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Discus and support Windows 10 memory leak in Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade to solve the problem; I recently purchased a new laptop and when transferring my old files from my previous one I used a new backup program and accidentally cloned my old... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade' started by Gabe815, Dec 4, 2020.

  1. Gabe815 Win User

    Windows 10 memory leak


    I recently purchased a new laptop and when transferring my old files from my previous one I used a new backup program and accidentally cloned my old laptop onto the new one. This gave me a whole bunch of errors and my new key was lost so I torrented a copy of windows and did a fresh install. I was getting a bunch of leaking memory and after installing and uninstalling drivers and doing various windows optimization tricks I couldn't find the source and did another install. I noticed the laptop runs fine initially but after updating 2+ years of windows updates it was an old torrent, I get 40-45% ram utilization out of 8gb with a barebone stock windows and no programs running. Any ideas tips on how to fix the memory leak? Or should I just try to return to the manufacturer and get a new laptop?

    :)
     
    Gabe815, Dec 4, 2020
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  2. BulldogXX Win User

    Possible Memory Leaks in Windows 10

    A memory leak occurs when an application closes and fails to release all its RAM back to the operating system.

    The first step in dealing with a memory leak is to determine which application is leaking memory.

    The next step is to contact that application's technical support with complete details of the memory leak, since the developers will want to fix the problem ASAP.
     
    BulldogXX, Dec 4, 2020
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  3. BulldogXX Win User
    Memory leak issue

    The term "memory leak" means that an application fails to return all its RAM to the operating system when it exits. The leftover RAM is unusable to the operating system.

    Step one is to identify the application that is leaking memory. Step two is to contact the application's developers and provide as much detailed data on the memory leak as you can. For example: which processes are still in RAM after the application exits
    and how much RAM they occupy. Application developers never want their applications to leak memory and they will be grateful for the details you provide, particularly if they can replicate the leak on their own computers.
     
    BulldogXX, Dec 4, 2020
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  4. Windows 10 memory leak

    [Win10]Memory leak?

    Hi,

    Thank you for posting your query on Microsoft Community.

    I appreciate you for showing interest in Windows 10 and we are glad to assist you.

    I suggest you to stop the game from the Task Manager and run the Windows Memory Diagnostic.

    Follow the below steps to run Windows Memory Diagnostic:


    • Type memory diagnostic in the search bar and click on the
      Windows Memory Diagnostic.

    • Click on Restart now and check for the problems (Recommended).

    If you need any further assistance with Windows then let us know. We would be glad to help you.

    Thank you.
     
    Harshavardhan Rathod, Dec 4, 2020
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