svchost.exe high memory usage


  1. Posts : 24
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
       #1

    svchost.exe high memory usage


    hello everyone,

    recently my pc has been having some minor 'lag' problems, i think best describes it.
    Its relatively new with good specs so it should be able to handle the programs that i use on a regular basis easily.
    I looked in the task manager and sorted processes by highest memory usage, and svchost.exe is at the top with almost 300,000K.
    here is a screenshot: https://i.imgur.com/B4WiA.png
    This seems out place, as i have asked a few friends with windows 7 if they have something similar, and they dont.
    The services linked to this particular svchost.exe can be seen here:
    https://i.imgur.com/KbFbo.png

    first of all, is this actually a problem, if so, what would be the best way to reduce its memory usage.

    Thanks for any help
      My Computer


  2. Posts : 5,642
    Windows 10 Pro (x64)
       #2

    Your problem is not memory. Not every performance issue comes down to memory usage. It could be the CPU it could be the HDD, it could be a number of things, however, you do not tell us what it is you are doing when it slows down.

    And 300MB of memory usage is nothing.
      My Computer


  3. Posts : 24
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
    Thread Starter
       #3

    ok thanks for the reply, it has been a while since it last 'lagged', and ive updated and cleaned up as much as i could, so i think its all good for now.
      My Computer


 

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