what is runtime broker, and why does it use so much memory?

Anonymous
2012-10-28T14:43:19+00:00

in task manager there is process called Runtime Broker. and it uses over 600 MB of my ram. putting my average usage at 60% on my 4 gig laptop. not noticed any performance issues yet. just a lot memory being used. makes me think of windows vista almost bc it had same issue in past. it would use all system resources.

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  1. Anonymous
    2012-12-26T15:43:18+00:00

    Hi Faragondk,

    Are you saying you are hitting a memory leak problem?  If so, I'm going to give this a shot but no guarantees I can fix anything. 

    What modern UI applications are you running?  Please provide a list containing the exact name and author of the app.

    And which version of Windows 8 are you running?

    To get at the root of the problem, run the apps and, with the help of Task Manager, write down how much memory is consumed by each one.  Then, wait 30-60 min, and again write down the amount of memory consumed by each one.  The ones whose memory consumption is larger would be suspect.

    Thanks,

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  2. Anonymous
    2012-12-26T10:51:35+00:00

    I'm not running this clock app, and the Developer behind the time app has explained the memory leak in detail, so there should be a fix coming.

    My Runtime broker uses between 1-2 GB of memory, but has been seen to use even more.

    I don't even use the new start screen much.

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  3. Anonymous
    2012-12-26T06:26:17+00:00

    This problem is most prevalent if you are using some clock app from the store. Uninstalling it nailed it for me.

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  4. Anonymous
    2012-12-22T23:07:20+00:00

    This is a real problem,.. my PC is not infected,.. and Win 8 was clean installed only a month ago. This needs to be fixed ASAP!!! What is the soloution.

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  5. Anonymous
    2012-12-02T03:20:51+00:00

    This problem NEEDS to be fixed YESTERDAY! I am almost tempted to go back to Windows 7, Because of this problem. RuntimeBroker.exe will consume anywhere between 2mb - 2gb out of 4 gbs of RAM even when I havent opened any "Windows Apps" after startup! It can consume as much as 2 gbs in a day easy, And is REALLY annoying having to CONSTANTLY go into task manager to kill the process, or it gets out of control. I rarely use any of the apps, even though I installed a bunch of the free games, And I do not have the app "the time" installed, So it must be other Apps causing this too. I do not use any other sort of virus software, besides Windows Defender, So that has nothing to do with it. Microsoft needs to fix this NOW, Or remove the apps that are causing the problems from the store and fix them,or update the problematic ones, Or no one will want to install windows 8!

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