{"id":79767,"date":"2020-10-01T14:23:00","date_gmt":"2020-10-01T11:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/how-to-see-which-programs-are-using-all-your-memory-on-windows\/"},"modified":"2020-10-01T14:23:00","modified_gmt":"2020-10-01T11:23:00","slug":"how-to-see-which-programs-are-using-all-your-memory-on-windows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-see-which-programs-are-using-all-your-memory-on-windows\/","title":{"rendered":"#How to See Which Programs Are Using All Your Memory on Windows"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#How to See Which Programs Are Using All Your Memory on Windows”<\/strong><\/p>\n

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If your Windows PC feels mysteriously sluggish or refuses to load more programs, it may have run out of working memory. When that happ<\/a>ens, PCs often fall back to using virtual memory, which can be much slower. Here\u2019s how to see which programs are eating up all your memory.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s worth clarifying that we\u2019re only talking about memory as in RAM, which is temporary working room for your programs, not disk storage space. The best tool to see which Windows programs might be using too much RAM is a utility called Task Manager.<\/p>\n

RELATED:<\/strong> Tech Term Confusion: “Memory” Means RAM, Not Storage<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

First, let\u2019s open the Task Manager. Right-click the taskbar, and in the menu that pops up, select \u201cTask Manager.\u201d (You can also press Ctrl+Alt+Delete and select \u201cTask Manager\u201d from the screen that appears.)<\/p>\n

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If you see the simple Task Manager interface, click the \u201cMore Details\u201d button.<\/p>\n

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In the full Task Manager window, navigate to the \u201cProcesses\u201d tab. You\u2019ll see a list of every application and background task running on your machine. Collectively, those programs are called \u201cprocesses.\u201d<\/p>\n

To sort the processes by which one is using the most memory, click the \u201cMemory\u201d column header. The process using the largest percentage of RAM will move to the top of the list.<\/p>\n

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In this window, it\u2019s a good idea to look for programs that might be using a suspiciously large amount of memory. What counts as \u201csuspicious\u201d varies based on how you typically use your machine. If you frequently render 4K video projects or run complex computer game<\/a>s, it might be no surprise if one of those processes is using a large amount of memory (perhaps even several gigabytes).<\/p>\n

But if a process you don\u2019t recognize is using the memory, or if a memory-hogging application has become unresponsive and you can\u2019t exit the program by normal means, you might want to consider killing the process. To do that, select the process from the list in Task Manager and click \u201cEnd Task.\u201d<\/p>\n

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After that, the offending program will close (sometimes it takes a few moments). If it doesn\u2019t, try restarting your machine, which can temporarily solve a variety of problems, including a runaway application that might be using more memory than it\u2019s supposed to.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re having trouble with running out of memory on a regular basis, it might be time to consider adding more RAM to your PC, if possible. Good luck!<\/p>\n

RELATED:<\/strong> How To Upgrade Or Replace Your PC’s RAM<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n