{"id":14990,"date":"2026-08-11T17:01:05","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T17:01:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nextlevelnews.co.uk\/blog\/2026\/08\/11\/as-if-the-ram-crisis-wasnt-enough-microsoft-is-raising-the-price-on-windows-11\/"},"modified":"2026-08-11T17:01:05","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T17:01:05","slug":"as-if-the-ram-crisis-wasnt-enough-microsoft-is-raising-the-price-on-windows-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nextlevelnews.co.uk\/blog\/2026\/08\/11\/as-if-the-ram-crisis-wasnt-enough-microsoft-is-raising-the-price-on-windows-11\/","title":{"rendered":"As If the RAM Crisis Wasn&#8217;t Enough, Microsoft Is Raising the Price on Windows 11"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"article-page\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets-prd.ignimgs.com\/2022\/09\/01\/microsoftboxes2-blogroll-logos-1662054072117.jpg\" \/>\n<section data-transform=\"mobile-ad-break\"><\/section>\n<p>More than anything else, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/2026-is-going-to-suck-for-pc-gaming\">2026 has been marked<\/a> by basically every piece of technology getting more expensive. While a lot of the price increases have centered around hardware, Microsoft is now reportedly tightening the screws as well. <\/p>\n<p>According to a report from Taiwanese economics outlet <a href=\"https:\/\/money.udn.com\/money\/story\/5612\/9680882\">Economic Daily News<\/a> (via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcmag.com\/news\/buying-a-new-pc-a-windows-11-price-hike-could-soon-make-it-more-expensive\">PCMag<\/a>), Microsoft will be raising its licensing fees for Windows 11 by as much as 10%. Now, this price increase isn&#8217;t for DIY system builders who are buying a key for their own PC, but rather for OEM system builders who sell you a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/best-gaming-pc\">completed system<\/a>. The license fee increases aren&#8217;t going to be the same across the board either, as Microsoft generally scales the licensing fee according to the processor. So, for instance, a laptop with an Intel Core i7 processor will owe Microsoft a larger share than a laptop with a Core i3 chip. <\/p>\n<section data-transform=\"slideshow\" data-slug=\"intel-core-ultra-9-285k-and-core-ultra-5-245k-photos\" data-value=\"intel-core-ultra-9-285k-and-core-ultra-5-245k-photos\" data-type=\"slug\" data-caption=\"\"><\/section>\n<p>The Windows 11 license generally isn&#8217;t the biggest part of a laptop&#8217;s cost, and it does seem like these license increases have already been accounted for in the current costs. However, according to EDN&#8217;s report, Asus and Acer are will be increasing prices by about 5% later this year. <\/p>\n<section data-transform=\"poll\" data-id=\"e47a5767-d196-40a0-9908-3d89bb414ea9\"><\/section>\n<p>In the grand scheme of things, Microsoft&#8217;s license fees aren&#8217;t going to move the needle by nearly as much as <a href=\"https:\/\/in.ign.com\/tech\/252812\/news\/ram-and-ssd-prices-will-reportedly-continue-to-increase-in-q2-2026-as-lenovo-shares-advice-for-inter\">exploding RAM and SSD prices<\/a>. But, it&#8217;s still just another thing that&#8217;s making buying a PC more expensive than it used to be. <\/p>\n<p>After all, this is coming in the same year when the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/the-steam-machine-was-originally-meant-to-cost-about-750\">Steam Machine had to launch at a much higher price<\/a> than planned, due to the ongoing RAM crisis. And even <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/final-nail-in-the-coffin-xbox-price-rises-revealed-leaving-fans-stunned-as-series-xs-spike-by-more-than-a-third-in-europe\">Microsoft has had to raise the price on its Xbox Series X and S consoles<\/a> to account for more expensive hardware. It doesn&#8217;t seem like things are going to ease up anytime soon, either, with RAM manufacturers already selling through their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/ramageddon-continues-another-year-as-2027-memory-capacity-is-reportedly-sold-out\">2027 manufacturing capacity<\/a>. But, who knows, maybe this will cause <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/valve-is-expanding-steamos-support-to-more-handhelds-and-i-hope-it-keeps-growing\">more hardware to move over to SteamOS<\/a>.<\/p>\n<section data-transform=\"divider\"><\/section>\n<p><em>Jackie Thomas is the Hardware and Buying Guides Editor at IGN and the PC components queen. 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