Hello devs, GHC is planning to use the Large Address Space mode of allocation for future releases on windows. See https://gitlab.haskell.org/ghc/ghc/issues/12576 This is a significant optimization for the GC and well tested as we use it on Linux already. However it will regress memory useage on versions of windows *older* than Windows 8.1/Sever 2012. Please let us know if you are targeting older versions than that either by responding to the mailing list, commenting on the ticket or contacting me directly if you have privacy concerns. Depending on how many people are affected by this change we might consider measures to reduce the impact. Cheers, Andreas