Meet Windows Vista’s SuperFetch!
If you notice your RAM in your Vista box starting to drop even though you are not opening new applications or files, don’t be alarmed: It’s probably just Windows Vista’s Superfetch Feature and not some application memory bug.
Windows Vista’s SuperFetch (aka the next gen Windows Prefetcher) allows aplications and files to load much faster than they would on Windows XP–based PCs. How does it work? When you’re not actively using your computer, background tasks which may include antivirus scans, run when they will least disturb you. These background tasks can take up system memory space that your programs had been using.
“On Windows XP–based PCs, this can slow progress to a crawl when you attempt to resume work. SuperFetch monitors which applications you use the most and preloads these into your system memory so they’ll be ready when you need them. Windows Vista also runs background programs, like disk defragmenting and Windows Defender, at low priority so that they can do their job but your work always comes first. via Microsoft. “
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