Disable Superfetch (SysMain) In Windows 10

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In this guide, we will be taking a look at how to disable Superfetch (SysMain) on your Windows 10 PC or laptop. This is a simple and easy trick that can be done that may help improve the performance of your PC or laptop.

Disabling a simple service called SysMain also known as Superfetch on your Windows 10 PC disabling the SysMain service can really help the performance of your PC as this service can be running at a high percentage of your disk usage if this happens it can cause all sorts of other issues.

Disabling the SysMain service is a bit of a trial as it could help boost the speed of your PC or laptop but it could also make Windows slower as the SysMain is supposed to help with the launching of programs and apps in Windows 10.

Disable SysMain service on Windows:

1. Open the Windows 10 start menu (Bottom Left-hand corner of the screen)

2. Search ‘services’ > Open Services

3. Locate SysMain in the Services list > Double-click on SysMain

4. Click ‘Stop’ Under ‘Service Status’ > Change startup type to “Disabled” (Click on little drop down menu) > Press Apply > Press OK

I hope the above guide has helped you disable the SysMain service on your Windows 10 computer as I said the SysMain service is supposed to help improve system performance but can sometimes do the opposite and cause system issues so disabling the service can help fix this.

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