This Hidden Windows Setting is Eating Your Memory | Disable it Now!

Hidden Windows 11 Feature Consuming RAM

The video reveals a hidden Windows 11 feature that unnecessarily consumes RAM by preloading unused apps through a service called Cismain (formerly Super Fetch). Although Microsoft claims this improves performance, it is ineffective on modern SSDs and wastes valuable memory, especially for tasks like gaming or editing.

Key Points and Steps

Cismain Service

• Enabled by default, preloads apps into RAM.
• Wastes gigabytes of memory on systems with SSDs.
• To disable Cismain:
  1. Press Windows + R, type services.msc, and press Enter.
  2. Find Cismain in the services list.
  3. Double-click it, change the startup type from Automatic to Disabled.
  4. Click Stop to end the process immediately.
  5. Apply changes and confirm.

Disabling this service permanently frees up reserved RAM.

Windows 11 Widgets

• Widgets run hidden WebView2 browser processes in the background, consuming RAM.
• To disable widgets:
  1. Right-click the taskbar.
  2. Select Taskbar settings.
  3. Toggle off Widgets.
• Restart the PC to notice a reduction in idle RAM usage.

Outcome

Disabling both Cismain and widgets reduces background RAM consumption, leading to improved system performance and responsiveness.

Additional Information

• The video offers a practical tutorial on permanently freeing RAM in Windows 11.
• Viewers are encouraged to like the video if they want more Windows optimization guides.

Main Speaker

The video is presented by a tech content creator focused on Windows optimization tutorials. (Name not provided in subtitles)