Unexpected high memory usage

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Hello guys, I’ve been running linux for a couple of days but then I managed to use Windows again since I needed it for my work. Unfortunately I’m getting a little trouble for the memory management. I updated Windows and Kasperksy database when I got a free times, but then I realized that my RAM usage always increased and never decreased. I close every program that is known to use high memory such as Chrome and all other running program just to find out (like aimp, steam, kasperksy, etc) but nothing changed. I never had this problem before because most of the time I have around 42-50% RAM usage. But now even in idle, the RAM usage stay high. As I write this post with only 1 tab opened in Chrome I have 65% RAM usage and the system felt sluggish :( (the screenshot was taken yesterday)
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My Computer

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  • OS
    Windows 8.1 x64 & Ubuntu 14.10 x64
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo G400
    CPU
    Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU 1005M @ 1.9GHz
    Motherboard
    Lenovo Invalid (U3E1)
    Memory
    6 GB Dual-Channel DDR3 (1600 MHz)
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel(R) HD Graphics
    Sound Card
    Conexant SmartAudio HD
    Monitor(s) Displays
    14.0" HD LED
    Screen Resolution
    1366 x 768
    Hard Drives
    Seagate ST500LT012-9WS142 500GB
    Keyboard
    Yes
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    Logitech G300s
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    Google Chrome
    Antivirus
    Kaspersky Internet Security
From your screenshots it looks like your installation is running Maintenance, which is likely because you said you haven't used Windows in a couple of day's, and it has to catch up.... it can take a while to finish. Best thing to do is when you don't need to use the PC leave it on, connected to the internet(for updates and syncing) make sure it doesn't go to sleep(I have mine set for 4 hours)
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Also to be honest 4GB ram is a bit small for Windows 8, it'll run, but bottleneck a lot(it also did on my Windows 7 laptop). 6-8GB is the "sweet spot", anything over that is good if you run virtual machines.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Update Pro in Hyper-V/Windows 10 Pro 64 bit
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Cliff's Black & Blue Wonder
    CPU
    Intel Core i9-9900K
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus X Hero
    Memory
    32 GB Quad Kit, G.Skill Trident Z RGB Series schwarz, DDR4-3866, 18-19-19-39-2T
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS GeForce RTX 3090 ROG Strix O24G, 24576 MB GDDR6X
    Sound Card
    (1) HD Webcam C270 (2) NVIDIA High Definition Audio (3) Realtek High Definition Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    BenQ BL2711U(4K) and a hp 27vx(1080p)
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080 x 32 bits (4294967296 colors) @ 60 Hz
    Hard Drives
    C: Samsung 960 EVO NVMe M.2 SSD
    E: & O: Libraries & OneDrive-> Samsung 850 EVO 1TB
    D: Hyper-V VM's -> Samsung PM951 Client M.2 512Gb SSD
    G: System Images -> HDD Seagate Barracuda 2TB
    PSU
    Corsair HX1000i High Performance ATX Power Supply 80+ Platinum
    Case
    hanteks Enthoo Pro TG
    Cooling
    Thermaltake Floe Riing RGB TT Premium-Edition 360mm and 3 Corsair blue LED fans
    Keyboard
    Trust GTX THURA
    Mouse
    Trust GTX 148
    Internet Speed
    25+/5+ (+usually faster)
    Browser
    Edge; Chrome; IE11
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender of course & Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit as a
    Other Info
    Router: FRITZ!Box 7590 AX V2
    Sound system: SHARP HT-SBW460 Dolby Atmos Soundbar
    Webcam: Logitech BRIO ULTRA HD PRO WEBCAM 4K webcam with HDR
Hi Cliff S Thanks you for the advise. I'll try leaving the laptop stand by tonight and see what happen in the morning. I'll update this post again, probably tomorrow I guess. :thumbsup:
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 x64 & Ubuntu 14.10 x64
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo G400
    CPU
    Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU 1005M @ 1.9GHz
    Motherboard
    Lenovo Invalid (U3E1)
    Memory
    6 GB Dual-Channel DDR3 (1600 MHz)
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel(R) HD Graphics
    Sound Card
    Conexant SmartAudio HD
    Monitor(s) Displays
    14.0" HD LED
    Screen Resolution
    1366 x 768
    Hard Drives
    Seagate ST500LT012-9WS142 500GB
    Keyboard
    Yes
    Mouse
    Logitech G300s
    Browser
    Google Chrome
    Antivirus
    Kaspersky Internet Security
If I force a maintenance on my PC in Action center it slows me way down too(see my system specs), that's why I thought of that first.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Update Pro in Hyper-V/Windows 10 Pro 64 bit
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Cliff's Black & Blue Wonder
    CPU
    Intel Core i9-9900K
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus X Hero
    Memory
    32 GB Quad Kit, G.Skill Trident Z RGB Series schwarz, DDR4-3866, 18-19-19-39-2T
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS GeForce RTX 3090 ROG Strix O24G, 24576 MB GDDR6X
    Sound Card
    (1) HD Webcam C270 (2) NVIDIA High Definition Audio (3) Realtek High Definition Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    BenQ BL2711U(4K) and a hp 27vx(1080p)
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080 x 32 bits (4294967296 colors) @ 60 Hz
    Hard Drives
    C: Samsung 960 EVO NVMe M.2 SSD
    E: & O: Libraries & OneDrive-> Samsung 850 EVO 1TB
    D: Hyper-V VM's -> Samsung PM951 Client M.2 512Gb SSD
    G: System Images -> HDD Seagate Barracuda 2TB
    PSU
    Corsair HX1000i High Performance ATX Power Supply 80+ Platinum
    Case
    hanteks Enthoo Pro TG
    Cooling
    Thermaltake Floe Riing RGB TT Premium-Edition 360mm and 3 Corsair blue LED fans
    Keyboard
    Trust GTX THURA
    Mouse
    Trust GTX 148
    Internet Speed
    25+/5+ (+usually faster)
    Browser
    Edge; Chrome; IE11
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender of course & Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit as a
    Other Info
    Router: FRITZ!Box 7590 AX V2
    Sound system: SHARP HT-SBW460 Dolby Atmos Soundbar
    Webcam: Logitech BRIO ULTRA HD PRO WEBCAM 4K webcam with HDR
So what do you think should I just leave the laptop and wait till the automate schedule to run or run it manually from Action Center? Btw just a little more things, I just watched a movie and doing a homework after it and I got around 79% RAM usage, now I open this forum with chrome (with 2 tab opened) I got 88% RAM usage.
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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 x64 & Ubuntu 14.10 x64
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo G400
    CPU
    Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU 1005M @ 1.9GHz
    Motherboard
    Lenovo Invalid (U3E1)
    Memory
    6 GB Dual-Channel DDR3 (1600 MHz)
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel(R) HD Graphics
    Sound Card
    Conexant SmartAudio HD
    Monitor(s) Displays
    14.0" HD LED
    Screen Resolution
    1366 x 768
    Hard Drives
    Seagate ST500LT012-9WS142 500GB
    Keyboard
    Yes
    Mouse
    Logitech G300s
    Browser
    Google Chrome
    Antivirus
    Kaspersky Internet Security
High ram usage isn't so bad especially when your you've been using your computer a while doing different things. It's when you have Constant CPU usage for seemingly no reason, that it's time to worry. For example when using a "Live Disk" like trying a Linux distro or WinPE recovery environment, your whole OS is in RAM, that's what it's for (and why 8GB is perfect).


