Windows 11 preview build sees FAT32 partition size increased to …
WEBAug 16, 2024 — After being unchanged for nearly 30 years, Microsoft will soon remove the 32GB size limit in its FAT32 partitions for Windows 11, increasing it to 2TB. The announcement via its blog post mentions...
New Windows 11 build removes ancient, arbitrary 32GB size limit …
WEBAug 16, 2024 — A new Canary channel Windows Insider build released yesterday fixes a decades-old and arbitrary limitation that restricted new FAT32 partitions to 32GB in size, even though the filesystem...
Windows Finally Expands FAT32 Formatting From 32GB to 2TB
WEBAug 16, 2024 — Microsoft is lifting a decades-old restriction on Windows that capped FAT32 disk formatting at 32GB. Instead, FAT32 formatting on Windows 11 will support partitions up to 2TB in size.
Microsoft boosts Windows’ FAT32’s partition size limit after ... - MSN
WEBWith its latest Windows 11 Insider Canary Preview Build (via The Verge), the company increased the maximum FAT32 partition size limit from 32GB to 2TB when using the command line.
Windows can finally make fatter FAT32 drives, up to 2TB in size
WEBAug 16, 2024 — Up until now, Windows capped out at 32GB when formatting drives using FAT32. Yesterday, Microsoft sent out a new preview version of Windows 11 to Windows Insiders, and it holds an interesting ...
Microsoft is finally removing the FAT32 partition size limit in …
WEBAug 16, 2024 — Microsoft is planning to remove the 32GB size limit for FAT32 partitions in Windows 11. While FAT supports volumes up to 2TB, Windows has had a 32GB arbitrary limit in place for nearly 30 years.
It took Microsoft 30 years to change this Windows feature
WEBAug 16, 2024 — At the time, Microsoft imposed a limit on the creation of FAT32 partitions, deciding that the maximum partition size would be 32GB. Now, 30 years later, the FAT file system supports partitions of...
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WEBJul 16, 2023 — For gamers, it's quickly becoming clear that 32GB of RAM should be in the medium-term future. Star Citizen lists 16GB of RAM as the minimum requirement. Spider-Man Remastered requires 32GB of RAM for its highest settings using ray Tracing.
Microsoft removes FAT32 partition size limit in Windows 11
WEBAug 15, 2024 — Microsoft removed today an arbitrary 32GB size limit for FAT32 partitions in the latest Windows 11 Canary build, now allowing for a maximum size of 2TB.
Explained: The thinking behind the 32GB Windows Format …
WEBJan 4, 2021 — Updated There is at last a definitive answer to the question of why the Windows user interface slapped a 32GB limit on the formatting of FAT32 volumes and it's "because I said so," according to the engineer responsible.