Windows 11's built-in weather app hogs more than 1.2 gigabytes of RAM just to tell the forecast — memory-sucking web wrapper filled with ads masquerades as an actual application
- ID
- 12624
- Status
- summarized
- Published
- 10 Aug 2026, 6:30 PM
- Fetched
- 10 Aug 2026, 7:11 PM
- Provider
- Tom's Hardware
- Category
- technology
- Original URL
- https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/windows-11s-built-in-weather-app-hogs-more-than-1-2-gigabytes-of-ram-just-to-tell-the-forecast-memory-sucking-web-wrapper-filled-with-ads-masquerades-as-an-actual-application
- Source URL
- https://www.tomshardware.com/feeds/all
Summary
- Score
- 2.0
- Created
- 10 Aug 2026, 7:14 PM
- Tags
- Audience
- developers
What happened
Windows 11's built-in weather app reportedly consumes over 1.2 GB of RAM, functioning as a web wrapper loaded with ads rather than a native application. The article text itself is mostly site boilerplate with no additional technical detail beyond the headline claim.
Why it matters
Minimal practical impact for builders. The only useful takeaway is a reminder that Electron-style or WebView wrappers can balloon memory usage; if you ship desktop apps via web wrappers, this is a cautionary data point, but the article provides no actionable detail beyond the 1.2 GB figure.
Discussion angle
Use this as a quick anecdote to discuss memory overhead of web-wrapper desktop apps versus native alternatives, but don't expect depth from the article itself.