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I'm using Windows 10 Pro version 1703 build 15063.296 in Bootcamp on a Macbook Pro '15. This setup has been running fine for two years until the last big Windows 10 update. Now I'm constantly getting out of memory errors. The laptop has 16GB of RAM which is never close to full. The committed memory though is maxing out. When I check to see what program is using a high amount of committed memory in Resource Monitor, everything is pretty low, usually less than 500MB. Windows will say Firefox or Chrome is using too much memory, but I can't find any evidence of this with Task Manager, Resource Monitor or Process Explorer.
How can I find what is actually using up all the committed memory and crashing my computer?
Here are some screenshots of the process list while the commit charge is extremely high. I had to close Chrome and Slack just to free up enough memory to take a screenshot.
Resource Monitor Process List
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windows-10 memory
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I'm using Windows 10 Pro version 1703 build 15063.296 in Bootcamp on a Macbook Pro '15. This setup has been running fine for two years until the last big Windows 10 update. Now I'm constantly getting out of memory errors. The laptop has 16GB of RAM which is never close to full. The committed memory though is maxing out. When I check to see what program is using a high amount of committed memory in Resource Monitor, everything is pretty low, usually less than 500MB. Windows will say Firefox or Chrome is using too much memory, but I can't find any evidence of this with Task Manager, Resource Monitor or Process Explorer.
How can I find what is actually using up all the committed memory and crashing my computer?
Here are some screenshots of the process list while the commit charge is extremely high. I had to close Chrome and Slack just to free up enough memory to take a screenshot.
Resource Monitor Process List
Committed Memory
windows-10 memory
asked May 19 '17 at 19:45
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@Ramhound Not a duplicate as far as we can see here - high CPU usage" is not the same as "high committed memory".
– Jamie Hanrahan
May 19 '17 at 22:29
@powerCLIRules Can you post the Task Manager Performance tab, Memory pane?
– Jamie Hanrahan
May 19 '17 at 22:31
But the answer can help you identify a driver memory leak....
– Ramhound
May 19 '17 at 23:15
superuser.com/questions/674649/…
– Ramhound
May 19 '17 at 23:16
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By pointing out that this question asks about high "committed memory" while the supposed duplicate asks about high "CPU usage" in the system process. "committed memory" and "CPU usage" are very different resources and the analysis methods are different. A system can show high committed memory usage without showing any CPU usage.
– Jamie Hanrahan
May 20 '17 at 21:18
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I'm using Windows 10 Pro version 1703 build 15063.296 in Bootcamp on a Macbook Pro '15. This setup has been running fine for two years until the last big Windows 10 update. Now I'm constantly getting out of memory errors. The laptop has 16GB of RAM which is never close to full. The committed memory though is maxing out. When I check to see what program is using a high amount of committed memory in Resource Monitor, everything is pretty low, usually less than 500MB. Windows will say Firefox or Chrome is using too much memory, but I can't find any evidence of this with Task Manager, Resource Monitor or Process Explorer.
How can I find what is actually using up all the committed memory and crashing my computer?
Here are some screenshots of the process list while the commit charge is extremely high. I had to close Chrome and Slack just to free up enough memory to take a screenshot.
Resource Monitor Process List
Committed Memory
windows-10 memory
asked May 19 '17 at 19:45
powerCLIRules
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I'm using Windows 10 Pro version 1703 build 15063.296 in Bootcamp on a Macbook Pro '15. This setup has been running fine for two years until the last big Windows 10 update. Now I'm constantly getting out of memory errors. The laptop has 16GB of RAM which is never close to full. The committed memory though is maxing out. When I check to see what program is using a high amount of committed memory in Resource Monitor, everything is pretty low, usually less than 500MB. Windows will say Firefox or Chrome is using too much memory, but I can't find any evidence of this with Task Manager, Resource Monitor or Process Explorer.
How can I find what is actually using up all the committed memory and crashing my computer?
Here are some screenshots of the process list while the commit charge is extremely high. I had to close Chrome and Slack just to free up enough memory to take a screenshot.
