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VmmemWSA proccess using high memory without virtual machine installed

Anonymous
2024-03-09T20:08:51+00:00

Hello for the past week or so I keep seeing VmmemWsa And Vmmem in task manager taking up oneof the 5 top spots for memory usage> Loooking around it seem like it is used for virtual machines and with a program like docker but I do not have or ever did have a virtual machine installed. Is there any other reason why this might be hogging my memory? Also I cannot close the process using task manager for some reason.

i hope its not malware or something.

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-03-09T23:59:56+00:00

    Hi, I'm Robinson, and I’m happy to help you today.

    Do you use Hyper-V, WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux), or Windows Subsystem for Android?

    If you use one of these functions, this is what is using the Vmmem process. All these functions run as a virtual machine.

    If you don't use any of these functions, a third-party app could be using the Vmmem process. You can try to perform a clean boot and check if the problem will persist. You can see at this link how to perform a clean boot.

    https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/how-t...

    I hope this information helps. If you have any questions or the problem persists, please let me know and I'll be glad to assist you further.

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-03-16T02:10:29+00:00

    THAT WAS IT THANK YOU

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