Re:The computers are fast, but you don't know it
by dr_zoidberg on Friday June 17, 2022 @11:44AM
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32bit PAE was supported since Windows XP and initially allowed for more than 4GB of RAM to be supported, but driver issues made Microsoft put a soft-cap in 4GB under this mode[0]. But Win7 32 bits with PAE would've surely been able to use all of those 4GB fine.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physical_Address_Extension#Mic...