Resource Monitor Process List
Committed Memory
windows-10 memory
windows-10 memory
asked May 19 '17 at 19:45
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asked May 19 '17 at 19:45
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edited May 22 '17 at 15:50
asked May 19 '17 at 19:45
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asked May 19 '17 at 19:45
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asked May 19 '17 at 19:45
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@Ramhound Not a duplicate as far as we can see here - high CPU usage" is not the same as "high committed memory".
– Jamie Hanrahan
May 19 '17 at 22:29
@powerCLIRules Can you post the Task Manager Performance tab, Memory pane?
– Jamie Hanrahan
May 19 '17 at 22:31
But the answer can help you identify a driver memory leak....
– Ramhound
May 19 '17 at 23:15
superuser.com/questions/674649/…
– Ramhound
May 19 '17 at 23:16
1
By pointing out that this question asks about high "committed memory" while the supposed duplicate asks about high "CPU usage" in the system process. "committed memory" and "CPU usage" are very different resources and the analysis methods are different. A system can show high committed memory usage without showing any CPU usage.
– Jamie Hanrahan
May 20 '17 at 21:18
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@Ramhound Not a duplicate as far as we can see here - high CPU usage" is not the same as "high committed memory".
– Jamie Hanrahan
May 19 '17 at 22:29
@powerCLIRules Can you post the Task Manager Performance tab, Memory pane?
– Jamie Hanrahan
May 19 '17 at 22:31
But the answer can help you identify a driver memory leak....
– Ramhound
May 19 '17 at 23:15
superuser.com/questions/674649/…
– Ramhound
May 19 '17 at 23:16
1
By pointing out that this question asks about high "committed memory" while the supposed duplicate asks about high "CPU usage" in the system process. "committed memory" and "CPU usage" are very different resources and the analysis methods are different. A system can show high committed memory usage without showing any CPU usage.
– Jamie Hanrahan
May 20 '17 at 21:18
@Ramhound Not a duplicate as far as we can see here - high CPU usage" is not the same as "high committed memory".
– Jamie Hanrahan
May 19 '17 at 22:29
@Ramhound Not a duplicate as far as we can see here - high CPU usage" is not the same as "high committed memory".
– Jamie Hanrahan
May 19 '17 at 22:29
@powerCLIRules Can you post the Task Manager Performance tab, Memory pane?
– Jamie Hanrahan
May 19 '17 at 22:31
@powerCLIRules Can you post the Task Manager Performance tab, Memory pane?
– Jamie Hanrahan
May 19 '17 at 22:31
But the answer can help you identify a driver memory leak....
– Ramhound
May 19 '17 at 23:15
But the answer can help you identify a driver memory leak....
– Ramhound
May 19 '17 at 23:15
superuser.com/questions/674649/…
– Ramhound
May 19 '17 at 23:16
superuser.com/questions/674649/…
– Ramhound
May 19 '17 at 23:16
1
1
By pointing out that this question asks about high "committed memory" while the supposed duplicate asks about high "CPU usage" in the system process. "committed memory" and "CPU usage" are very different resources and the analysis methods are different. A system can show high committed memory usage without showing any CPU usage.
– Jamie Hanrahan
May 20 '17 at 21:18
By pointing out that this question asks about high "committed memory" while the supposed duplicate asks about high "CPU usage" in the system process. "committed memory" and "CPU usage" are very different resources and the analysis methods are different. A system can show high committed memory usage without showing any CPU usage.
– Jamie Hanrahan
May 20 '17 at 21:18
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I was going nuts because process explorer etc not really showing what the issue was. eventually tracked it to splwow64.exe.
memory consumption being 3GB, commit being 12GB... kill the splwow64.exe and commit goes down to 3.2GB
came across this thread https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/53cff103-b339-4806-993c-11141e677e10/very-high-memory-commit-charge-after-windows-10-creators-update?forum=win10itprohardware
I also have epson printer driver, so i'm guessing it's Epson+CreatorsUpdate=commit without release for some reason.
