5 Hidden Windows Settings Eating Your RAM Right Now (Disable Them Immediately)

Introduction and SysMain00:00:07

The video starts by identifying background services consuming RAM. The first service, SysMain (formerly Superfetch), preloads apps into memory, which is unnecessary for SSD users and can consume 1-2GB of RAM. It can be disabled via services.msc.

Connected User Experiences and Telemetry00:02:06

This service tracks user activity and sends data to Microsoft, using 400-800MB of RAM. It is disabled through services.msc and requires toggling off 'send optional diagnostic data' in privacy settings to prevent it from re-enabling.

Delivery Optimization00:03:11

Delivery Optimization uses your computer to upload Windows update chunks to other PCs, consuming RAM and bandwidth. This can be disabled under Windows Update settings in the Advanced Options menu.

Windows Search Indexer00:04:21

The search indexer constantly runs to catalog files, using 300-600MB of RAM. If you don't perform heavy file searches daily, it can be disabled in services.msc to reclaim system resources.

Diagnostic Policy Service and Memory Compression00:05:30

The Diagnostic Policy Service runs constant background checks, using up to 400MB. Additionally, the video shows how to use PowerShell to disable Memory Compression, which is particularly beneficial for systems with only 4GB or 8GB of RAM.