The first thing you should try is a memory test. Windows 11 comes packaged with a tool called Windows Memory Diagnostic that ...

The Memory Diagnostic Tool usually takes around 15 minutes but can extend for hours depending on the memory size. It can even get stuck, but if all you are getting is a black screen, the issue is ...

If your PC restarts unprompted, freezes, or programs crash, you could have a RAM problem on your hands. To find out whether RAM really is the problem, you can use your PC’s memory diagnostics tool to ...

Learn how to run a computer performance test on Windows 11 using built-in tools and popular benchmarks to check your PC performance.

The Windows Memory Diagnostic Tool is an excellent tool to check the status of the RAM and correct any problems with it. However, some users have been reporting an issue where the Fix Windows Memory ...

Dennis O'Reilly began writing about workplace technology as an editor for Ziff-Davis' Computer Select, back when CDs were new-fangled, and IBM's PC XT was wowing the crowds at Comdex. He spent more ...

It's rare for RAM to fail, but if it does, it can lead to all kinds of problems. It might be that your high-end RAM's overclock is too high, or there's a BIOS issue, or maybe the RAM itself is going ...

Microsoft is testing the display of memory speeds as MT/s (mega-transfers per second) rather than MHz (megahertz) in the Windows 11 Task Manager. Historically, the data transfer speed of computer ...

We've reported on the performance problems with Ryzen CPUs under Windows 11 a few times now, and produced our own test results to demonstrate the issues. AMD and Microsoft said they had patches ...