diff --git a/utils/disable-edge-prelaunch.reg b/utils/disable-edge-prelaunch.reg
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+++ b/utils/disable-edge-prelaunch.reg
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+Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
+
+; disable prelaunch. lowers ram usage slightly
+[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\MicrosoftEdge\Main]
+"AllowPrelaunch"=dword:00000000
+
+[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\MicrosoftEdge\TabPreloader]
+"AllowTabPreloading"=dword:00000000
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diff --git a/utils/lower-ram-usage.reg b/utils/lower-ram-usage.reg
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+Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
+
+; lowers ram usage and process count by a lot
+[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control]
+"SvcHostSplitThresholdInKB"=dword:04000000
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