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Windows 11 still carries Windows 95's memory manager

Original: Why Windows 11 still ships with Windows 95's memory manager hidden inside it

Windows Latest explains that Windows 11 still contains memory-management code dating back to Windows 95, a legacy component Microsoft has never fully replaced. The article traces why the decades-old manager remains embedded in the modern operating system, and readers are debating how much backward compatibility shapes Windows architecture and whether Microsoft will ever remove such old foundations.

Why now: Tech readers are discussing a newly published deep-dive into surprising legacy code inside Microsoft's current flagship OS

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