Is Chrome Using an Unusually High Amount of My 16GB of RAM?
My PC has 16GB of RAM, but Chrome appears to use around 70% of the memory while it is open. Even after closing the browser, overall memory usage…
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Why Did My Windows 11 Memory Usage Suddenly Increase?
Yesterday I visited an unverified third-party website because of an urgent issue. Since then, my Windows 11 PC has been using around 70–75% of its 8 GB of…
Why Has My Windows 11 Memory Usage Suddenly Increased?
My Windows 11 PC has 8 GB of RAM. Until yesterday, memory usage typically stayed around 37–45% and CPU usage was about 10%. After visiting an unverified third-party…
Why Is Windows Using Most of My RAM When No Programs Are Open?
After some recent Windows updates, my computer has started using nearly all of its memory even when I have no applications open. Task Manager shows processes such as…
Why is Windows 11 using nearly all 12 GB of RAM while idle?
After booting Windows 11, my memory usage gradually climbs to around 80–95% of my 12 GB of RAM, even when almost nothing is open. Task Manager and Resource…
Why is my Windows 11 laptop overheating and using so many resources while idle?
My Lenovo laptop is consistently hot enough to hurt my hand, even when I only have Vivaldi and SimpleX open. Task Manager usually shows around 75% CPU, 94%…
Why is my Lenovo laptop running hot and using so many resources when barely anything is open?
My Windows 11 Lenovo laptop is consistently slow and hot enough to hurt my hand. With only Vivaldi and SimpleX open, Task Manager shows about 75% CPU usage,…
Old Laptop Running High Memory Usage from Antimalware Service Executable - What's Up?
I found an old laptop that used to belong to my grandparents, and I've noticed that a program called Antimalware Service Executable (which I think is part of…