Simply upgrading your RAM will fix anysystem lags and choppinesson a system with low memory.

If that’s not possible, you may eitherlimit the number of actively running appsorincrease virtual memory size.This willfree memoryand get rid of the “Your computer is low on memory” error in most cases.

But what if you get the error message even when the system has free memory? This is probably due tomemory leaksin your system. Removing these applications from the background or any unnecessary tasks will clear the memory.

Close Applications with High Memory Usage

First, I recommend that you check the total memory and its usagevia Task Manager.

It shows all the tasks and the amount of system resources that it is currently using. This includes CPU, disk, network GPU, and, most importantly, RAM.

If you see any process that is taking high memory usage, close them right away.

If you see a process namedSystem and compressed memorytaking high Memory/CPU usage, you’ll need to disableSuperfetch/sysmainfrom Services.

In Task Manager, you might see Chrome or other browsers takinghigh memory usage. To avoid this, you may uninstall any unnecessarybrowser extension.

you may alsocheck the total memoryin your system. Sometimes, if amemory stick is corrupted, the PC might only run with one functional stick.

Increase Virtual RAM Size

Your system can store memory in the storage device if it ever runs out of RAM. This temporary memory is a virtual RAM.

By default, your system uses a certain storage from your hard disk. However, since this is not enough, you canincrease virtual memory.

Reinstall Application With Memory Leaks

Some applications, due to their poor optimization, cause memory leaks. It occurs when a processallocates RAMand holds it even after the task ends.

This will cause the system to display a lowmemory error, sometimes BSOD, even if the system has plenty available.

There are several user reports where even known applications like Chrome, Adobe software, etc. caused memory leaks.

One similar situation I ran into was when using Dell SupportAssist. The application constantly useshigh CPU resources.

Through further digging, I found out that the app had numerous memory leaks which caused the CPU usage to max out. In this case, too, the memory usage was not high. Reinstalling the app fixed the issue for me.

You cancheck the event logsandthe Performance Monitorto find the app that has memory leakage.

Restart your PC toclear the memory cache. But the issue might persist when you run it later.

So, reinstalland restrict the app to run in the background to get rid of the computer’s low memory error.

Scan Using Windows Defender

Downloading and running suspicious files on the internet could cause the system to be infected with viruses. These malicious files might run processes that cause memory usage to spike, resulting in alow-on-memory warning.

To ensure this is not happening in the background, scan using Windows Defender. Here’s how:

Upgrade Memory

If you are certain that the problem is due to low RAM, upgrading it will get rid of any issues due to insufficient memory.

But several things need to be taken into consideration.

To start things off, you should know thetype of RAMyour system supports. Second is themaximum RAM capacityfor your system. After that comeshow much RAMyou would require.

Based on that, you now need tochoose the right type of RAM. Finally,install the new RAMinto your PC.