How to Automatically Clear Cache on Windows 10

[@Britec09]

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[@arsonite1]

rammap can also be used in task scheduler by adding -Et to the optional arguments, just incase anyone has trust issues with other apps the information for additional arguments is in the programs help/usage.

[@elichkumarsharma1964]

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[@yllib2012]

WOW!!! Just WOW!!! I have two Workstations at work both running Win 10 Pro. Both must run 24/7 as they have backup tasks to do at night. One has 32GB RAM and the other 64GB of RAM. A quick check this morning showed both had over 20GB of memory used as cache. I set this program up to run every 10 minutes on both. Now neither get over 2GB of cached RAM in between runs. So far this does not seem to be hindering the functionality of either machine. Beats restarting for sure. I first thought this would be useful for low spec machines. Now I realize it is useful on any PC regardless of how much RAM it has. A HUGE Thank You!!!!

[@Richie016]

Claiming back useful Ram cache helps multitask & enhance👍🏻PC performance

[@Britec09]

It sure does

[@onlyforbrian2]

thank you, thank you, thank you!! I'm almost 75, I followed your instructions slowly by continually pausing your video... works like a dream!!

[@Senon1172K4]

I'm watching your video after a hell of a long time! I've been busy a lot lately because I'm a concert stage lighting designer now and I don't really get that much time to watch as many videos as I would before...but now maybe I'll start watching your videos again regularly, Your doing pretty well 👍 keep going brother!

[@Britec09]

You're welcome and thanks for the support

[@jameshakizimana9831]

Thank you once again for this very important tutorial as always. Keep up the good work, we learn a lot from your tutorials. Stay well and safe buddy 👍

[@Britec09]

Thanks, you to

[@yllib2012]

This is a MUST have for low spec PCs without much RAM. Thank You!!!!

[@johnmilner7603]

Just what I need. Going to use the 2nd one since it’s automated. Thanks. I set it up and it works great.

[@Britec09]

You're welcome John

[@ralph1bart]

Was considering buying more ram but see that's not needed. Saved me some money, Thanks!

[@ZoofyZoof]

Thank you a lot. I followed this tutorial before by a different KZbinr and they forgot a crucial step in order for this whole thing to even work in the first place so I thought it was just simply broken for me.

[@davelafrance8357]

Thing is windows memory manager releases memory pages from standby as needed as if they were free. It releases the lowest priority pages first and keeps the highest priority, so unless your system has some other issue it will be far faster if you just leave the standby allocation alone.

[@_thechosen]

Exactly. I don't see the point in scheduling this task to be run every 5 minutes.

[@davelafrance8357]

@@_thechosen Running it at all is generally unhelpful except perhaps if you have an extremely underpowered computer that the cache clear actually takes significant time... which makes scheduling it pointless, just have a shortcut so you can do it when you are prepping to run a game or other memory intensive program. On any even marginally modern pc from the last 5 or so years this tip is much more likely to significantly harm performance than help it. The windows caching algorithm is actually quite good and clearing it all the time means the high priority pages for system code that is used with frequency will constantly be cleared and need to be reloaded from slow disk especially on the target lower memory 4/8 GB machines that seem to be the target of this little tutorial

[@sammychch]

%100 agree.most people dont actually realize cached ram faster than ram itself.ram programs cause more issues than fixing something meant to be there for.its crazy people still believe this misinformation in 2021

[@TheBlindBard]

This is fantastic, and just what every active PC user needs in their arsenal of tools to keep their computer running smoothly. Thanks again for the excellent tool and video, Brian!

[@Britec09]

Thanks for watching

[@TheBlindBard]

@@Britec09 you're very welcome, Brian! Thanks again!

[@dreadwind7]

the bard....hey its predaking here

[@myITguyShawnRatcliffe]

Always my goto for any good PC instruction on how and why....Brill

[@shiladityachakladar154]

Is there any important aspect of memory cache that we might be at risk of being devoid of when we randomly clear cache?

