MUO on MSN

I stopped using this innocent-looking Microsoft app after realizing it wastes RAM

It's just not worth it.
The FPS Review on MSN

Windows 11 weather app consumes over 1GB of memory, hampering Microsoft’s efforts to optimize the OS for systems with 8GB

Microsoft has said that it is working to optimize Windows 11 for PCs with 8GB, but its built-in weather app is forecasting ...

Windows 11’s Weather app uses 5x more RAM than macOS. That’s over 1GB

Windows 11 uses an unnecessary amount of RAM. A specific example now shows just what a massive memory hog Windows 11 really is – in a direct comparison with macOS.

Microsoft's Weather app can eat up to 1.2GB of RAM just sitting open

MSN Weather is the standard weather app included with Windows 11. It provides a detailed set of tools, including live radar, hourly forecasts, wind and precipitation ...
Windows Latest

Windows 11 is a memory hog, even Microsoft’s Weather uses 1.2GB of RAM, 5x more than macOS Weather

Windows 11's default Weather app is really MSN Weather in disguise, using 5x the RAM of macOS Weather as a WebView2 app that also shows ads.