Mar 21, 2019 · One way to find out is to test how much memory you’re using. Windows has two built-in tools that work perfectly for this and not just the basic little green boxes you find in the Task Manager.

Generally that means that the browser and/or the webpage you are using has a memory leak. A memory leak is where a program 'forgets' to release some memory that it is no longer making use of. The utility cocktail (and probably others) have an option to Purge inactive memory and optimize virtual page usage which seems to have the same effect. I think there's been some debate around this, but personally I don't understand why the memory manager keeps so much inactive memory unavailable while the system starts swapping. I have recently bought (on 13th Feb 2018) acer aspire 515-51G ( i5-8250U @1.6GHZ). 4GB/1TB and running on windows 10. Jun 12, 2012 · Numbers don't make sense. Why is the memory at 98% when all the numbers added up probably aren't 2Gb. If you have 8, that should be 25%. So, go to control panels / system and check your installed memory. Jul 27, 2017 · If you care about battery life, CPU usage and memory on your computer, then you should use Slack desktop with no more than one or two accounts. Each account added consumes linearly more resources. HP Programs on my computer using too much memory - can I delete them? ‎05-19-2016 07:51 PM All I can do now is wait to see if someone knowledgeable will reply with a simple yes or no regarding the safety of removing the Programs I want to delete.

Generally that means that the browser and/or the webpage you are using has a memory leak. A memory leak is where a program 'forgets' to release some memory that it is no longer making use of.

Oct 26, 2017 · If its using more than 15% of your memory, you probably have an issue with an app on your PC. To stop Runtime Broker from using so much memory, select Runtime Broker in the list, select End task to close Runtime Broker, and then restart your computer.

Oct 17, 2015 · It looks like it's using a lot of memory, but really both isn't using all that much, and is using it for good reason. Like Windows, it doesn't want to waste memory which could be improving

Jul 27, 2017 · If you care about battery life, CPU usage and memory on your computer, then you should use Slack desktop with no more than one or two accounts. Each account added consumes linearly more resources.