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Created April 27, 2023 20:07
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vmmem high RAM and CPU usage fix
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.wslconfig
#Using docker with WSL2 can slow your system due to a service vmmem
#vmmem is consuming most of the memory [in my case 12GB] and CPU
#To fix it :-
#Go to your user folder C:\Users\<Your_Username>
#create a file (.wslconfig) with following content
[wsl2]
memory=4GB
processors=4
#And then restart the service "LxssManager"
#Go to elevated powershell [Powershell as Admin]
Restart-Service LxssManager
#Restart your docker
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