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The problem is obviously as it is , is that I don't have enough memory , this is the message from windows event log right before my whole PC crashes now the problem is that I don't know what the problem is , let us start with that I have windows 10 and I have limited pagefile.sys to 10gb which is more than enough as I see it since I have 16GB ram and here is the
actual problem , the message before paging file is too small was a warning telling me a low virtual memory but here where things dont add up :- only 4gb of memory was in use when my computer crashed: " Windows successfully diagnosed a low virtual memory condition. The following programs consumed the most virtual memory: Decompress.exe (2084) consumed 2461761536 bytes, chrome.exe (6276) consumed 662761472 bytes, and eclipse.exe (8008) consumed 618754048 bytes. " so I
did the mast for you thats a total of : Decompress.exe 2.461761536 gb chrome.exe 0.662761472 gb eclipse.exe 0.618754048 gb so first of all i have no idea what Decompress.exe is even , second of all i have 10gb pagefile sys and 16gb physical ram , what could the cause be for my computer crashing on 4gb ? -Things worth noting the crashes are random , I do have 16gb installed ram when I check my PC , I do play demanding games that easily demand 12-16gb ram and I
can get consistent several continuous hours in them without crashes , but chrome and other simple apps on togther seem to crash my PC :/. -Thanks in advance , all help would be appreciated ..
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The problem is obviously as it is , is that I don't have enough memory , this is the message from windows event log right before my whole PC crashes now the problem is that I don't know what the problem is , let us start with that I have windows 10 and I have limited pagefile.sys to 10gb which is more than enough as I see it since I have 16GB ram
and here is the actual problem , the message before paging file is too small was a warning telling me a low virtual memory but here where things dont add up :- only 4gb of memory was in use when my computer crashed: " Windows successfully diagnosed a low virtual memory condition. The following programs consumed the most virtual memory: Decompress.exe (2084) consumed 2461761536 bytes, chrome.exe (6276) consumed 662761472 bytes, and eclipse.exe (8008) consumed 618754048 bytes.
" so I did the mast for you thats a total of : Decompress.exe 2.461761536 gb chrome.exe 0.662761472 gb eclipse.exe 0.618754048 gb so first of all i have no idea what Decompress.exe is even , second of all i have 10gb pagefile sys and 16gb physical ram , what could the cause be for my computer crashing on 4gb ? -Things worth noting the crashes are random , I do have 16gb installed ram when I check my PC , I do play demanding games that easily demand
12-16gb ram and I can get consistent several continuous hours in them without crashes , but chrome and other simple apps on togther seem to crash my PC :/. -Thanks in advance , all help would be appreciated .. Which issues did you encountered before changing paging file
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According to Microsoft the size of the Pagefile should be at 1.5 times the physical memory that your computer has. Which issues did you encountered before changing paging file settings. Nov 7, 2011 69,026 3,127 162,240 6,854
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Delete the paging file by selecting the 'No paging file' radio button and click 'Set' then press OK. Reboot. After rebooting go back to the paging file Windows default settings, in Windows Advanced System Settings. Jun 2, 2013 106 4 18,685
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Delete the paging file by selecting the 'No paging file' radio button and click 'Set' then press OK. Reboot. After rebooting go back to the paging file Windows default settings, in Windows Advanced System Settings. Jun 2, 2013 106
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malware scan the system? Jun 12, 2015 60,206 5,035 166,290 10,411
memory isn't just ram. Win 10 counts page file as memory. Now its also possible to get out of memory errors as you can see when you have ram free. its a memory leak caused by a driver asking for memory to be committed to it and then not releasing the memory after its finished. What are specs of the PC? some drivers are well known to cause this. One way to find
out what is using Poolmon - you get it from Microsoft - https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/drivers/devtest/poolmon
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decompress.exe is also mining software that tries to hide from people and is restarted in the task scheduler. Jun 2, 2013 106 4
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So as most of you guessed , decompress.exe is one of the main aspects behind this program .. i found another windows event log which shows leaked memory before the crash and decompress.exe is always in it using around 2.4gb of RAM as well as I see always an additional 2.4gb of ram unaccounted for in taskmanager but the problem is Decompress.exe is no where to be found ... I have
ran 3 different antivirus checks including malwarebytes, bitdefender and windows defender .. all of which found nothing , as well as i tried searching automatically and manually for decompress.exe and found nothing as well as it doesnt even show up in task manager(and yes taskmanger is elevated .. , any idea how the hell i could get rid of this infected hell decompress.exe ? Jun 2, 2013 106 4
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memory isn't just ram. Win 10 counts page file as memory. Now its also possible to get out of memory errors as you can see when you have ram free. its a memory leak caused by a driver asking for memory to be committed to it and then not releasing the memory after its finished. What are specs of the PC? some drivers are well known to cause this. One way to find out what is using Poolmon - you get it from Microsoft - https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/drivers/devtest/poolmon
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refer Johnbl's answer from another post otherwise, run poolmon next time you get the errors and take a screenshot, upload it to an image sharing website and show me a link. Most of the tags have been searched for already by others.
What happens if pagefile is too small?If your pagefile is too small, you may get a memory. dmp file, but Debugging Tools for Windows won't be able to read it.
Can I delete C :\ pagefile sys?Pagefile. sys is an extremely important file when it comes to keeping your Windows computer running smoothly. It helps give your PC's RAM more breathing room when physical memory can no longer hold more data. You can delete it, but only do so when you know your computer's RAM has enough capacity to stand on its own.
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