memory growth

Windows’ Delivery Optimization — the peer‑assisted engine that was designed to reduce bandwidth and speed updates — has been linked to steady, sometimes dramatic RAM growth on a subset of Windows 11 and Windows 10 machines, and the fastest, reversible way to restore responsiveness for many users...

A quietly running Windows service that once aimed to save bandwidth is now generating an unusually loud chorus of user reports: the Delivery Optimization engine (DoSvc) has been implicated in sustained memory growth on some Windows 11 systems, and recent servicing changes to a related component...

Multiple independent reports from community forums and tech outlets show the Delivery Optimization service (DoSvc) in recent Windows 11 and Windows Server builds can grow its memory footprint steadily over time, producing severe RAM pressure on low‑spec devices and some server images...

Microsoft’s Delivery Optimization — the peer‑to‑peer engine that can speed up Windows Update and Store app installs — has been flagged by users as growing its memory footprint steadily over time on some Windows 11 machines, and there’s a simple fix that most users can apply right now to stop it...