Task Manager column "Memory (active working set)" displays on one computer and not another.

Question

I have a Dell desktop and a Dell laptop running same version of Windows 10 Pro with 16GB.

On the Task Manager Details Tab - I right clicked a column to Select Columns to see what is selected.

Desktop: Task Manager "Memory (active private working set)" is checked and displays its column.

Laptop: But "Memory (private working set)" was checked and displayed.

            Even when I checked "Memory (active private working set)" it does not display the column.

I got to this issue because of the following:

My project in VB.net in VS2022 runs perfectly on the desktop.

On the laptop "Memory (private working set)" grows until I get an out of memory error.

Best I can understand is that unused pages are not being cleared to the pool of pages on the laptop.

Just loaded everything onto another Dell laptop and it runs fine with 8GB.

And the Task Manage Details shows "Memory (active private working set)" that does not grow!

So, there is something different about the 16GB Dell laptop ?????

Answer 1

Hi,

My name is Igor, it's a pleasure for me to help others and I'll do all my best to help you.

Please repair system files by

DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth

command from Windows PowerShell (administrator) environment.

As for memory analysis, please use RAMMap tool.https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/...

Answer 2

Igor,

Issue all went away when I created a background worker for the looping routine in my main program.

The worker loops continuously looking for new data records or commands by polling database tables for new records.

Data records are displayed, or tasks of the worker are changed via command records.

The worker updates the fields on the UI true 'invoked required' logic.