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MaxGarcia
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Aug 15, 2025

Is it worth it clearing standby list?

Hey guys!

I have used RAMMap to clear the standby list.

There are also some tools like WJ32 that do the same thing.

Is it really worth clearing? Does it make your PC faster if you re-run it every 5 minutes?

Edit:
I have an 8GB non-upgradable RAM and Windows 11 is using more than 50% of it without any tweaks. Unfortunately, the RAM is not upgradable, and I accept any recommendations to fix the full RAM issue.


Thanks!

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  • Usually, not significantly. Modern Windows manages memory efficiently, and forcing a cleanup can sometimes cause more overhead than benefits.

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