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| From | David <wibble@btinternet.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | uk.comp.homebuilt |
| Subject | Re: Windows 10 - browsers struggling for memory at 75% utilisation |
| Date | 2026-07-31 14:34 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <nd3q4dFk0s0U2@mid.individual.net> (permalink) |
| References | <n9v3heFbucoU14@mid.individual.net> <n9v5hvF8bkdU1@mid.individual.net> |
On Tue, 23 Jun 2026 11:30:46 +0100, Andy Burns wrote: > David wrote: > >> I have started getting "out of memory" or similar errors, mainly in >> Chrome. >> Apparently this is a "thing". >> >> However when I check with Task Manager the memory usage is generally >> between 70% and 75%. >> To my mind 25%-30% free should be enough head room. >> >> Anyone else encountered this? > I don't use Chrome often enough that I'd notice, but between Firefox and > Thunderbird, it's pretty common for 80% of memory to be in use, it's not > brilliant that apps just gobble memory like that, but it's better that > Windows allows them to use the memory you've bought, rather than let it > sit unused ... > > How many tabs do you have open? I you close Chrome and re-open it how > low does memory usage start at, and long does it take to get back to 75% > ? Sorry, missed this. Will investigate. -- W11 Home on Dell XPS 13 i7
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Windows 10 - browsers struggling for memory at 75% utilisation David <wibble@btinternet.com> - 2026-06-23 09:55 +0000
Re: Windows 10 - browsers struggling for memory at 75% utilisation Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2026-06-23 11:30 +0100
Re: Windows 10 - browsers struggling for memory at 75% utilisation David <wibble@btinternet.com> - 2026-07-31 14:34 +0000
Re: Windows 10 - browsers struggling for memory at 75% utilisation Abandoned Trolley <that.bloke@microsoft.com> - 2026-06-23 11:56 +0100
Re: Windows 10 - browsers struggling for memory at 75% utilisation Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2026-06-23 12:17 +0100
Re: Windows 10 - browsers struggling for memory at 75% utilisation Abandoned Trolley <that.bloke@microsoft.com> - 2026-06-23 12:24 +0100
Re: Windows 10 - browsers struggling for memory at 75% utilisation Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2026-06-23 12:42 +0100
Re: Windows 10 - browsers struggling for memory at 75% utilisation Daniel James <daniel@me.invalid> - 2026-06-30 17:26 +0100
Re: Windows 10 - browsers struggling for memory at 75% utilisation Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2026-06-30 17:23 +0100
Re: Windows 10 - browsers struggling for memory at 75% utilisation David <wibble@btinternet.com> - 2026-06-24 11:17 +0000
Re: Windows 10 - browsers struggling for memory at 75% utilisation Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2026-06-24 13:11 +0100
Re: Windows 10 - browsers struggling for memory at 75% utilisation David <wibble@btinternet.com> - 2026-06-24 15:35 +0000
Re: Windows 10 - browsers struggling for memory at 75% utilisation "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2026-06-23 16:40 +0200
Re: Windows 10 - browsers struggling for memory at 75% utilisation Andrew <Andrew97d@btinternet.com> - 2026-06-23 15:49 +0100
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