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Analysis of Application Size and Scaling Behavior on Windows 11 Date: [Current Date] Subject: Factors contributing to perceived "bigness" of apps (storage footprint & UI scaling) why are my apps so big windows 11
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Because the code isn't written specifically for Windows, the app needs "translation" layers to talk to your hardware. These layers take up significant space compared to native code that speaks directly to the Windows kernel. While not strictly "apps
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