Optimizing for 4GB of RAM, tips?

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  1. frozensun
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    Optimizing for 4GB of RAM, tips?


    Hi guys.
    My Surface 5 is running a bit slowly on 4 gigs of RAM with Core m3 CPU.
    I'd like to use some tips tricks optimizations to save as much as I can of free RAM possible since upgrade is not possiblr.
    I did opened just one chrome tab and under free RAM it was only 0.8GB free.
    So any suggestions,tutorials with links are welcome.
    I know I could disable a lot of services in W10 which don't need to run,but I'm not sure which ones..Apps too, though only default apps are installed (google drive,grove music etc).
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  3. Paul Black
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    Hello @frozensun,

    frozensun said:
    My Surface 5 is running a bit slowly on 4 gigs of RAM with Core m3 CPU.

    So any suggestions, tutorials with links are welcome.

    I know I could disable a lot of services in W10 which don't need to run, but I'm not sure which ones.
    I performed extensive testing on Services and Scheduled Tasks in two Projects of mine.

    Services Project . . .

    > Project: Which Services can be Disabled WITHOUT Drastic Impact.

    Scheduled Tasks Project . . .

    > Project: Which Scheduled Tasks can be Disabled WITHOUT Drastic Impact.

    I hope this helps.
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  4. frozensun
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    Will check it.
    I will ask guys,is it possible to increase storage with microSD in a way to install apps to microSD card and run from it?
    Since this Surface has only 128GB SSD.
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  6. Matthew Wai
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    You can install software on a memory card as long as the installer lets you change the destination.
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  7. Berton
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    One thing I use is Portable Apps, can install some programs on a removable drive that aren't actually installed the same as on the internal drive. It can be handy at times to have a program such as a diagnostic that can be taken to a job site. And there are some programs that can be downloaded as .zip and decompressed onto a removable drive then run, just have to check the author's offerings.
    PortableApps.com - Portable software for USB, portable, and cloud drives
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  8. Megahertz
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    You didn't mentioned if you have a Win 10 32 or 64 bits.
    With 4G it will run better under 32 bits.
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  9. TairikuOkami
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    frozensun said:
    I'd like to use some tips tricks optimizations to save as much as I can of free RAM possible
    Reduce Memory v1.6

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  10. Netrick
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    Would Readyboost be a viable option for this?
    How to Add or Remove ReadyBoost tab in Drive Properties in Windows 10
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  12. MaloK
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    frozensun said:
    Will check it.
    I will ask guys,is it possible to increase storage with microSD in a way to install apps to microSD card and run from it?
    Since this Surface has only 128GB SSD.
    Maybe not a good idea to install software on a SD card, but you can use one as a ReadyBoost Drive.
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  13. eLPuSHeR
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    If system is UEFI based you may not be able to run x86 version.
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