[@tonysoprano95]

Brian thank you very much for this detailed description, it’s much appreciated. 😉👍. P.S absolutely love you videos, thank you so much. 👍👍👍

[@robertfitzgerald3432]

Simple version worked like a charm, thanks! As usual, you explain things really well.

[@TheFir3Cracker]

No idea if this will be seen, but THANK YOU!

[@TheFreezingChickenThinks]

As some users have already commented, this is very bad practice, and there's a large misunderstanding of how cached RAM works. Cached RAM is memory used to store things that may be accessed later multiple times, and its purpose is to actually increase system performance. You said at the start of the video that you "can't use that memory", nothing more wrong than that. Windows will reacquire cached memory when needed very easily. Clearing cache automatically will inevitably slow down your PC on the long run, and in a way that's so subtle you won't even notice. Yes, there may be specific scenarios with stutters where you want to do it MANUALLY, maybe if you want Windows to dedicate cached memory for a specific program or game that you're about to run, but running a scheduled task is straight up wrong and will raise the amount of time that currently running programs take to access files or other resources repeatedly (ironically if the scheduled cleaning happens while you're already doing something you're more likely to get stutters in that specific moment). And let's say Windows management of cached RAM actually sucks that bad, still it's a better idea to wait for them to fix it and do a manual cleaning every now and then.

[@Britec09]

That is your choice, its funny how rammap is a Microsoft program lol docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/rammap

[@TheFreezingChickenThinks]

@@Britec09 Yes, and it's part of the sysinternals site, which is a group of programs originally meant to be used by IT administrators and developers to troubleshoot problems with programs and the system and understand system inner working, not by the average user to create workarounds based on superficial knowledge and issues whose cause is not easily determined. Also, yes, it's my choice to follow what you said or not, but it doesn't replace the fact that spreading misinformed (or malformed at best) statements like "and this basically is memory that I can't use" is on you. Have a nice day.

[@errolflyne4630]

it seems that your ram is large :) so what are you doing in this topic.

[@Rocky_Johnson]

This "EmptyStandbyList" is a very easy to set and use with the aid from your video. And I've done that even if my device has a higher RAM. This is way cool ever.

[@pauldenning9268]

Thanks Brian. Cracking addition to my regular maintenance schedule :)

[@clocky3772]

my pc edge was using a lot of cpu so i watched your video and subbed to you today

[@Britec09]

Thanks

[@clocky3772]

@@Britec09 Sir It's my pleasure and always will be

[@nh7297]

Your videos are so user-friendly. Thank you.

[@solar3mpire]

Manual: create desktop shortcut to RamMap executable, and start with "-Et" added after it. (it's under help -> usage...)

[@supremerulah420]

Haha.. beat me to it. I also found this. To add to what solar3mpire posted.... you can run a task for this just like Brian but replace the program he used with "RamMap.exe -Et" 👍

[@linopor8244]

It really works !!! Very well explained, slow and understandable. Thank you very much.

[@Britec09]

You're welcome!

[@ivanguerra1260]

yeah, will work a few months then back to the same shit !

[@Spartan-ts5dy]

Thanks a bunch ...i used rammap very easy just 2 ckicks and DONE !!!

[@CharlesCollins]

Clear to follow video. Only issue is if you use WhatsAppweb or Messagesfor Web you need to keep resetting.

[@vanfly6731]

pretty awesome thank you for the video tutorial would love to see a 2022 version of this thanks again

[@thaernejem7317]

this one is a amazing! never knew this thing exists and we can empty cached memory! Thanks mate

[@matthewday7565]

Not sure running a "memory cleaner" on automatic is a great idea - Windows SHOULD release standby memory when there is sufficient demand, and while cleaning the decks before starting something big may be useful, repeatedly flushing every 5 minutes may slow down access to things it does happen to re-use later

[@Britec09]

it only releases ram cache on restart 21GB cache after play 3 hours of valrent without clearing cache? how is that good and why is windows not clearing it?

