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High virtual memory usage after reinstall
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My system is Ideapad Gaming 3 16IAH7 with 16 GB RAM.
After a clean reinstall, my virtual memory usage has been higher by at least 10-20% despite not only having the same amount of processes but even a little fewer. The reason for my clean reinstall was due to the poor and inconsistent performance, something which seems to be no longer the case. I wish to know if the reason for higher virtual memory usage is the cost of performance being better now.
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Anonymous
2023-10-26T13:23:48+00:00 -
Anonymous
2023-10-26T13:00:20+00:00 At the moment no, I shall be keeping the eye on the situation and report if anything changes, till then take care.
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Anonymous
2023-10-26T12:06:40+00:00 Okay, if there is anything further I can help you with, please let me know, but I do not see any other method to reduce the virtual memory allocation, or a problem with the current allocation.
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Anonymous
2023-10-26T11:37:37+00:00 I know that and you did mention it before, and again I am not planning on doing so and I did not do so before I did the clean install.
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Anonymous
2023-10-26T11:07:24+00:00 The only way to change the amount of Virtual memory used is to manually set the amount, but that does cause problems in Windows and it is not advised to do that.