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Starting Docker for windows takes so much ram even without running a container How to prevent it?


When I start docker for windows memory usage increases by almost 25% of 6 GB (that's 1.5 GB) without even running a container. I can't see the docker process that in the task manager, but I figured the memory usage by looking at the memory usages % before and after running the docker for windows program. I'm running windows 10. How can I prevent docker from eating up all this ram.


Solution

  • You can change it in settings. Just decrease memory usage by the slider. Go to settings and choose the Advanced tab. enter image description here other settings: https://docs.docker.com/docker-for-windows/#docker-settings-dialog