Windows 10/Steam/High Memory Usage (Fixed)

[KripTed]

Ok so. when running steam and downloading games and such, eventually Memory usage spikes up to 40%, sometimes even 60%.

it does not do this with just windows core services running, i tested this out by letting my computer run for an hour, with no programs on.

as soon as steam is running for about an hour or more and downloading games, memory usage spikes up, it doesn't even go back down once Steam is exited.

it has not done this with just chrome running, or just skype running, it seems to be just steam. im continually testing this out.

i sent some feedback to microsoft as well, just incase it is on their side and not steams. but if it was a memory leak from Windows itself, wouldn't it do it constantly? even with no programs running? ......

[kdodds]

Not necessarily. The leak could involve holding downloaded date in a memory buffer before disk write, something that doesn't happen when you're in Chrome or Skype. Get an I/O bottleneck, the buffer grows. And maybe it's not releasing. However, if Steam is exited properly, it won't be available in Task Manager, and can't be consuming resources. At which point, if Windows is not releasing the memory, it's a definite Windows issue.

[KripTed]

Messaggio originale di kdodds:

Not necessarily. The leak could involve holding downloaded date in a memory buffer before disk write, something that doesn't happen when you're in Chrome or Skype. Get an I/O bottleneck, the buffer grows. And maybe it's not releasing. However, if Steam is exited properly, it won't be available in Task Manager, and can't be consuming resources. At which point, if Windows is not releasing the memory, it's a definite Windows issue.

hmm

well it seems to only be doing it when steam is running and downloading games. i exit steam, and it doesn't show in task manager that it is running anymore. but the memory usage still stays, the only way to fix it, is to restart my PC.

like i said, i also contacted microsoft support about the issue and posted it on their feedback app. i know its only been about 2 days and i don't expect an update in the next 15 minutes here, but it is quite annoying lol.

it's currently at 40% and rising lol.

[kdodds]

Becaue restarting flushes the memory, something yes, Steam should be doing. BUT, Windows should also be flushing memory allocated to programs that are no longer running.

[KripTed]

Messaggio originale di kdodds:

Becaue restarting flushes the memory, something yes, Steam should be doing. BUT, Windows should also be flushing memory allocated to programs that are no longer running.

ya i know restarting flushes the memory. well, its good to know, cause now i can provide more feedback towards my support ticket with Windows. hopefully they can fix this so other users don't experience this issue as well. wether it be Steam, or Windows or whatever else.

[KripTed]

ok, so Microsoft got me to restart my PC with a clean boot, only running Microsoft services. i have steam loaded up, its downloading, so far it is not getting high usage.

this must mean its another service? conflicting with steam? or the download process or whatever?

im going to check on each service one by one, restart and test this out. see which one starts to create a higher memory usage while using steam and downloading games.

once i find the culprit, i will post here what it is, so maybe one of the companies can come out with a fix.

[KripTed]

ok well, doing a clean boot, turning off all services but microsoft, seemed to fix the problem. even once re-enabling my other services one by one, it still seems to be ok...

weird... lol

[Satoru]

Note that Microsfot will use as much memory as exists on your system. Memory is there to be used. Not to be doled out like gruel at an orphanage.

[KripTed]

Messaggio originale di Satoru:

Note that Microsfot will use as much memory as exists on your system. Memory is there to be used. Not to be doled out like gruel at an orphanage.

funny, how its not doing it anymore, it was spiking up to 60% memory usage, it never did that, ever. even on Windows 7, or 8.1

this issue is Fixed. no need to keep posting nonsense.

[Satoru]

Messaggio originale di KripTed:

Messaggio originale di Satoru:

Note that Microsfot will use as much memory as exists on your system. Memory is there to be used. Not to be doled out like gruel at an orphanage.

funny, how its not doing it anymore, it was spiking up to 60% memory usage, it never did that, ever. even on Windows 7, or 8.1

this issue is Fixed. no need to keep posting nosense.

