Stopping Docker from Consuming 100% of Your Laptop RAM
By default, WSL2 on Windows 11 can aggressively consume up to 80% of your total system memory, leaving your laptop sluggish and unresponsive. Creating a custom .wslconfig file in your user home directory caps memory allocation, enables fast paging, and restores swift responsiveness across all your devtools.
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# Place inside C:\Users\<YourUser>\.wslconfig
[wsl2]
memory=12GB # Cap WSL2 to 12GB of your 32GB RAM
processors=6
swap=4GB
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