PC unresponsive

Question

Hi there..can someone tell me why my PC gets unresponsive when it is left running on for sometime like when I am doing nothing or while streaming videos. Same thing happens with my browser also. When the PC is not responding it also displays the message " out of memory "in my browser. At such times my running games also do not respond.

Please help.

Answer 1

Hi

Thank you for posting your query.

To resolve your query kindly do system file scans by doing the methods provided below.

Method 1:

Run DISM tool and check the issue. Please follow these steps:

a. Press Windows + X keys and click command prompt (admin). Or PowerShell (Admin).
b. Type the following command in command prompt and press Enter.

DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Scanhealth

after the scan is complete type the following and press Enter

DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth

Then use method 2.

Method 2:

System file checker is a utility in Windows that allows users to scan for corruptions in Windows system files and restore corrupted files.

Run system file checker (SFC) and see if it helps. Please follow these steps:

a. Press Windows + X keys and click command prompt (admin). Or PowerShell (Admin).

b. Type the following command in command prompt and press Enter.

sfc /scannow

After completing the scans restart using Start > Power > Restart.

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Answer 2

Press Ctrl+Shift+Esc to oen Task Manager and check Memory usage. End processes using high memory.

If you're using Edge, you can use Edge task manager to find out memory consumption:

https://www.kapilarya.com/fix-high-memory-usage-on-microsoft-edge-chromium

Hope this helps!

Note: Included link in this reply refers to blog post by a trusted Microsoft MVP.

Answer 3

You could; Task Manager\Processes tab then sort the Memory column to see what consumes the RAM

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