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what is runtime broker, and why does it use so much memory?

Anonymous
2012-10-28T14:43:19+00:00

in task manager there is process called Runtime Broker. and it uses over 600 MB of my ram. putting my average usage at 60% on my 4 gig laptop. not noticed any performance issues yet. just a lot memory being used. makes me think of windows vista almost bc it had same issue in past. it would use all system resources.

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  1. Anonymous
    2012-10-31T17:55:27+00:00

    The only two we have in common are Wikipedia and The Time.

    To make sure we are talking about the same time app you can check the details in the app store program - mine was developed by Jeff Key (it's a green tile).

    Outside of metro apps I installed Stardock's Start8 button but I stopped that program for an hour or so and it did not seem to make any difference to the behaviour of Runtime Broker so I am ruling that out as a potential troublemaker for now.

    I'm going to uninstall the two apps we have in common (one at a time) and see if it has any effect at all but I am not overly optimistic.

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  2. Anonymous
    2012-10-31T15:07:42+00:00

    the apps I installed were:

    Bank of America

    Tunein Radio

    Netflix

    The Time (this might be the same clock program you had)..

    The Wall Street Journal

    Fresh Paint

    HowStuffWorks

    StumbleUpon

    The Big Picture

    Windows 8 Cheat Keys

    Periodic Table

    USA Today

    Wikipedia

    Wordament

    I'll be checking which one of these is the culprit.  The ones that came with Win8 software seem to be running fine.  If you see anything common with what you had/have please let me know so I can narrow it down much quicker.

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  3. Anonymous
    2012-10-31T13:27:32+00:00

    :D Great to know that you have got through to someone who has payed attention. The tech rep I got in touch with was useless.

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  4. Anonymous
    2012-10-31T11:54:46+00:00

    Hi - it would be handy if you could tell us what apps you uninstalled. I would keep an eye on the process though as I thought I had it cracked at one point and then it started collecting memory like it was going out of fashion again.

    I have only installed a few apps as far as I can remember, maybe only two - a time tile and youtube + is all I can remember. I did have to try about 5 or 6 different time tiles before I found one that actually worked without having to open it but I uninstalled all the useless ones.

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  5. Anonymous
    2012-10-31T10:03:18+00:00

    Hi Mark,

    I was seeing a similar problem.. but not with Norton software.  I downloaded a bunch of Apps and I think one or more of them are a problem.  After I have uninstalled them all I see my Runtime Broker significantly lower and not creeping up.   After I uninstalled I saw 2.6MB of memory consumed.  In the last 5 min, Runtime Broker is using 2MB. 

    I can give you a list of apps I uninstalled.  I still have to narrow it down to which ones were the actual culprits.

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