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I was going nuts because process explorer etc not really showing what the issue was. eventually tracked it to splwow64.exe.
memory consumption being 3GB, commit being 12GB... kill the splwow64.exe and commit goes down to 3.2GB
came across this thread https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/53cff103-b339-4806-993c-11141e677e10/very-high-memory-commit-charge-after-windows-10-creators-update?forum=win10itprohardware
I also have epson printer driver, so i'm guessing it's Epson+CreatorsUpdate=commit without release for some reason.
answered May 24 '17 at 21:46
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If that thread contains the answer, please copy the relevant portions here as the answer so that if the link goes dead this answer will still be valid.
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I was going nuts because process explorer etc not really showing what the issue was. eventually tracked it to splwow64.exe.
memory consumption being 3GB, commit being 12GB... kill the splwow64.exe and commit goes down to 3.2GB
came across this thread https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/53cff103-b339-4806-993c-11141e677e10/very-high-memory-commit-charge-after-windows-10-creators-update?forum=win10itprohardware
I also have epson printer driver, so i'm guessing it's Epson+CreatorsUpdate=commit without release for some reason.
answered May 24 '17 at 21:46
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If that thread contains the answer, please copy the relevant portions here as the answer so that if the link goes dead this answer will still be valid.
– music2myear
Jun 22 '17 at 16:26
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I was going nuts because process explorer etc not really showing what the issue was. eventually tracked it to splwow64.exe.
memory consumption being 3GB, commit being 12GB... kill the splwow64.exe and commit goes down to 3.2GB
came across this thread https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/53cff103-b339-4806-993c-11141e677e10/very-high-memory-commit-charge-after-windows-10-creators-update?forum=win10itprohardware
I also have epson printer driver, so i'm guessing it's Epson+CreatorsUpdate=commit without release for some reason.
answered May 24 '17 at 21:46
TheGeezer
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I was going nuts because process explorer etc not really showing what the issue was. eventually tracked it to splwow64.exe.
memory consumption being 3GB, commit being 12GB... kill the splwow64.exe and commit goes down to 3.2GB
came across this thread https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/53cff103-b339-4806-993c-11141e677e10/very-high-memory-commit-charge-after-windows-10-creators-update?forum=win10itprohardware
I also have epson printer driver, so i'm guessing it's Epson+CreatorsUpdate=commit without release for some reason.
answered May 24 '17 at 21:46
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answered May 24 '17 at 21:46
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answered May 24 '17 at 21:46
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answered May 24 '17 at 21:46
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If that thread contains the answer, please copy the relevant portions here as the answer so that if the link goes dead this answer will still be valid.
– music2myear
Jun 22 '17 at 16:26
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If that thread contains the answer, please copy the relevant portions here as the answer so that if the link goes dead this answer will still be valid.
– music2myear
Jun 22 '17 at 16:26
If that thread contains the answer, please copy the relevant portions here as the answer so that if the link goes dead this answer will still be valid.
– music2myear
Jun 22 '17 at 16:26
If that thread contains the answer, please copy the relevant portions here as the answer so that if the link goes dead this answer will still be valid.
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@Ramhound Not a duplicate as far as we can see here - high CPU usage" is not the same as "high committed memory".
– Jamie Hanrahan
May 19 '17 at 22:29
@powerCLIRules Can you post the Task Manager Performance tab, Memory pane?
– Jamie Hanrahan
May 19 '17 at 22:31
But the answer can help you identify a driver memory leak....
– Ramhound
May 19 '17 at 23:15
superuser.com/questions/674649/…
– Ramhound
May 19 '17 at 23:16
1
By pointing out that this question asks about high "committed memory" while the supposed duplicate asks about high "CPU usage" in the system process. "committed memory" and "CPU usage" are very different resources and the analysis methods are different. A system can show high committed memory usage without showing any CPU usage.
– Jamie Hanrahan
May 20 '17 at 21:18