What is the system and compressed memory?
System and compressed memory is a windows service, designed to handle the compression and extraction of your less used and old drivers and files. And make it easier to store and faster to use when you need them. Usually, System and compressed memory processes take a small amount of CPU or disk but Sometimes due to some third-party applications installed in Windows or even because of the incompatibility of the machine with Windows 10, This process starts using 100% Disk or CPU.
1 What is the system and compressed memory?2 Disable system and compressed memory2.1 Disable sysmain Service2.2 Set The pagefile.sys File Size Back to Automatic2.3 Disable Fast Startup and check if it works for you.2.4 Optimize Windows Visual Effects for Best Performance2.5 Repair Corrupted system files2.6 Apply if chrome or skype causes High CPU
Disable system and compressed memory
First of all, suggest you install all the pending updates and check if the issue persists.
Press Windows + X select settings,Update & Security, then windows update,Click the Check for updates button,Let windows download and install updates (if available)Restart windows and check the problem is fixed.
Scan your system scan for virus malware infection, with a good antivirus with the latest updates installed Put the computer into a clean boot state and check if it helps. A clean boot is performed to start Windows by using a minimal set of drivers and startup programs. This helps eliminate software conflicts that occur when you install a program or an update or when you run a program in Windows. You may also troubleshoot or determine what conflict is causing the problem by performing a clean boot.
Disable sysmain Service
Press Windows + R, type services.msc and ok,Look for a service named sysmain Right-click and select properties,Choose to stop the service,In the “Startup type” drop-down list, select “Disabled“,Click apply and ok t make save changes.
Set The pagefile.sys File Size Back to Automatic
This is the Second Best Solution to Fix System And Compressed Memory High CPU Usage. By default, Windows will set the pagefile.sys file size and manage it automatically. If you recently changed the “pagefile.sys” file size, restoring it back to the default setting will help you solve this problem. To do so, follow the instructions below:
Disable Fast Startup and check if it works for you.
Fast startup is a new feature in Windows to help your PC start up faster after shutting down. When turned on, Windows does this by using a hybrid shutdown (a partial hibernate) method that saves only the kernel session and device drivers (system information) to hibernate (hiberfil.sys) file on disk instead of closing it when you shut down your PC. Disable fast startup following the steps below and check if this helps:
Optimize Windows Visual Effects for Best Performance
According to some answers from the Microsoft forum, many users have resolved the System and Compressed Memory high CPU usage problem by optimizing Windows’ visual effects for best performance. This solution is mostly applicable to fix the 100% memory usage problem because all virtual effects consume more memory.
Repair Corrupted system files
From the start menu search for command prompt,Right-click and select Run as administrator,First, run DISM restore health command : Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealthAfter 100% complete the scanning process, run sfc /scannow.This will scan and restore missing corrupted system files from %WinDir%\System32\dllcacheRestart Windows after 100% complete the scanning process and check there is no more 100% CPU or Disk usage.
Apply if chrome or skype causes High CPU
Open Google Chrome,Navigate Settings > Show Advanced Settings > Privacy > Use a prediction service to load pages more quickly.Disable the toggle next to “Use a prediction service to load pages.”
For Skype
Completely close skype, or end task from Task Manager for Skype.Navigate C:\Program Files (x86)\Skype\Phone\Right-click on Skype.exe and select Properties.Switch to the Security tab and click Edit.Select ALL APPLICATION PACKAGES under Group or user names then checkmark Write under Allow.Click Apply followed by OK and see there is no more high CPU usage.
Did these solutions help to fix the system and compressed memory high CPU usage, 100% disk usage problem on windows 10? Let us know in the comments below, also read:
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