Again people get so obsessed with memory usage

Here's a tip. the OS knows better than you how to handle memory. If its allocating 60% of your memory, there's a reason. Windows update can suck up tons of memory just trying to do its thing if you havent run the update in a while.

the only thing you're saying is that 'my system is using memory' and then you call that 'high usage'.

Again % memory usage is basically a worthless metric. You're not even saying WHAT is taking up memory and how much it is. If you're going to accuse me of 'nonsense' then you might wnat to look at your OP because that post is just full of nonsense already since it basically contains zero useful information.

[KripTed]

Messaggio originale di Satoru:

Messaggio originale di KripTed:

funny, how its not doing it anymore, it was spiking up to 60% memory usage, it never did that, ever. even on Windows 7, or 8.1

this issue is Fixed. no need to keep posting nosense.

Again people get so obsessed with memory usage

Here's a tip. the OS knows better than you how to handle memory. If its allocating 60% of your memory, there's a reason. Windows update can suck up tons of memory just trying to do its thing if you havent run the update in a while.

the only thing you're saying is that 'my system is using memory' and then you call that 'high usage'.

Again % memory usage is basically a worthless metric. You're not even saying WHAT is taking up memory and how much it is. If you're going to accuse me of 'nonsense' then you might wnat to look at your OP because that post is just full of nonsense already since it basically contains zero useful information.

you didn't read this whole thread.

I SAID IT WAS STEAM USING UP THE MEMORY WHILE DOWNLOADING GAMES (SINCE THATS WHEN IT WAS ONLY OCCURING)

so here's a tip, learn to read a whole thread before posting. using up 60% of ram is not normal and if it was, then how come its fixed now? seriously, get out of my thread.

Messaggio originale di kdodds:

Not necessarily. The leak could involve holding downloaded date in a memory buffer before disk write, something that doesn't happen when you're in Chrome or Skype. Get an I/O bottleneck, the buffer grows. And maybe it's not releasing. However, if Steam is exited properly, it won't be available in Task Manager, and can't be consuming resources. At which point, if Windows is not releasing the memory, it's a definite Windows issue.

^

See, at least he knows how to read a thread.

[Chief Zulu Himself]

Let me know as soon as you find the problem
8gb 90%+ usage with only chrome running :|

[KripTed]

Messaggio originale di Tesseract:

Let me know as soon as you find the problem
8gb 90%+ usage with only chrome running :|

what microsoft made me do, was this


https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/929135


after i did that, and re-enabled all non microsoft services. it seemed to have fixed the problem. try it.

i enabled the services one by one, to see if it was a certain service.

[KripTed]

Alternatively you can contact support and also provide feedback

Start - All Apps - Contact Support
Start - All Apps - Windows Feedback

[Malakie]

He is right.. Windows or Steam together have some kind of memory leak.. Normally things are fine.. But once in awhile something causes the load the spike. I just had my system eat 16g of ram and about 20g of HD space for virtual memory trying to load something... (which is what found me here in this thread)

When I finally got control back, I exited steam and found that memory was NOT released .. nor did Windows release it like it should have... I had to initiate a complete reboot to reclaim all the memory..

It may be due to hardware configs hitting something in Windows 10 just right or some function in Steam bringing it forth but it is there... and it will most likely stay there until Microsoft gets lucky and finds the cause because as random as it is, it will not be easy...

[KripTed]

hey, i fixed this issue by doing this, give it a try.

Messaggio originale di KripTed:

Messaggio originale di Tesseract:

Let me know as soon as you find the problem
8gb 90%+ usage with only chrome running :|

what microsoft made me do, was this


https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/929135


after i did that, and re-enabled all non microsoft services. it seemed to have fixed the problem. try it.

i enabled the services one by one, to see if it was a certain service.

try that out ^

Messaggio originale di KripTed:

Alternatively you can contact support and also provide feedback

Start - All Apps - Contact Support
Start - All Apps - Windows Feedback

^ you can also try that out

another thing that seem to fix it was reinstalling Windows 10. good luck man, hope you figure it out.