Read this: HTG Explains: Why It’s Good That Your Computer’s RAM Is Full
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Update Pro in Hyper-V/Windows 10 Pro 64 bit
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Cliff's Black & Blue Wonder
    CPU
    Intel Core i9-9900K
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus X Hero
    Memory
    32 GB Quad Kit, G.Skill Trident Z RGB Series schwarz, DDR4-3866, 18-19-19-39-2T
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS GeForce RTX 3090 ROG Strix O24G, 24576 MB GDDR6X
    Sound Card
    (1) HD Webcam C270 (2) NVIDIA High Definition Audio (3) Realtek High Definition Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    BenQ BL2711U(4K) and a hp 27vx(1080p)
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080 x 32 bits (4294967296 colors) @ 60 Hz
    Hard Drives
    C: Samsung 960 EVO NVMe M.2 SSD
    E: & O: Libraries & OneDrive-> Samsung 850 EVO 1TB
    D: Hyper-V VM's -> Samsung PM951 Client M.2 512Gb SSD
    G: System Images -> HDD Seagate Barracuda 2TB
    PSU
    Corsair HX1000i High Performance ATX Power Supply 80+ Platinum
    Case
    hanteks Enthoo Pro TG
    Cooling
    Thermaltake Floe Riing RGB TT Premium-Edition 360mm and 3 Corsair blue LED fans
    Keyboard
    Trust GTX THURA
    Mouse
    Trust GTX 148
    Internet Speed
    25+/5+ (+usually faster)
    Browser
    Edge; Chrome; IE11
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender of course & Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit as a
    Other Info
    Router: FRITZ!Box 7590 AX V2
    Sound system: SHARP HT-SBW460 Dolby Atmos Soundbar
    Webcam: Logitech BRIO ULTRA HD PRO WEBCAM 4K webcam with HDR
One more thing, I have 16GB RAM, also 4x what you have, compare and look at my values to yours. I've been doing different things for about 7 1/2 hours today(rebooted once after using windows update cleanup this morning).
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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Update Pro in Hyper-V/Windows 10 Pro 64 bit
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Cliff's Black & Blue Wonder
    CPU
    Intel Core i9-9900K
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus X Hero
    Memory
    32 GB Quad Kit, G.Skill Trident Z RGB Series schwarz, DDR4-3866, 18-19-19-39-2T
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS GeForce RTX 3090 ROG Strix O24G, 24576 MB GDDR6X
    Sound Card
    (1) HD Webcam C270 (2) NVIDIA High Definition Audio (3) Realtek High Definition Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    BenQ BL2711U(4K) and a hp 27vx(1080p)
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080 x 32 bits (4294967296 colors) @ 60 Hz
    Hard Drives
    C: Samsung 960 EVO NVMe M.2 SSD
    E: & O: Libraries & OneDrive-> Samsung 850 EVO 1TB
    D: Hyper-V VM's -> Samsung PM951 Client M.2 512Gb SSD
    G: System Images -> HDD Seagate Barracuda 2TB
    PSU
    Corsair HX1000i High Performance ATX Power Supply 80+ Platinum
    Case
    hanteks Enthoo Pro TG
    Cooling
    Thermaltake Floe Riing RGB TT Premium-Edition 360mm and 3 Corsair blue LED fans
    Keyboard
    Trust GTX THURA
    Mouse
    Trust GTX 148
    Internet Speed
    25+/5+ (+usually faster)
    Browser
    Edge; Chrome; IE11
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender of course & Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit as a
    Other Info
    Router: FRITZ!Box 7590 AX V2
    Sound system: SHARP HT-SBW460 Dolby Atmos Soundbar
    Webcam: Logitech BRIO ULTRA HD PRO WEBCAM 4K webcam with HDR
Yes, it isn't bad for high memory usage when I'm using a program, but right now my laptop just feel slow (take a moment for the program to launch and even minutes for game) not gonna be a problem for the program that already loaded in memory. As written in the article:
high memory usage isn’t always a good thing. If your computer seems very slow, then high random access memory (RAM) usage is not a good thing,
I also noticed after booting the memory starting at 38% and keep increasing overtime (it's general for startup programs) but if I open one program the memory keep increasing like there is another program running in the background and probably stay in the same value even I closed the currently running program.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 x64 & Ubuntu 14.10 x64
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo G400
    CPU
    Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU 1005M @ 1.9GHz
    Motherboard
    Lenovo Invalid (U3E1)
    Memory
    6 GB Dual-Channel DDR3 (1600 MHz)
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel(R) HD Graphics
    Sound Card
    Conexant SmartAudio HD
    Monitor(s) Displays
    14.0" HD LED
    Screen Resolution
    1366 x 768
    Hard Drives
    Seagate ST500LT012-9WS142 500GB
    Keyboard
    Yes
    Mouse
    Logitech G300s
    Browser
    Google Chrome
    Antivirus
    Kaspersky Internet Security
You can try forcing the Maintenance, it can the quite a few hours though(best to do before going to sleep) when forced, specially when not done in awhile.
You could also see if your AV is the culprit. In your second screen shot your Chrome looks like it has a lot running too. You could try turning off some add-ons(if you have any) or closing tabs your not reading and just bookmark them.
Here's my task manager view8I have mine set to % instead of values) and what all is running and it's using 4GB RAM. as you see apps such as Mail and Weather are running in the background because I just close the window(red X) and not the app(drag to bottom with mouse till it closes).
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Update Pro in Hyper-V/Windows 10 Pro 64 bit
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Cliff's Black & Blue Wonder
    CPU
    Intel Core i9-9900K
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus X Hero
    Memory
    32 GB Quad Kit, G.Skill Trident Z RGB Series schwarz, DDR4-3866, 18-19-19-39-2T
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS GeForce RTX 3090 ROG Strix O24G, 24576 MB GDDR6X
    Sound Card
    (1) HD Webcam C270 (2) NVIDIA High Definition Audio (3) Realtek High Definition Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    BenQ BL2711U(4K) and a hp 27vx(1080p)
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080 x 32 bits (4294967296 colors) @ 60 Hz
    Hard Drives
    C: Samsung 960 EVO NVMe M.2 SSD
    E: & O: Libraries & OneDrive-> Samsung 850 EVO 1TB
    D: Hyper-V VM's -> Samsung PM951 Client M.2 512Gb SSD
    G: System Images -> HDD Seagate Barracuda 2TB
    PSU
    Corsair HX1000i High Performance ATX Power Supply 80+ Platinum
    Case
    hanteks Enthoo Pro TG
    Cooling
    Thermaltake Floe Riing RGB TT Premium-Edition 360mm and 3 Corsair blue LED fans
    Keyboard
    Trust GTX THURA
    Mouse
    Trust GTX 148
    Internet Speed
    25+/5+ (+usually faster)
    Browser
    Edge; Chrome; IE11
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender of course & Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit as a
    Other Info
    Router: FRITZ!Box 7590 AX V2
    Sound system: SHARP HT-SBW460 Dolby Atmos Soundbar
    Webcam: Logitech BRIO ULTRA HD PRO WEBCAM 4K webcam with HDR
Superfetch can be counterproductive, if it preloads files, while you are about to launch something else.
If your computer is slow, it is most likely related to CPU issues, rather then RAM ,which should be freed.
On all of your screens, it is actually Kaspersky taking the most CPU, AV tends to slow down PCs noticeably.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win 8.1.1 Pro x64
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo E525
    CPU
    AMD A4-3300M @ 2,0GHz
    Memory
    6GB DDR3 1333MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    AMD Radeon HD 6480G 512MB shared
    Sound Card
    Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Surround 5.1
    Screen Resolution
    1366x768
    Hard Drives
    WD 465GB
    Cooling
    Fusion Tweaker
    Keyboard
    Logitech K360
    Mouse
    Logitech M705
    Internet Speed
    50/50 MBps
    Browser
    Yandex
    Antivirus
    No AV & No Firewall
    Other Info
    Headphones: Sennheiser RS170
Alright some update here, could be a good news or just temporary I don't know. I said above that after booting and run a program the RAM keep increasing (although slowly increase) just after posting that, I tried to run Dota 2 and of course the game is unplayable, so much freeze and longer loading times than usual. So I have to reboot the system and right now (for now) the memory run like usual after I close chrome it back to 44% not staying high like I said before. But I'll do the maintance tonight and see what happen in the morning if this is just a temporary.

