![Gustave Monce on Twitter: "Why does 32-bit windows need PAE when licensing prohibits using more than 4GB of ram? (Totally not trying to run Windows 10 on a pentium 3 here) https://t.co/aCqWwlGRNm" / Gustave Monce on Twitter: "Why does 32-bit windows need PAE when licensing prohibits using more than 4GB of ram? (Totally not trying to run Windows 10 on a pentium 3 here) https://t.co/aCqWwlGRNm" /](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EaGTIJZXgAEoYjz.png)
Gustave Monce on Twitter: "Why does 32-bit windows need PAE when licensing prohibits using more than 4GB of ram? (Totally not trying to run Windows 10 on a pentium 3 here) https://t.co/aCqWwlGRNm" /
![Why Windows Vista only sees 3GB memory in a PC with 4GB RAM and how Vista SP1 fools its users – 4sysops Why Windows Vista only sees 3GB memory in a PC with 4GB RAM and how Vista SP1 fools its users – 4sysops](https://4sysops.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/4gb.png)
Why Windows Vista only sees 3GB memory in a PC with 4GB RAM and how Vista SP1 fools its users – 4sysops
![TIL the 4GB RAM limit on 32-bit systems is a myth; the reason 32-bit Windows doesn't recognize 4GB+ RAM is a matter of licensing and driver stability, not hardware : r/todayilearned TIL the 4GB RAM limit on 32-bit systems is a myth; the reason 32-bit Windows doesn't recognize 4GB+ RAM is a matter of licensing and driver stability, not hardware : r/todayilearned](https://external-preview.redd.it/I3ebA5V2fVYGPC5RD1-3CbSAW1PbvaOhl-6bPTEhWi4.jpg?auto=webp&s=fefd6b0547e7c714078db4fc247bbd25fed2cebf)
TIL the 4GB RAM limit on 32-bit systems is a myth; the reason 32-bit Windows doesn't recognize 4GB+ RAM is a matter of licensing and driver stability, not hardware : r/todayilearned
![Systems with the Intel Skylake chipset and 4G or above memory: Memory size shows less than 2 GB available RAM if 32-bit Windows 7 is installed on the system | Dell US Systems with the Intel Skylake chipset and 4G or above memory: Memory size shows less than 2 GB available RAM if 32-bit Windows 7 is installed on the system | Dell US](https://supportkb.dell.com/img/ka02R000000hw5NQAQ/ka02R000000hw5NQAQ_en_US_1.jpeg)
Systems with the Intel Skylake chipset and 4G or above memory: Memory size shows less than 2 GB available RAM if 32-bit Windows 7 is installed on the system | Dell US
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