[@matthewday7565]

@@Britec09 I just tested, cached / standby was pretty high, loaded a ton of stuff up and it drew down from the standby into the used... and ended with somewhat more free after closing them all. It will only be run down if something asks for memory, it's counted in the available figure. If not force cleared, it holds things like DLLs that may be used by another program, or by the same program if run again. Probably makes less difference with a fast SSD than with a HDD, but the rerun time of things should be improved by the cache. Freeing / defragmenting RAM has been a contentious topic since the days of Win3

[@nchingo]

Great vid man. Thank u I am learning alot from u. Keep the good work going.

[@glasser2819]

CACHE IS YOUR FRIEND!! This memory is marked as AVAILABLE but PRELOADED with your prior applications. Clearing cache is counterproductive for speed. 😰

[@krejziks3398]

My ass, after implementing this my applications work without stuttering! I don't give a damn about windows speed.

[@robertfranklin6728]

Carried the procedure as per the video, must say it works petfect, what a great video and technical advise. Well pleased thanks for your advise and assistance.

[@Malhamedi]

Thanks a lot and it’s running the system smoothly

[@louf7178]

Would like to see you create the task that triggers this on the exit of a particular app/program/executable.

[@dynamicplayer4462]

Your tutorial is best and useful as obvious.

[@Britec09]

Glad you think so!

[@777AndrewR]

Excellent video! More task scheduler videos!

[@tantarcheng3050]

very clear, keep my computer running smoothly!!! ~

[@GetachewWaganeh]

My problem is upon downloading of MS-word 2010 to my Desk Top which was made disable to download by the Admin. So, how can i solve this specific poblem?

[@jordanmaxwell6920]

I’ve done this, but reading through comments ppl saying it’s dangerous and will slow the computer is this true?

[@datboy207]

I recommend intelligent standby list cleaner.

[@Britec09]

That is another good one.

[@WalkMan420]

Thank you, I can finally play beat saber without lag

[@gadisuribabu221]

thanks to you for making soo much informed video, helped me soo much, thanks buddy, stay safe!

[@squeezleprime308]

Thank you! But, do you know why this task sometimes disappears from the task schedule? I have set this up before, and I had to do it again today.

[@bantymech8242]

Thanks for the wonderful video Brian. Always useful.

[@Britec09]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@YouCan-wu2so]

question what about the setting called "stop the task if it runs longer than: 3 days" ?. If disabled what would be it's behaviour?. Thanks for your content

[@MichaelMcAllister]

I'm not sure I understand the purpose of this. Clearing the system cache will cause programs to open slower, as program data will be moved from the system drive to RAM every five minutes (or whatever the set value is). Older systems would benefit from having data in cache, no? From my understanding, Windows 10 will automatically clear the system cache as needed while you're using the system.

[@DontVideoGames]

I can only speak from personal experience, but for me, this solved stuttering issues in several games. Certain Games, like Witcher 3 for example, would start to stutter horribly once the cache was full, and windows 10 is very poor when it comes to clearing the cache by itself. To be fair, this was a year ago, so maybe this isn't even a problem anymore, but I haven't noticed any downsides to having it. It definitely hasn't made my PC run worse though, I guarantee that.

[@Britec09]

Windows 10 will not automatically clear memory cache unless you restart your pc. That is the point of the video.

[@MichaelMcAllister]

@@Britec09 I understand that the cache will be completely flushed when you restart the system. That's not what I'm talking about. I always thought Windows 10 will clear its cache based on application requirements and use frequency. If you do some light web browsing, and then open a huge project in Adobe Premier Pro, obviously the video editor will need more RAM available. I have noticed that programs I have opened previously open slower again if I just got finished using a program that requires more RAM (like a game or video editor).

