low memory pop up keeps messing up when gaming, i have 8GB, should not happen.

Xander Konrad

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When I play a game thats a little bit demanding on memory, i get a pop up that say my computer is low on memory. I have 8GB of memory and in my task manager its not even coming close to 100%. I have run a diagnostic and my memory sticks are intact and running properly.
After a couple of weeks of this I have noticed that it does not pop up when i have the game the same resoulution as my monitor. I realize that I should always have them matched but in this case I am running on integrated graphics temporarly and can only run some games on lower resoultions like arma 3.
The reason i can't play any games when it pops up if that it freezes my computer and i can switch back to my game afterwards. This is a very frusterating problem and any advice or answers are very appreciated
 
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Hello Xander,

My assumption is you have Windows 8.1, which has a known issue with memory leaking from DWM (Desktop Window Manager). Microsoft is aware of the problem, however I haven't heard of a fix or an ETA for a fix yet. Right now you gotta run the same resolution on Desktop as in game or memory leak will happen...Some people have had success Alt+Tabbing out of game and back in to reset memory use

fricklesmn

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Hello Xander,

My assumption is you have Windows 8.1, which has a known issue with memory leaking from DWM (Desktop Window Manager). Microsoft is aware of the problem, however I haven't heard of a fix or an ETA for a fix yet. Right now you gotta run the same resolution on Desktop as in game or memory leak will happen...Some people have had success Alt+Tabbing out of game and back in to reset memory use
 
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Xander Konrad

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Thank you very much for the information, it's good to know that im not the only one with this problem.