Windows Command Processor is taking up 2GB memory while idle. What do I do?

Question

This is my issue.

Whenever I try running a game, it suddenly crashes. I looked at Task Manager and saw that Windows Command Processor is taking up 2 GB of memory while I have no applications open. I have looked at threads by people with the same problem (namely this one), but I have not been able to fix this. I have FRST installed and I have generated 2 log files. But I am unsure what to do next. The Fixlist.txt file that was provided in the thread that I mentioned was not available.

Answer 1

Hi, I am Dave, I will help you with this.

1

Download the Microsoft Safety Scanner and run a full scan with that.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/defender-endp...

When that scan completes, download the free version of Malwarebytes and run a full scan with that.

3

If that does not resolve the problem after you restart your PC:

Click the link below to download a small free utility that does not require installation.

https://download.sysinternals.com/files/Autorun...

When the file downloads, unzip it.

Run Autoruns64 as Administrator

A

Select the Logon tab at the top of Autoruns.

Please provide a screenshot of all entries on that Logon tab.

B

Select the Scheduled Tasks tab at the top of Autoruns.

Please provide a screenshot of all entries on that Scheduled Tasks tab.

Answer 2

Thank you very much! The first part fixed this problem.