# Microsoft Project Zenith: Windows Developer PCs Get a 64 GB Floor > Source: > Published: 2026-09-22 07:06:59+00:00 Microsoft announced Project Zenith on September 4 — a preconfigured Windows 11 experience for developer machines with enough memory to run large AI models locally. The hardware floor is 64 GB of unified memory and 250 GB/s of bandwidth, which currently means one platform: AMD Ryzen AI Halo. The software story is practical. The hardware bar is steep. Both things are true. This is not a new Windows edition and it is not a download. Project Zenith ships on qualifying machines preconfigured — with developer tools already installed and OS defaults already flipped. Microsoft is betting that removing setup friction […] The post