Why is my new HP OmniBook using so much RAM when barely anything is open?
I received a new HP OmniBook 3 with 16 GB of RAM and have been trying to run Minecraft and an emulator for Tomodachi Life. Minecraft warns that…
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Windows Is Running Out of RAM and Freezing Despite Having 16GB Installed
My HP Victus 15 has an 11th-generation Intel Core i5, 16GB of RAM, an RTX 4050, and a 512GB SSD. It worked normally at first, but after setting…
Why is my 16GB laptop running out of memory so quickly?
My HP Victus 15 has an 11th-generation Intel Core i5, 16GB of RAM, an RTX 4050, and a 512GB SSD. It used to run normally, but after setting…
How can I make Arch Linux usable on a laptop with only 4 GB of RAM?
I recently installed Arch Linux on an older laptop with 4 GB of RAM because Windows and Chrome were using too much memory. The system is somewhat better…
Should I Learn C or Rust as My First Low-Level Language?
I have experience with Python, Python backend frameworks, JavaScript, and TypeScript, and I want to learn a lower-level programming language next. Rust seems like a modern alternative to…
Should I Learn C or Rust as My First Low-Level Language?
I already have experience with Python, Python backend frameworks, JavaScript, and TypeScript, and I want to learn a lower-level programming language next. Rust seems like a modern alternative…
How can I store dynamically sized arrays inside a C struct?
I'm new to C and want to define a mesh struct containing position, rotation, scale, color, layer, and two arrays: one for vertex data and one for faces.…
How can I give a C struct dynamically sized arrays?
I'm new to C and want to represent a mesh with position, rotation, scale, color, and layer fields, plus vertex and face arrays whose lengths are only known…
Why does Windows show 13 GB of RAM in use when my processes only add up to about 8 GB?
My Windows 11 PC has 16 GB of RAM and has started feeling slower over the past few days. Task Manager's Processes tab shows roughly 8 GB being…
Why does Windows show 80% RAM usage when my apps only use 6–7 GB?
I have 32 GB of RAM, but the system reports that around 80% is being used even though the applications I can see account for only about 6–7…
Where Is a Pointer Stored, and What Stores Its Address?
If a variable x is stored at memory address 2000, and a pointer p contains the value 2000, where is p itself stored? Does the computer need another…
How Can I Build the C++ and Memory Fundamentals I Missed While Learning Game Development?
I learned programming basics in school with QBasic, including variables, arrays, loops, conditionals, and a brief introduction to functions, classes, objects, and OOP in C. I then focused…
How Can I Build the C++ and Memory-Management Skills I Missed?
I started programming with QBasic, learning variables, arrays, loops, conditionals, and a basic introduction to functions, classes, objects, and OOP in C. My main goal was always game…
Frequent Windows 11 crashes with multiple BSOD errors—what hardware should I test?
My Windows 11 PC has become extremely unstable. Games and web browsers crash, applications sometimes refuse to open, and the entire computer frequently blue-screens. The errors I have…
Why is Windows 11 using nearly all the RAM on my Dell laptop?
I'm running Windows 11 Home 25H2 on a Dell laptop with 8GB of RAM and an Intel/Realtek chipset. My browser and visible background apps appear to use only…
When should I use a pointer instead of a regular variable?
I've completed a beginner programming course, but I still don't have a strong understanding of why things work. In a recent review problem, the solution used a pointer,…
Could lowering my RAM speed stop these random blue screens?
I recently built a new PC, and everything appears to work normally at first. However, about 5–10 minutes after startup, it crashes with different blue-screen errors, including MEMORY_MANAGEMENT,…
Why Is Windows 11 Using 60–70% of My Laptop’s 8GB RAM at Startup?
I have a Dell Inspiron 15 3511 running Windows 11 with 8GB of RAM. Even shortly after turning it on, Task Manager shows around 60–70% memory usage. I…
Why Is My Windows 11 Laptop Using 60–70% of Its 8GB RAM at Startup?
I have a Dell Inspiron 15 3511 running Windows 11 with 8GB of RAM. Even shortly after turning it on, memory usage is already around 60–70%. I notice…
New PC Randomly Crashes with Multiple BSOD Errors—Could Windows 11 26H1 or Hardware Be the Cause?
I built this PC about a month and a half ago, and it has been randomly crashing once every few days. The crashes happen during gaming, file transfers,…