at 4GB RAM, 
and it wasn't technical

<https://www.windowslatest.com/2026/09/13/microsoft-reveals-why-32-bit-windows-was-limited-to-4gb-ram-and-it-wasnt-a-technical-limit/>

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FromJJ <jj4public@gmail.com>
Date2026-09-13 12:39 +0700
Message-ID<159gq1ersdhnl$.1ozdncvsg6ln8$.dlg@40tude.net>
In reply to#74238
On Sun, 13 Sep 2026 13:55:14 +1000, Axel wrote:
> Microsoft engineer explains why 32-bit Windows was capped at 4GB RAM, 
> and it wasn't technical
> 
> <https://www.windowslatest.com/2026/09/13/microsoft-reveals-why-32-bit-windows-was-limited-to-4gb-ram-and-it-wasnt-a-technical-limit/>

Software license is no longer about protecting the software. It's about
extorting more money from customers.

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