Sluggish Performance/Memory Usage


  1. Posts : 17
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit
       #1

    High Memory Usage When Idle & Sluggish Performance


    My computer has been running very sluggishly lately. It seems that becomes bogged down even when I leave it alone and it's idle. I have a pretty decent amount of RAM (12gb) and it doesn't run any smoother when I close programs.
    I've attached some screenshots from Task Manager.
    I've cleared almost 50gb from my hard drive and increased my page file to the recommended size.
    Attached Thumbnails Attached Thumbnails Sluggish Performance/Memory Usage-taskmanager-memory.jpg   Sluggish Performance/Memory Usage-taskmanager-graph.jpg  
    Last edited by AlwaysNTroule; 21 Apr 2014 at 19:50.
      My Computer


  2. Posts : 4,566
    Windows 10 Pro
       #2

    First try this:

    Troubleshoot Application Conflicts by Performing a Clean Startup

    Does safe mode have the issue?

    Safe Mode
      My Computer


  3. Posts : 17
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit
    Thread Starter
       #3

    Thanks! I'll try the clean startup in the morning and let you know the result.
      My Computer


  4. Posts : 17
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit
    Thread Starter
       #4

    After the clean startup it's idling at 1.6GB of memory.
    I also installed the latest Windows updates and it idled in safe mode at approx. 800mb of memory.
    I'll keep an eye on it throughout the day and see if it spikes like it's done in the past.
      My Computer


 

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