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Laptop taking too much RAM in Windows 7 how to fix

Anonymous
2022-04-23T18:24:16+00:00

Most of time I experience the 100% CPU usage in my Laptop. It’s really frustrating that computer freeze by itself with no reason. So, here is how I reduce the RAM consumed by this services. Fortunately, high CPU usage is usually easy to fix.

Press “Ctrl-Shift-Esc” to open the Task Manager. Click the “Processes” tab to view running processes. Click the “Memory” tab to organize by memory usage. You can close processes that use too much memory or simply make note of them to keep an eye on those programs.

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  1. Anonymous
    2022-04-25T19:53:27+00:00

    Why do you think that you're using "too much RAM"? "100% CPU usage" isn't at all the same as using "too much RAM." With respect to your computer "freezing," rather than looking at the "Memory" column in Task Manager, you should look at the CPU column and sort that so that the higher numbers are at the top. What are the processes that take more than a few percent of your CPU cycles?

    I don't know where you copied the last paragraph in your question from, but this sentence is useless advice: "You can close processes that use too much memory or simply make note of them to keep an eye on those programs." How do you know how much RAM usage is "too much"?

    For RAM usage questions, look at the "Performance" tab in Task Manager instead of the "Processes" tab. Look at a time when you think you're using "too much RAM."

    Then click the "Resource Monitor" button on the "Performance" tab of Task Manager. When Resource Monitor opens, click the "Memory" tab and post a screenshot of the bar graph at the bottom. See directions here: https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/feedback/forum/fdbk_commsite-fdbk_getstart/how-to-include-a-screenshot-in-your-post/2594b08e-32a3-476a-85a6-b021181be7e4

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  2. Anonymous
    2022-04-24T15:22:00+00:00

    I can only guess, but my guess is that you are running a 32 bit versioin of Windows 7 and it has 1 or 2 G of memory. The programs that run on the web today are much more memory intensive. You probably are unable to run more than one thing at a time.

    Right-click on Computer and it will tell you.

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