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Windows 8.1 100% Disk Usage after reboot
I recently refreshed my PC and newly installed Windows 8.1. After that I noticed the 100% Disk- and Memory-Usage. Then with the following commands I fixed the problem:
SFC /scannow
DISM /Online /...
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My PC is deleting all of my files
I got a new PC in the last December (Lenovo All-In-One C260).
It was normal the first month, but now, when I switch it on it took a long time to turn on and all my files were deleted. Also, when I ...
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How much memory should Windows 6.2 use, and how much should be available to user applications?
With pagefile disabled and 4GB of memory allocated, Windows 6.2 (8 and Server 2012 with desktop experience) starts up using just under 1GB. As applications are loaded, memory usage reaches 3GB, at ...
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Windows 8.1 cached memory and memory optimizers
I can't find similar question so talking about it so I would like to create one. It is a bit long so I bold what I want to ask actually.
Someone had noticed Windows 8 is taking too much memory for ...
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Laptop running too slow lately
I bought my laptop in late 2013 with the following configuration:
Motherboard / model: NP-530U3C
Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-3217U CPU @ 1.80GHz
RAM: 4GB DDR3
Hard drive: 500 GB 5400 RPM + 24GB SSD
OS: ...
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Windows 8.1 Update 1 Disk Usage 100%
Background Information / Computer Specs
I have a 14-inch Samsung Series 5 Ultra. Core i5 CPU, 750GB HDD, 8GB RAM, Intel HD Graphics 4000. I've had the computer for about 1.5 years with no major ...
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Increase available memory in Windows 8.1 4 GB machine with SSD [duplicate]
I have a new laptop with only 4 GB of RAM. When I boot up the system, almost 2 GB are used for something.
Are there some quick tricks to increase available space? Maybe disable Superfetch as I have ...
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Why is the total memory usage reported by Windows Task Manager much higher than the sum of all processes' memory usage? [duplicate]
Task Manager shows my total memory usage at 90% of my 6 GB total, but no single process is using more than 250 MB RAM, and the sum of RAM use of all running processes is less than 2 GB. I've tried:
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Computer shuts down right after I push power button (have to push it twice to turn it on)
I bought a HP Pavilion SleekBook three months ago which comes with two gigabytes of memory, and I upgraded last week putting one module with 4 gigabytes of Crucial, and have updated Windows 8 to 8.1 ...
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