The leaner your Windows system is, the faster your PC is. We show you how to free up memory with simple commands and tools.

Want to learn how to free up System Memory and defragment RAM if your PC is running slow. Our RAM Guide has got you covered!

How to Free Up Your RAM to Improve Performance If you keep your PC on all the time or just put it in Sleep mode, Windows won't automatically free up allocated memory.

While restarting the PC is the best way to clear Memory Cache or Reset RAM in Windows 11/10, we share some other practical tips to help, in this post.

RAM (Random Access Memory) is your computer’s thinking space: as long as you have games, images, spreadsheets, browser tabs, or anything else open, it’s kept in the RAM for fast and easy ...

Then click Advanced in the following window. Under Virtual Memory, you can see how much of your SSD Windows has dedicated to a feature you probably don’t need.

Freeing up space on your hard drive and increasing your RAM are both possible solutions if you’re trying to increase your computer’s speed, but there are a few other things to try as well. How ...

Latest Videos From PC Gamer So, to prevent your PC from turning into a bulky, RGB-laden potato overnight, here's how to check for the Windows 11 File Explorer memory leak, and what to do about it.

You can free up virtual memory by increasing the computer's paging file size, changing visual effects settings and removing memory leaks.

If your PC restarts unprompted, freezes, or programs crash, this could indicate a RAM problem. We'll show you how to use the memory diagnostics tool to find out whether the RAM really is the problem.