Windows RAM usage is nowhere near as straightforward as Task Manager would have you believe. The operating system strategically fills unused memory with cache, compressed data, and recently used app ...

We are slowly getting near October 14, 2025, the date on which Microsoft will stop supporting Windows 10. Unless you have plans to opt for Microsoft's Extended Security Updates program to get extra ...

Upgrading to Windows 11 comes with a few requirements, and that includes a bump in random access memory (RAM) compared with Windows 10. Windows 11, while it introduces a host of new features, may ...

A gigabyte is a gigabyte, right?

Also, "turning off virtual memory" is a misnomer. You can't turn off virtual memory. This option should be referred to as "disable paging of private committed memory." All that does is eliminate ...

Follow these suggestions to clear the memory cache in Windows 11/10 to free up RAM on the computer. If you need to keep running applications because you may need them again and forget about it, it ...

Windows 11 might have a memory leak problem. As various Windows Insiders have pointed out, the Windows 11 File Explorer seems to hog memory even after it’s closed, slowly building a reserve of RAM ...

If you find that programs are slow to open, applications are slow to work, or your Windows computer is sluggish overall, a memory leak may be the reason. A memory leak occurs when the operating system ...

If you notice that your computer or browsing experience is getting slow while using the Edge browser, it’s a good idea to investigate the issue first. Open Task Manager (Ctrl + Shift + Esc), and sort ...