TairikuOkami
I think yes Kasperksy was the top 3 in Task Manager but I disabled it once when I first have this problem but nothing changed still slow, reboot fix it for a moment.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 x64 & Ubuntu 14.10 x64
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo G400
    CPU
    Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU 1005M @ 1.9GHz
    Motherboard
    Lenovo Invalid (U3E1)
    Memory
    6 GB Dual-Channel DDR3 (1600 MHz)
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel(R) HD Graphics
    Sound Card
    Conexant SmartAudio HD
    Monitor(s) Displays
    14.0" HD LED
    Screen Resolution
    1366 x 768
    Hard Drives
    Seagate ST500LT012-9WS142 500GB
    Keyboard
    Yes
    Mouse
    Logitech G300s
    Browser
    Google Chrome
    Antivirus
    Kaspersky Internet Security
Well I use CleanMem Free to keep RAM at bay.
Not mane people here are fond of it for obvious reasons.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win 8.1.1 Pro x64
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo E525
    CPU
    AMD A4-3300M @ 2,0GHz
    Memory
    6GB DDR3 1333MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    AMD Radeon HD 6480G 512MB shared
    Sound Card
    Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Surround 5.1
    Screen Resolution
    1366x768
    Hard Drives
    WD 465GB
    Cooling
    Fusion Tweaker
    Keyboard
    Logitech K360
    Mouse
    Logitech M705
    Internet Speed
    50/50 MBps
    Browser
    Yandex
    Antivirus
    No AV & No Firewall
    Other Info
    Headphones: Sennheiser RS170
Well I use CleanMem Free to keep RAM at bay.
Not mane people here are fond of it for obvious reasons.
That's because all Memory cleaners do is push the contents of RAM to the pagefile making windows slower. Better is to end processes or process(wait) chains in task manager. Killing a process(wait) chain is good when there is a bottleneck in the system. Pushing things to pagefile mean windows has to access the disk to load the program/file back into memory.

