How to Free a Bit of Clogged RAM

How to Free a Bit of Clogged RAM(1)

This general how-to will teach you how to free a bit of clogged RAM quite fast. Often after running several large applications, the computer tends to run a bit slower and lags quite a bit. This is a simple way to solve this problem some of the time.

This how-to is written on Windows XP, so on older versions you may have to adapt until I can test it out myself on an older operating system.

Steps
1.Hit CTRL, ALT and DEL to access task manager.

2.Upon accessing task manager, go to processes and click on the button that says CPU.

3.Compare and contrast the memory usage of a program with its CPU usage.

4.Look for explorer.exe and hit 'End Process.' If done correctly, your task bar will disappear, but Don't Panic!

5.Click on the 'Applications' tab, and then click the 'New Task...' button.

A small dialogue box will appear, with a few buttons and a text bar.

6.In the text bar, type in explorer.exe, then hit 'OK.'

7.You're done, and your computer may run a bit smoother.

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