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Windows 10 Possible Memory Leak?

  • 03-04-2018 05:05PM
    #1
    johnnykilo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,266 ✭✭✭


    I bought a new Dell, i5 SSD, 8GB laptop before Christmas. It's been running fine since I got it up until maybe Saturday just gone where the performance has gone woeful.

    I opened up the performance window in Task Manager just after booting up and with just 1 tab in Chrome open and over 90% (Sometimes as high as 97%) of the RAM is being used. I ran a virus scan last night and it came back clean. I don't think there are any updates pending or any recent updates which would explain this recent change in performance.

    I've had a quick look online but none of the potential fixes look quick and easy, with a lot of potential trial and error involved. I don't suppose a System Restore would resolve the issue? Is there anything else I should check before going down the road of the proposed online fixes? Cheers!


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  • #2
    smuggler.ie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,423 ✭✭✭smuggler.ie


    If you suspect Chrome killing RAM - uninstall it and test run without it.

    In Task Manager look in "Processes" tab to see what exactly is eating RAM(sort "Memory" in descending order by clicking on it)
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