Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Your RAM is cheating on you. You might think it’s working hard, but the truth is it’s probably going behind your back with bloatware you didn’t even install. In a time where every bit of performance counts, Linus finds out exactly how much those pre-installed “value-adding” apps are actually impacting your system.

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CHAPTERS
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0:00 Intro
0:56 The Baseline
2:05 Why do companies add bloatware?
4:00 Starting the installs
4:55 Bring on the bloat!
7:05 Performance check-in #1
8:00 Good luck gamers
10:20 Performance check-in #2
11:50 Final Test
13:20 Conclusion
14:00 Outro