Why Memory Optimizers and RAM Boosters Are Worse Than Useless
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Update Pro in Hyper-V/Windows 10 Pro 64 bit
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Cliff's Black & Blue Wonder
    CPU
    Intel Core i9-9900K
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus X Hero
    Memory
    32 GB Quad Kit, G.Skill Trident Z RGB Series schwarz, DDR4-3866, 18-19-19-39-2T
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS GeForce RTX 3090 ROG Strix O24G, 24576 MB GDDR6X
    Sound Card
    (1) HD Webcam C270 (2) NVIDIA High Definition Audio (3) Realtek High Definition Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    BenQ BL2711U(4K) and a hp 27vx(1080p)
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080 x 32 bits (4294967296 colors) @ 60 Hz
    Hard Drives
    C: Samsung 960 EVO NVMe M.2 SSD
    E: & O: Libraries & OneDrive-> Samsung 850 EVO 1TB
    D: Hyper-V VM's -> Samsung PM951 Client M.2 512Gb SSD
    G: System Images -> HDD Seagate Barracuda 2TB
    PSU
    Corsair HX1000i High Performance ATX Power Supply 80+ Platinum
    Case
    hanteks Enthoo Pro TG
    Cooling
    Thermaltake Floe Riing RGB TT Premium-Edition 360mm and 3 Corsair blue LED fans
    Keyboard
    Trust GTX THURA
    Mouse
    Trust GTX 148
    Internet Speed
    25+/5+ (+usually faster)
    Browser
    Edge; Chrome; IE11
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender of course & Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit as a
    Other Info
    Router: FRITZ!Box 7590 AX V2
    Sound system: SHARP HT-SBW460 Dolby Atmos Soundbar
    Webcam: Logitech BRIO ULTRA HD PRO WEBCAM 4K webcam with HDR
If you have investigated a little, you would know, that Cleanmem does not do that.
I have pagefile/prefetch disabled and I have only 460 MB memory usage after startup.
Cleanmem was originally designed to fix memory leaks in Firefox, but it can do much more.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win 8.1.1 Pro x64
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo E525
    CPU
    AMD A4-3300M @ 2,0GHz
    Memory
    6GB DDR3 1333MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    AMD Radeon HD 6480G 512MB shared
    Sound Card
    Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Surround 5.1
    Screen Resolution
    1366x768
    Hard Drives
    WD 465GB
    Cooling
    Fusion Tweaker
    Keyboard
    Logitech K360
    Mouse
    Logitech M705
    Internet Speed
    50/50 MBps
    Browser
    Yandex
    Antivirus
    No AV & No Firewall
    Other Info
    Headphones: Sennheiser RS170
Never heard of CleanMem, but I may want to give it a try next time. Btw about pagefile I set Windows to manage the pagefile automatically and I have 4GB of pagefile, is that size is too much for pagefile?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 x64 & Ubuntu 14.10 x64
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo G400
    CPU
    Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU 1005M @ 1.9GHz
    Motherboard
    Lenovo Invalid (U3E1)
    Memory
    6 GB Dual-Channel DDR3 (1600 MHz)
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel(R) HD Graphics
    Sound Card
    Conexant SmartAudio HD
    Monitor(s) Displays
    14.0" HD LED
    Screen Resolution
    1366 x 768
    Hard Drives
    Seagate ST500LT012-9WS142 500GB
    Keyboard
    Yes
    Mouse
    Logitech G300s
    Browser
    Google Chrome
    Antivirus
    Kaspersky Internet Security
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/2860880

