Hi all.
I've been having an issue with Windows Explorer taking up a huge load of memory and usage lately. The memory ranges from 25,000-58,000, and the CPU from 0-50 at any given time. Whenever I view my processes, I can see four different explorer.exe's. This is strange to me. I've checked their file locations and ran a couple of scans to determine if it was a virus, and indeed it is not. I'm no computer expert either, so I really don't want to meddle with system settings without professional advice. I've ran simple things such as System Diagnostics and Resource Monitor, but to no avail as well. It's useful to know that last night, when I restarted my computer, it ran a disk check by itself and showed this message: "Recovering orphaned file xyz". Also, I cannot do any safe mode boots because I am using an external screen, and cannot view the laptop's screen to access anything. What can I do to fix this problem?
My system specs:
System
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Manufacturer Acer
Model Aspire 7741
Total amount of system memory 3.00 GB RAM
System type 64-bit operating system
Number of processor cores 2
Storage
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Total size of hard disk(s) 220 GB
Disk partition (C
112 GB Free (220 GB Total)
Media drive (D CD/DVD
Media drive (E CD/DVD
Media drive (F CD/DVD
Graphics
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Display adapter type Intel(R) HD Graphics
Total available graphics memory 1274 MB
Dedicated graphics memory 128 MB
Dedicated system memory 0 MB
Shared system memory 1146 MB
Display adapter driver version 8.15.10.2119
Primary monitor resolution 2048x1152
DirectX version DirectX 10
I've been having an issue with Windows Explorer taking up a huge load of memory and usage lately. The memory ranges from 25,000-58,000, and the CPU from 0-50 at any given time. Whenever I view my processes, I can see four different explorer.exe's. This is strange to me. I've checked their file locations and ran a couple of scans to determine if it was a virus, and indeed it is not. I'm no computer expert either, so I really don't want to meddle with system settings without professional advice. I've ran simple things such as System Diagnostics and Resource Monitor, but to no avail as well. It's useful to know that last night, when I restarted my computer, it ran a disk check by itself and showed this message: "Recovering orphaned file xyz". Also, I cannot do any safe mode boots because I am using an external screen, and cannot view the laptop's screen to access anything. What can I do to fix this problem?
My system specs:
System
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Manufacturer Acer
Model Aspire 7741
Total amount of system memory 3.00 GB RAM
System type 64-bit operating system
Number of processor cores 2
Storage
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total size of hard disk(s) 220 GB
Disk partition (C
112 GB Free (220 GB Total) Media drive (D
CD/DVD Media drive (E
CD/DVD Media drive (F
CD/DVD Graphics
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Display adapter type Intel(R) HD Graphics
Total available graphics memory 1274 MB
Dedicated graphics memory 128 MB
Dedicated system memory 0 MB
Shared system memory 1146 MB
Display adapter driver version 8.15.10.2119
Primary monitor resolution 2048x1152
DirectX version DirectX 10
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