Skull Kid
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New face here, but not for the "Windows forums" :) I just wanted to share a possible solution for the incredibly high ram usage of Windows Media Player. Usually, on my desktop (and possibly laptop as well, although I don't think it is hardware specific...), I found out that Windows Media Player keeps trying to download information to update my album info.
Now, after I reset my router, it works flawlessly??? Seems so... now Windows Media Player consumes about 45 MB of RAM... compared to 500-1 000 MB of RAM. It usually crashed on around 1 000-2 000 MB of RAM... incredible how it can consume so much RAM just for trying to download some metadata!
So, I believe the solution is to restart/reset the router. If not, I don't know why it suddenly stays at 45 MB of RAM usage... I am not a programmer, so
EDIT: Please see this post for how I solved it. In case you wonder :)
Now, after I reset my router, it works flawlessly??? Seems so... now Windows Media Player consumes about 45 MB of RAM... compared to 500-1 000 MB of RAM. It usually crashed on around 1 000-2 000 MB of RAM... incredible how it can consume so much RAM just for trying to download some metadata!

So, I believe the solution is to restart/reset the router. If not, I don't know why it suddenly stays at 45 MB of RAM usage... I am not a programmer, so

EDIT: Please see this post for how I solved it. In case you wonder :)
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My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Windows 11
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Manufacturer/Model
- Asus
- CPU
- Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.6 GHz
- Motherboard
- Asus PRIME Z-390-A
- Memory
- 32 GB DDR4
- Graphics Card(s)
- Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070
- Sound Card
- Realtek HD Audio
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Acer XV280K
- Screen Resolution
- 3840 x 2160
- Browser
- Microsoft Edge
- Antivirus
- Windows Defender