CleanMem pushing info to page file

The latest and greatest CleanMem 2.4.3 works buy calling a Windows API. It doesn't change the working set of a processes. It simply asks Windows to do all the work. So Windows does the trimming, the moving and manages everything. This is why there is never any crashes of programs and any performance hit to the system. To put it short CleanMem doesn't work against the Windows memory manager, it works with it.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win 8.1.1 Pro x64
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo E525
    CPU
    AMD A4-3300M @ 2,0GHz
    Memory
    6GB DDR3 1333MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    AMD Radeon HD 6480G 512MB shared
    Sound Card
    Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Surround 5.1
    Screen Resolution
    1366x768
    Hard Drives
    WD 465GB
    Cooling
    Fusion Tweaker
    Keyboard
    Logitech K360
    Mouse
    Logitech M705
    Internet Speed
    50/50 MBps
    Browser
    Yandex
    Antivirus
    No AV & No Firewall
    Other Info
    Headphones: Sennheiser RS170
Of the vast array or the third party memory managers, optimizers, cleaners, etc, CleanMem is one of the least harmful. Most such programs work by allocating some arbitrary amount of memory, modifying it, and then returning it to the system. This typically creates a large amount of free memory which to anyone who doesn't understand what is going on will almost always be seen as a good thing. But that is only the perception, not reality. In reality it is taking memory that is doing something useful or potentially useful and throwing it into unemployment. This might be useful in some unusual a short lived situations but generally it is a case of 1 step forward, 2 steps back.

