The old "low on memory" issue

[xNytramx]

Hi Guys,

I am a fairly tech savvy person but I can't seem to sort this one out (tempted to format ).
I am getting the "Close programs to prevent information loss. Your computer is low on memory." error pop up when I am just doing my day to day work, I work from home, so generally I run several chrome tabs, Microsoft Outlook, and Skype for Business

I have done the usual, run CCleaner, uninstalled anything unnecessary, altered page file between off, and 4gb... no difference

I have 320gb used and 144gb free on my SSD.
If anyone can suggest common causes, or point me in the right direction i'd be much appreciated!

PC Specs:
Gigabyte Gaming 7 mobo
16gb 2600 corsair RAM
i7 6700k
512gb Samsung 850 evo SSD
GTX 1070 (Asus ROG)

 

[xNytramx]

Hi both,

It is fully up to date, i run regular windows update and driver update.
I will set pagefile to be managed by system, generally I have set it to equal my RAM.
See if that helps, thanks very much for your quick responses - I will let you know later/tomorrow if changing pagefile has helped

 

[xNytramx]

Hi Guys,

Just wanted to come back and comment saying that both allowing windows to control my pagefile and setting it to 16gb both worked for me.

I am battling with another issue at the moment - PC freezes because wlanext.exe is spiking my memory usage to 100% reaching up to 10gb used for 1-2 seconds every 5-10minutes... nightmare!

Thank you all for your replies!

 

[xNytramx]

Yeah been working on this issue all day, not much on google about it. I seem to stay online if I just end the process but I don't see that as a permanent solution really. Will keep going with it!