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

I optimized the wrong thing.
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I disabled Windows Prefetch and suddenly 5GB of my RAM became usable again

Like most PC users, RAM is something I constantly obsess over. After all, it’s the single most important component that decides how smooth my PC feels during everyday use. To that end, I recently also ...
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Why my prefetch files are not re-created after deleting them ??

I had a similar problem after I disabled some services. In my quest to make my pc start up faster I actually made it slower. I also encountered some other problems after disabling some services. I can ...
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wmplayer.exe and prefetch... what does it do?

"prefetch" is basically a system service that is *supposed* to speed up access to selected applications by maintaining a db of your apps and PRE LOADING elements that allow them to load faster. Kind ...