Random Access Memory, aka RAM, is a form of temporary memory storage that is used for all the programs currently running on your Windows 11 PC, but how do you free up unwanted RAM usage? Optimizing your RAM usage is one of the main pillars of increasing your performance output on your PC. The more available RAM you have, the faster and smoother the performance will be. Find out here how you can make that happen in Windows 11.
RAM is affected by many factors which you will need to free up in Windows 11. However, it is quite simple and easy to do so. Once you use all the methods, you will have a lot of free RAM available to you. Here are the best methods to free up RAM in Windows 11:
Ending processes and applications that are taking too much RAM is the most easy and quick way to free up a lot of RAM. This is made easy especially due to Task Manager. In Task Manager, you can easily pinpoint the processes that are using a lot of RAM and end them with a click. You won’t realize how many processes are going on simultaneously until you check the list in your Task Manager.
Here is how you can use Task Manager to end unwanted processes and free up RAM in Windows 11:
Closing background applications that you don’t need can also be a quick way to free up RAM in Windows 11. Many times apps like Skype, Steam, etc, will be running in the background even when you are not actively using them. This uses RAM constantly and blocks it from the applications you are currently using.
Here is how you can disable applications in the background in Windows 11:
Windows 11 has high-quality visual effects in its GUI in order to make it look good and appealing. Traditionally, Windows OS has been focused more on practicality but Windows 11 takes a more focused approach to visual effects and appearance. But, this in turn also increases RAM usage, as showing these high-quality effects and other visual stuff takes RAM.
Here is how you can optimize Visual Effects for more performance in Windows 11:
SysMain, also known as SuperFetch, is a service used by Windows 11 to identify the most frequently used apps and make them start faster. While this makes it more convenient, the difference in speed isn’t that noticeable. Disabling it is the way to go if you want more RAM to be free in Windows 11.
Here is how you can disable the SysMain service in Windows 11:
Those are all the things you can do to free up RAM in Windows 11. For more topics related to Windows 11, check out our other guides on the best gaming settings for Windows 11 and where are fonts stored in Windows 11.
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