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Windows users with +16GB of RAM performance boost - tech

(hx) 09:19 PM CEST - May,20 2026

Windows users with 16GB of RAM or more can boost performance by disabling a built-in memory compression feature.

This tweak uses a simple PowerShell command: Disable-MMAgent -MemoryCompression (run as admin, then restart).

On high-RAM systems, Windows rarely needs to compress memory pages, so the background CPU work for compressing and decompressing can cause minor overhead and stutters—especially in games. Disabling it frees up those cycles for smoother gameplay and responsiveness.

Keep it enabled if you have less than 16GB RAM, as it prevents heavy use of slow disk paging. Results vary, so test it and re-enable with Enable-MMAgent -MemoryCompression if needed. This popular gaming optimization has circulated for years on forums and YouTube.

This is a longstanding community tweak with no single origin, but it's widely discussed since at least 2015–2017 on SuperUser, Reddit, Steam guides, and Microsoft forums.

last 10 comments:

Csimbi

(09:36 PM CEST - May,20 2026 )

MS keeps adding stuff that cripples the OS itself. Not sure why.
Before you run this, check if it's even enabled in the first place.
On my Window 10, it ain't:
[code:1:74d8be1da2]PS C:\Windows\system32> Get-MMAgent

ApplicationLaunchPrefetching : False
ApplicationPreLaunch : False
MaxOperationAPIFiles : 256
MemoryCompression : False
OperationAPI : False
PageCombining : False
PSComputerName :
[/code:1:74d8be1da2]

So, no boost here even though I have 64GB RAM.
Let's say there's no slowdown.

gx-x

(08:44 AM CEST - May,21 2026 )

disabling memory compression forces Windows to immediately push inactive background processes into the pagefile on your drive instead of keeping them compressed in RAM, which can result in noticeable hitching or micro-stutters when switching back to those applications.

so this is more likely to cause stutters than to get rid of them...

edit: yea, it's disabled on my system too. I will just conclude that it doesn't really make a difference during use.

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