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"Windows" process using too much Memory (Dual boot setup) (lemmy.ml)
submitted 7 months ago by to c/linux@lemmy.ml
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When I start my pc, (Nobara 43) Memory is up to 70% usage. I dual boot, but use Windows like 5% of the time. I have a Swap partition (64gb), but it shows 0b usage. Is it safe to kill the windows process? Can anyone shed some light into whats going on? I was starting to think this is sketchy lol

UPDATE: It most likely was a Winboat process that started up every time :p

Terminal results of "top" command, highlighting "windows" process using 52.4% of memory.
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[–] 1 point 7 months ago (2 children)

Maybe reinstall OS and update bios? I'm not too sure myself.

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  • [–] [S] 3 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    I think I solved it? I ran

    sudo kill -9 <PID>

    (PID being 4212 in my case)

    Memory usage is back to normal afer a reboot, seems fine!

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  • [–] 14 points 7 months ago

    That command only killed the process, in other words, it "closed the program". Rebooting the computer would have had the same exact effect. The application is still in your computer, unless it decided to self-destruct.

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