[@ImessiR]

Gamer must watch this tutorial !! Really helpful !! 👌👌👌👌🙂

[@Britec09]

It does help a fair bit.

[@welshtony1]

Im currently on 14.2GB Cached in my system. Maybe I should think about doing this to haha

[@Britec09]

it does help

[@justsomegamer2285]

Thanks a thousand times for this !!

[@Britec09]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@danbromberg]

I've been using IObit's Advance System Care's Performance Monitor utility to clear RAM

[@MRDEEGAMING]

Hi mate when I run this I get a black box that opens up and closes straight away so when I'm playing a game it will take me to the desktop and back to the game any ideas how to stop this? I ran this a few months back when you posted this and it never done that so I've had to disable it

[@DyIau]

took the risk. It's Works Thank you!

[@Ro_Ball]

Drinking game: Take a shot every time he says "Here". All jokes aside, thank you for the video, it has been of great help.

[@msulieman1975]

Fantastic information, I have a problem downloading files or folders, error message is virus scan failed, can you please help me resolving this issue?

[@motorhead1675]

thanks a lot for new ideas, i could wipe out 4GB of my cahe in my windows. its all because of you! Your video was the most helpful, keep it up! :)

[@mesfinhaileshiferaw6558]

This is a very handy video. Thanks a lot.

[@johnpaulyates1655]

Great video!! Where did you get that wallpaper. It’s beautiful.

[@blayx]

it worked like a charm thank you

[@ilovewindows6851]

Wow! Brain! This helped very well as i was making videos of mine and the pc crashing on me Thanks bro -I LOVE WINDOWS 10 Plz love the comment

[@Britec09]

Glad it helped!

[@carlosverissimo6068]

Brian windows 10 will not me install empty standby list ? any solutions ? what am i doing wrong ?

[@ClancyInkk]

So I neeever knew about this task scheduler thing, any quick suggestions of other jobs for it? Thank you for the video. Doesn't solve why my memory cache keeps overfilling rather than some auto-cap on it(? suggestions welcome), but it does this solve it in part with the timing of 5min...

[@darauwalaimran786]

THANKS A LOT FOR THIS GREAT TUTORIAL

[@Beautiful_Sacred_Land]

Thanks so much Brian.

[@najebnader1]

thanks my brother very good method to clear cache memory

[@Britec09]

Happy to help

[@Chacha-mv6ni]

I have a question I recently noticed that my pc shutdown went from like 5-10 seconds to 30+ do you have any reasons why this happened? I didn’t mess with any important setting on my laptop so idk why

[@gwyngriffiths4620]

Will this also work on any laptop, as that's what I'm using.

[@mrbones680]

Great video, this is really going to help me.

[@Britec09]

Glad to hear it!

[@mrbones680]

keep up the good work

[@mohamadal-lathif6677]

hm.. msi dragon center has ram optimizer. but the problem is it doesn't automatically clean the ram. I'm getting ram bottleneck if i doesn't optimize the ram.

[@RedfieldChris-qx5gn]

Hi Britec. Hope you are doing well. Just have a question, does this method also work the same way for Windows 11? Has this been tested out? Because when I press on the configure for option, it does not show Windows 11 only goes upto 10 as I am on Windows 11. Thank you.

[@RRan-dk7ct]

I Really Like This...Can't Wait To Set It Up.....Thanks.

[@Britec09]

Have fun!

[@mauricioszwerdszarf1455]

Fantastic video!!! Many Thanks!!!

[@jeremiegingras5667]

Nice video. you make good videos. Thanks

[@Britec09]

Glad you like them!

[@ladislasmeresz]

Thank you very good . Have a great weekend .

[@mekhemer100]

in Task Scheduler - the last run result is * the task has not yet run . (0x41303) * when restart the pc it give Access is denied (0x80070005) Please Advise

[@rjgrlzn]

Thanks for this. This helps a lot.