CleanMem is different. It uses an API that causes the system memory manager to trim application working sets and sends it to the modified and standby memory lists, thus creating more available memory. Memory on the modified list will eventually be written to the pagefile. Data sent to the standby or modified lists can be quickly reclaimed by the original application if it is needed so little real harm is done. The system memory manager does this itself but in a much more controlled way than CleanMem which has a more brutal approach.

The benefits of CleanMem are more cosmetic than real. It produces more available memory which in itself is a good thing. But there is always a price to be paid. CleanMem will cover up the symptoms of a memory problem but without actually solving the problem.

If CleanMem was generally useful it would be built into the OS.

Memory problems can be difficult to diagnose. In this case something more advanced than Task Manager will be needed. Process Explorer would be a good start.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 7
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
Hello guys, sorry for the late answer, I did a system maintenance last night and I don't know what happen in the morning I saw the screen just blank (when I turn it on) so I reboot and then limiting the pagefile to 2GB. I think it's getting better now, could it be just a delayed maintenance that keep on memory or the pagefile too much (4GB but never had a problem with this setting before).
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Btw thanks you for all the help I really appreciate it. Oh yeah do you guys think this RAM module is good for my laptop? Corsair Memory â
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 x64 & Ubuntu 14.10 x64
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo G400
    CPU
    Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU 1005M @ 1.9GHz
    Motherboard
    Lenovo Invalid (U3E1)
    Memory
    6 GB Dual-Channel DDR3 (1600 MHz)
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel(R) HD Graphics
    Sound Card
    Conexant SmartAudio HD
    Monitor(s) Displays
    14.0" HD LED
    Screen Resolution
    1366 x 768
    Hard Drives
    Seagate ST500LT012-9WS142 500GB
    Keyboard
    Yes
    Mouse
    Logitech G300s
    Browser
    Google Chrome
    Antivirus
    Kaspersky Internet Security
A larger than necessary pagefile will cause not cause higher memory usage or any other problems. The only downside is wasting what is usually an insignificant amount of disk space.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 7
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
I'm glad it was just that Maintenance was the problem. The task manager (which maintenance is programmed through) can be pushy sometimes.
As for RAM, for me the manufacturer doesn't matter(ok a little) but it should match what you already have by Type, Size, Frequency and Channel.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Update Pro in Hyper-V/Windows 10 Pro 64 bit
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Cliff's Black & Blue Wonder
    CPU
    Intel Core i9-9900K
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus X Hero
    Memory
    32 GB Quad Kit, G.Skill Trident Z RGB Series schwarz, DDR4-3866, 18-19-19-39-2T
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS GeForce RTX 3090 ROG Strix O24G, 24576 MB GDDR6X
    Sound Card
    (1) HD Webcam C270 (2) NVIDIA High Definition Audio (3) Realtek High Definition Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    BenQ BL2711U(4K) and a hp 27vx(1080p)
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080 x 32 bits (4294967296 colors) @ 60 Hz
    Hard Drives
    C: Samsung 960 EVO NVMe M.2 SSD
    E: & O: Libraries & OneDrive-> Samsung 850 EVO 1TB
    D: Hyper-V VM's -> Samsung PM951 Client M.2 512Gb SSD
    G: System Images -> HDD Seagate Barracuda 2TB
    PSU
    Corsair HX1000i High Performance ATX Power Supply 80+ Platinum
    Case
    hanteks Enthoo Pro TG
    Cooling
    Thermaltake Floe Riing RGB TT Premium-Edition 360mm and 3 Corsair blue LED fans
    Keyboard
    Trust GTX THURA
    Mouse
    Trust GTX 148
    Internet Speed
    25+/5+ (+usually faster)
    Browser
    Edge; Chrome; IE11
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender of course & Malwarebytes Anti-Exploit as a
    Other Info
    Router: FRITZ!Box 7590 AX V2
    Sound system: SHARP HT-SBW460 Dolby Atmos Soundbar
    Webcam: Logitech BRIO ULTRA HD PRO WEBCAM 4K webcam with HDR
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