Windows 10: Windows Audio Device Graph Isolation taking WAY too much memory over time.

I have a strange problem....


This audio device process "Windows Audio Device Graph Isolation" will start up using around 100-200 mb of RAM... which already seems high for an audio graphing process, but the crazier thing is as I use my computer throughout the day it climbs to the top of my RAM usage. More than chrome, more than games, just unheard of amounts of RAM.


At the top of usage it gets over 6GB of RAM usage for this one audio process. I have read things about turning off enhancements, etc... but my headset uses those and I don't even see the option that others have documented online anyway.


I don't think I should have to turn off enhancements to avoid using essentially an entire RAM stick for this one windows, necessary for audio process...


What is going on?


Thanks,

Shawn

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Freecell and windows audio device graph isolation problems

I have been having numerous troubles with "windows audio device graph isolation" suddenly spiking and taking up over 20% of my CPU. I have checked all the boxes and turned off all the enhanced audio options that Google has suggested. It has been a relatively
good process lately, but today I may have found a culprit that is irritating the process. As soon as I run "Freecell Collection Free" (don't judge me) in Windows 10 the laptop begins whirring and the audio is garbled. Lo and behold the windows audio device
graph isolation is spiking again. As soon as I close Freecell everything returns to normal.

Any ideas what is causing this? Any way to stop it? And don't suggest that I not play Freecell during work or my work productivity will drop. Thanks in advance for any help.

Mike

 

Audio Device Graph Isolation is eating ram in Windows 10

I much appreciate the input. However, I'm not having a sound, speaker, or

microphone problem. The Audio Device Graph Isolation process seems to chew up memory intermittently. This drives up the System process and then

the PC slows down or stutters while paging a document. If I briefly end the

Audio Device Graph Isolation task, the memory usage lowers and correspondingly the System process lowers too. Zig-Zag's suggestions reflect

audio that isn't working or that is improperly working. My audio is working just fine. The process that gives me that audio just seems to hog available memory.

Frankly, I've noted people discussing Audio Device Graph Isolation doing this

from Windows 7 to Windows 10. Although some discuss affects on CPU and Disk activity as well. However, I'm solely affected by large chunks of memory

being used.

Anyway, Zig-Zag suggested providing Hardware Ids and installed driver.

As of 10/05/2015, Windows 10 thinks I have the most current driver available.

Sound Device Name: IDT High Definition CODEC

Hardware IDS:

HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_111D&DEV_76E0&SUBSYS_103C1965&REV_1003

HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_111D&DEV_76E0&SUBSYS_103C1965

Current Sound Driver Version: 6.10.6491.0

PC: HP Envy Laptop upgraded to Windows 10 from Windows 8.1.

Thanks For the consideration.

 

Windows audio device graph isolation problem

Hello,

Windows Audio Device Graph Isolation is an official part of Windows and serves as the primary audio engine in Windows 10. It handles the audio enhancement effects provided by Windows. If you are using any enhancements, we suggest that you disable them and
see if the sounds stops. You may disable your enhancements by following the steps below:

• Right-click the Volume icon in the Taskbar.
• Click Sounds.
• From the Sound window, click the Playback tab, then select the device that you suspect is causing the issue.
• Click Properties.
• On the Enhancements tab, click the Disable all enhancements checkbox.
• Click OK.