Windows 11 | Reduce Ram Usage

She opened Task Manager.

Her first target was the startup tab. A rogue's gallery of applications had been sneaking in every boot: Spotify, Slack, Adobe's CRX launcher, and three updaters for printers she hadn't owned since 2021. She disabled them all. That saved 1.2 GB.

Outside, the sun was rising. But she knew the truth: in the digital basement of Windows 11, the ghosts were always waiting to be re-enabled by the next update. reduce ram usage windows 11

Windows 11, her sleek new operating system, was eating her alive. She had 16 GB of RAM, but it felt like 2.

Finally, she opened Edge (yes, Edge) and turned on "Efficiency mode" and "Sleeping tabs." Chrome was a memory vampire. She opened Task Manager

She also switched her power plan to "Best performance" (counter-intuitively, power-saver modes often compress RAM, causing stutter) and went into Advanced System Settings > Performance > Visual Effects. She un-checked "Transparency effects," "Animations," and "Taskbar animations." Windows became uglier but breathable .

Next, she opened Settings > System > Notifications. "Tips and suggestions" was on. So were "Show me the Windows welcome experience" and "Get me occasional fun facts." She turned them off. Fun facts aren't fun at 90% RAM. She disabled them all

She opened Task Manager. Under the "Memory" column, a quiet horror stared back: .