I investigated Windows 11’s massive 5GB monthly .msu updates. AI is only part of the problem.

I investigated Windows 11’s massive 5GB monthly .msu updates. AI is only part of the problem.

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Windows 11 updates are now crossing 5GB. Our analysis shows that bundled AI and Semantic Search files are causing this massive storage bloat.

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Windows 11 updates are now crossing 5GB. Our analysis shows that bundled AI and Semantic Search files are causing this massive storage bloat.

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