[@Britec09]

Glad it helped!

I need to check out that program, Posted on Facebook, Bye for now Cheers

[@Britec09]

Yeah, its pretty nice

[@gavinadams4572]

Thanks for this.

[@jokerface2153]

This was working great but now it just doesn't run anymore. IDK why. Everything is set up correctly.

[@16marbleman]

most of the time you click on things in computer to go places so fast I can't follow... can't read them on screen

[@BiPolarBear7]

Thank you very much Sir!

[@adeniyiks]

You are great! Thanks for the video.

[@Britec09]

Thanks for watching!

[@thesenate668]

Do I have to have Task Scheduler running on the background to clear the Cache?

[@savagearma]

When trying to update my Windows 10 2004 I get this error. "Error encountered", "There were some problems installing updates, but we'll try again later. If you keep seeing this and want to search the web or contact support for information, this may help: (0x800f081f)" Please help me.

[@joannakleinheksel-horn3494]

I like to game and found this video very helpful! Thank you :-P

[@bernardmaule8946]

Is empty standby list still a valid fix - can it be used for windows 11?

[@turbotezable]

Empty Standby list link seems to be broken on your website

[@Britec09]

Fixed, thanks for letting me know

[@jethrofernando5669]

Thank you for this! 😊

[@Britec09]

You're so welcome!

[@swapnil6792]

Thank you, sir.

[@pramodyeram7041]

Very good.... thanks for sharing

[@gustavoorozco9766]

Do any of both methods are safe to use with an SDD Hard Drive with virtual Memory on it ?

[@Britec09]

Yes, absolutely

[@gustavoorozco9766]

@@Britec09 Thanks a lot. Always following you and taking very seriously with confident your professional advices. Have a great day -weekend-

[@ivanguerra1260]

Yeah, he is the best F.S.C.M. tweaker on earth !

[@HabtamuGamer]

i put it on virustotal and it says theres only 1 detection, it detected PUA is it safe to use?

[@Hri9B]

Thank you So Much

[@danaj9336]

Have you ever reviewed and compared various utilities? I have been using Glary Utilities for years, and it has an Memory Optimizer that can be set to run automatically. Works well for me on my older 4gb laptop.

[@Britec09]

A lot of people use Glary Utilities

[@danaj9336]

@@Britec09 Do you? Or do you recc something else? Thanks for your informative videos.

[@Koeras16]

Might this not cause issues while using some programs ?

[@rampageExtremeGamer]

I trigger every 1 minute... it can still fill up pretty fast in 5 minutes.

[@dragmonimedianetwork]

Very helpful and consice

[@Fizzify]

wow ur the man!

[@abhiramh4087]

Hey Brian, I would like to update to the May 2004 feature update but on the settings page, it says "The Windows 10 May 2020 Update is on its way. Once it’s ready for your device, you’ll see the update available on this page." I've tried the *Windows 10 Update Assistant* but it gets stuck at 99%. I've given it plenty of time and also have all my device drivers updates but still, it doesn't seem to continue. I've also tried the *Windows 10 Media Creation Tool* and it gets stuck at 31% at the *Installing Windows* stage. My laptop is a Lenovo Ideapad 310 (8GB RAM, i5 6200U). I've also read multiple articles/threads, followed even some of your videos but I get no positive results. Would you please mind helping me? I fixed this by wiping everything and freshly installing the latest Windows 10 from a bootable USB flash drive

[@Britec09]

You would have to use a 3rd party site to download ISO or use Microsoft and download 20H2, there is not much difference between May and October downloads.

[@abhiramh4087]

@@Britec09 Is there a guide on that? If so please let me know where can I find one. And also if I manage to download the ISO I should flash it with a USB drive? I appreciate your support thanks a lot

[@lec1999]

If I close the task scheduler, will it still execute the task?

[@journeyon1983]

The link to 'emptystandbylist' is broken.