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Windows 11 MSN Weather App RAM Usage Criticism
Reports reveal Windows 11's default MSN Weather app consumes over 1.2GB of RAM at idle and is ad-laden, using roughly five times more memory than macOS's ad-free Weather app.
- Windows 11's Built-In Weather App Found to Use Over 1GB of RAM, Far More Than macOS Equivalent
Multiple outlets report that the default MSN Weather app in Windows 11 consumes more than 1.2GB of RAM at idle and is filled with ads, using roughly five times more memory than Apple's ad-free macOS Weather app, according to testing originally conducted by Windows Latest.