Your computer processes enormous amounts of data every second - whether you browse the web, play games, watch a movie on one of the VOD services, or work in a graphics editing program. If there is not enough of this memory, the hard drive tries to fill the gap and causes the system to perform worse.

There are several applications that start when the computer starts. These are so-called startup applications that eat up system resources like crazy. While most of them may be necessary, they need to be used when needed. Just like brushing your teeth. The moment you reach for your toothbrush and toothpaste, water is running out of the tap.

Computer Says Low on Memory Windows 7/8/10
When using your computer, Microsoft Windows may show you an error message:

“Your computer is low on memory
To restore enough memory for programs to work correctly, save your files and then close or restart all open programs.”

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Or Windows prompts you “Close programs to prevent information loss. Your computer is low on memory. Save your files and close these programs.” The issue occurs when you open Outlook 2013, a large-scale game, or any program.

When you receive the low memory error, it means that your computer is running out of RAM and becomes low on virtual memory. Why is the computer low on memory? That’s because some programs on your computer take too much allocation of memory.



You should know, the low memory issue can happen when you run more programs than the RAM installed on the computer is designed to support. And this issue can also occur when a program doesn’t free up memory that it no longer needs. We call this memory overuse or memory leak.

If you are bothered by the computer running out of memory issue, what should you do to get rid of trouble? Just go to the next part to get the solutions.

Full Fixes - Your Computer Is Low on Memory Windows 10/8/7
In Windows, there are built-in features to be used to troubleshoot problems (mostly caused by incompatibility related problems ) with ease. However, it turns out this error message about low memory cannot be fixed by using traditional methods of troubleshooting and reboot operation.

In this post, we collect four helpful ways to fix computer low on memory error in Windows 10/8/7. Please try them one by one.

Way 1: Stop Any Program That Is Using Too Much Memory
Step 1: In Windows 10/8/7, launch Task Manager on your computer by right-clicking on the taskbar and selecting the option Task Manager. Or run this application by holding down the Shift, Ctrl, and Esc keys.

Step 2: Then in the main window of Task Manager, go to the Processes tab and click Memory to sort your processes by memory usage.



Step 3: Right-click on the process that is taking too much memory and choose the End task option to close it. If the processes that are using the most memory are more than one, just repeat this step to close them.

Like this, the operation may help you to close the warning “your computer is low on memory”.

Way 2: Disable Startup Programs
Sometimes, if there are many startup programs, you may be bothered by the computer running low on memory issue. Here, we suggest disabling these startup programs. Here take Windows 10 as an example.

Step 1: You need to press Win + R keys to open the Run box.

Step 2: Input msconfig and click Enter.

Step 3: Under the Startup tab, click Open Task Manager and then right-click on one program to choose Disable.

Way 3: Manually Increase Virtual Memory
Step 1: Go to the search box of Windows 10/8/7, input advanced system settings and click the first result search. Or hold down the Windows logo and R key on your keyboard to call the Run dialog, then type sysdm.cpl and click the OK button to open the System Properties window.

Step 2: Go to the Advanced tab, and click the Settings button under the Performance section.



Step 3: In the pop-up window, you need to go to the Advanced tab again, choose to adjust for best performance of programs and click the Change button in the Virtual Memory panel.



Step 4: Uncheck the Automatically manage paging file size for all drives box.

Step 5: Then, click one drive and choose the Custom size option. And you need to add a new size in MB in these two sections including Initial size (MB) and Maximum size (MB). Note that the sizes you set should be more over than the Recommended size.

Finally, click the Set and OK buttons to save the change.

Doing this will increase the paging file size and add the virtual memory of the system. Just go to check if computer low on memory is fixed.

Way 4: Upgrade RAM or Add a New Memory
As with the most thing about PC upgrade, you need to figure out what you need. By contrast, it is a breeze to install your memory physically.

Generally speaking, more RAM is better but now we recommend at least 8GB of RAM for most of you. This is a kind of the sweet spot. If you are a gamer, or you need to perform lots of bigger programs, 12-16 GB is suitable.

Besides, before installing new memory, you should know how much RAM your computer can handle. This is based on the versions of Windows and the motherboard. What’s more, you need to determine what type of RAM your computer is able to use.

All these are important things that you should pay attention to, otherwise, the new memory is not compatible with your computer. Then, you can open your computer case and install the new memory to the slot. For more information about how to upgrade or replace your RAM, you can read the help document from howtogeek.

Back up Important Files before Installing 32-Bit OS

In order to easily back up crucial files, Windows backup software, MiniTool ShadowMaker, is worth recommending. As a professional and reliable backup program, this tool can help you to back up files, OS, disk, and partition to an image file within simple clicks. To use the files in case of data loss, you need to perform a restoration.



Step 1: Launch MiniTool ShadowMaker and click the Connect button in This Computer.



Step 2: In the main interface of this software, you can see the Backup and Sync features in the toolbar. Just choose a proper one to continue. Here, we take file sync as an example.

In the Sync window, click the Source section to choose files that you need to back up.

And then, go to the Destination section to choose a storage path. And here an external hard drive, USB flash drive, NAS or network is available.

Step 3: When going back to the following interface, click the Sync Now button to immediately perform the operation.

If you want to use the Backup feature to back up your important files, read this post - How to Backup Files on Windows 10.

Later, you can install Windows 7 or 10 32-bit operating system to take advantage of the added memory.

It is worth remembering that the amount of RAM in the computer can be expanded - along with the changing requirements of the applications and games used. This is also why post-leasing equipment very often receives an additional RAM module before being put up for sale. This inconspicuous, it would seem, modification makes a difference - and a huge one. That is why it is worth paying attention to this parameter when looking for a new computer to avoid your computer is low on memory.

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