Process "System and compressed memory of Windows 10": what is it and is it worth it to disconnect?

Many users who installed the tenth version of Windows on their computers and laptops often pay attention to the increased load on system resources, due to the "System and compressed memory Windows 10" process, which can be seen in the "Task Manager". What is it, how do I disable this service? Let's see.

System and compressed memory Windows 10

The process itself in the system is presented as a new service, called SuperFetch. The bottom line is that it allows you to compress a large number of data from active processes without storing them in the paging file on the hard drive, namely: in the most compressed form put in RAM.

With a lack of RAM, early systems used virtual memory (reserved space on the hard drive). But the data call from the hard disk is much slower than from the "RAM". A new service to constantly not access the hard drive and compresses the data, placing them in the RAM. It is believed that the "System and compressed memory Windows 10" process can be disabled without damage to the computer or laptop. However, in this case on some machines it will be possible to notice a slight slowdown in performance when launching user applications.

Service "System and compressed memory Windows 10": basic methods of shutdown

Among the main methods that allow deactivating the above service, there are three main ones:

• Disabling unnecessary tips and system tips;
• Immediate disabling of the SuperFetch service;
• Installation of an additional driver Intel RST to speed up the work.

Disable cards

The first thing you can do is turn off the tips and hints of the system (many users still do not pay attention to them).

To do this, we use the parameters section in the main menu "Start", then select the system menu, and in it we go to the point of notifications and actions. In the list of presented options, select the line for displaying tips for setting up Windows and simply turn off the option by moving the slider to the off position.

Deactivate SuperFetch service

The second and most drastic method of disabling the "System and compressed memory Windows 10" process is to directly deactivate the SuperFetch system component. You can do this either in the services section or in the system registry.

To enter the Services section on the Start menu, use the services.msc command, then in the right window, find the corresponding component, right-click the property menu, set the startup parameter in the startup type, save the changes and overload the system.

In the system registry (the editor is called by the regedit command) in the HKLM branch, we go down through the SYSTEM section and the monitoring folder to the PrefetchParameters directory. The window to the right contains the EnablePrefetcher key. Double-click to open the start-up menu and set the value to 0. If there is no such key, create a new one in the form of DWORD32 parameter, name it accordingly and set the above value.

Note: you can not disable the service in both the registry and the Services section, so you need to use one thing.

Installing the Intel RST driver

Finally, to ensure that the "System and compressed memory Windows 10" process does not load resources too much, you can install a special driver Intel RST (Rapid Storage Technology), which is designed to work with hard drives that support RAID and AHCI modes. In this case, with a high load on resources, the driver in some way, though not completely, but partially blocks the SuperFetch service.

For stationary PCs it is recommended to download it from the official Intel site, and for laptops it is better to download it from the manufacturer's resource by selecting your model. Naturally, the processor in the system must be installed appropriate. Otherwise, there will be no effect.

What in the end?

In principle, the deactivation of data compression and placing them in the RAM does not have any catastrophic consequences for the system. In some cases, it is even recommended to disable it, since the load on the main memory can be up to 4 GB or higher. And on low-power machines it is better to leave the reference to virtual memory, rather than so much to load "operative". Of course, calling custom programs or their response to some commands may slow down, but in time this will be expressed in a maximum of a few seconds, and sometimes even less.