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Given the plethora of functions carried out by a computer, every user would like to enjoy the best and fastest performance at all times. Nevertheless, some users have reported some slowdowns while using Windows 10.

There can be many reasons for a computer slowdown. One of the most common causes is related to Standby Memory. This problem is linked to your computer’s RAM.

This article explores the problem and aims at providing you with some easy to follow solutions for these particular issues.

What is Standby Memory?

Standby Memory is a special type of random-access memory (RAM) management on Windows 10 that often causes the computer to slow down, especially 64bit versions. This is often due to bugs affecting the operating system.

Programs and services running on Windows 10 use part of the RAM as cache. This means that they write a series of frequently used information in this memory area. The cache, after the execution of programs or services, should be released and made available, but this does not always happen.

In fact, when the bug appears, the data contained in the cache memory, rather than being deleted, lays in a permanent waiting state, becoming inactive memory or RAM in Standby.

This phenomenon, which sometimes can arrive to absorb almost all free memory, causes the processes running on your computer to slow down. This happens because Windows is forced to use the paging file on the hard disk drive. That’s something to avoid, especially with a computer equipped with a SSD disk.

This can be an annoying bug especially for people who work on their laptops or gamers who need a lot of free RAM to enjoy their games.

When do standby memory issues usually occur?

If Windows 10 Update is running, games or other programs in use may start to stutter. One may also receive message such as “memory fault” or “the program cannot allocate the necessary RAM”.

What to do if standby memory is low on PC?

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You can bring your system back to its normal speed by following the steps listed below.

How to check if this is a Standby memory issue?

Step 1 – Press the CTRL + SHIFT + ESC keys simultaneously to activate the Task Manager panel. Or, if you prefer, right-click on an empty part of the taskbar and select Task Manager.
Step 2 – Click on the Performance tab and click below on Open Resource Monitor.

Now you can see in the panel a representation of the RAM. The one in green is the RAM in use, the one in light blue is the free memory, and the one in blue is the Standby Memory. If the latter is full, then your computer is slowing down because of the Standby Memory.

Now you can pass from the analysis phase to action. There are two useful programs to solve this problem RAMMap and EmptyStandbyList, described in Solution 1 and Solution 2, respectively.

The first is more useful if the bug is rarely bothering you.Iif the bug on Standby Memory is a common one, then the second program offers a more precise solution.

Solution 1: Install RAMMap

Go to Microsoft’s official website and iInstall RAMMap which is a Microsoft-developed utility.

Save the program and unzip the file

Run the program

At the user license terms panel, click I Agree

The RAMMap panel is now open and you have a detailed graphical representation of the RAM state of use.

Click on the Use Counts tab and then click on the Total column. There you can see the Mapped File category, which is the cache memory files both active and in Standby.

Click Empty in the menu bar and select Empty Standby List to free the Standby Memory.

Click File and select Refresh to update the panel to see how the program has reduced the Standby Memory and increased the Unused one.

Solution 2: Download EmptyStandbyList

Download EmptyStandbyList and save it in any folder. This is actually a command line that empties standby lists.

Right click the mouse, go to Properties and select Run as Administrator under compatibility

Open Task Scheduler and Create Task on the far right

Give a name to the General Tab.

Go to Security Options and click on Change User or Group

Go to Advanced, click on Find Now and pick System, making it run silently in the background

Choose Run with highest privileges and Hidden

Click on Triggers tab, go to New and click On a schedule and One Time

Set up the task every 5 minutes and choose the duration to Indefinitely

Go to the Action Tab

Start a program and click on the EmptyStandbyList.exe file. In this way your Standby memory will be cleared every 5 minutes until you change the settings again.

While RAM MAP and EmptyStandbyList are effective tools, it is advisable to search for the real source of the problem to update that particular software. The problem can be caused by a particular software or malware that, if detected, can be excluded from the routine scans.

Problem solved

The Standby Memory bug in Windows 10 can cause annoying problems and slowdown your computer. Nevertheless, RAM MAP and EmptyStandbyList can effectively solve the problem.

Speaking of memory issues, if the issue persists, you can use the troubleshooting guides listed below as well:

Use the comments below to let us know if you managed to fix this problem after using this guide.

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