Google's browser is famous for taking up too much space in RAM. On the internet, there are even jokes about this negative quality. Although Google makes efforts every year to reduce the excess weight of Google Chrome, Microsoft has taken the initiative and searched for a possible solution on its Windows computers.

The Windows 10 May 2020 update includes a novelty designed to protect your RAM from programs like Google Chrome. According to a report from  Windows Latest, this change introduces improvements in Windows storage memory, with it it will reduce the general use of memory by Win32 applications such as Google Chrome.

Microsoft has confirmed that it uses this new system in its Chromium-based Edge browser, which will launch worldwide in the coming months, and the first tests show a reduction in memory consumption of up to 27% in the Windows update. May 10, 2020.

The company has explained that this novelty corresponds to a new feature called " SegmentHeap ", intended for developers. Google has also liked this initiative and will also adopt it in its browser. 

The developers who have already tested "SegmentHeap" say that its use could save hundreds of MBs of RAM usage, which translates into a considerable increase in computer performance. 

However, we will have to wait a while for Chrome users from Windows to see first-hand the benefits of this novelty. It is now up to the developers to include it in their programs and to launch new updates that will arrive in the coming months. 

While these updates arrive, we can resort to other tricks to get Google Chrome to consume less RAM on our computer and thus slow down the performance of our computer.