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

I optimized the wrong thing.
MUO on MSN

I disabled Windows Prefetch and suddenly 5GB of my RAM became usable again

Turns out, Windows really hates unused RAM.
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Microsoft reveals Teams can’t run well on low-RAM PCs, builds Efficiency Mode after years of bloat

Microsoft Teams is testing a new feature called "Efficiency mode," and it will become available for everyone by the end of ...
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SeoulTech scientists develop ultra-lightweight memory manager that transforms embedded system performance

The lightweight allocator demonstrates 53% faster execution times and requires 23% lower memory usage, while needing only 530 lines of code. Embedded systems such as Internet of Things (IoT) devices ...
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Firefox's Quantum Browser Delivers Faster Performance, Lower RAM Usage

Mozilla has been fighting a losing battle against Google Chrome for the past few years. Firefox's share of the browser market has shrunk dramatically, its once-dominant position chewed down to a ...