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I disabled Windows Prefetch to save RAM — I was actually making my PC slower

I optimized the wrong thing.
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I disabled Windows Prefetch and suddenly 5GB of my RAM became usable again

Turns out, Windows really hates unused RAM.

Notepad high CPU and Memory usage in Windows 11 [Fix]

If Notepad is showing high CPU and Memory usage in Windows 11, follow these instructions ie. change encoding, terminate all ...
Digital Trends

Here’s how much RAM Windows 11 actually uses

Upgrading to Windows 11 comes with a few requirements, and that includes a bump in random access memory (RAM) compared with Windows 10. Windows 11, while it introduces a host of new features, may ...
TWCN Tech News

Windows Update high CPU, Disk, Memory usage

If the Task Manager indicates that your Windows Update process is consuming a high CPU, Disk, Memory or Power on Windows 11/10, then this post will be able to help you address the issue. This can ...
PC World

How does CPU memory cache work?

In the eighties, computer processors became faster and faster, while memory access times stagnated and hindered additional performance increases. Something had to be done to speed up memory access and ...
Techno-Science.net

Fix Microsoft Edge High Memory Usage on Windows

To fix high memory usage in Microsoft Edge on Windows, try closing unnecessary tabs, clearing cookies and cache, and restarting your PC. Enable Efficiency Mode, use Sleeping Tabs, and tweak graphics ...