Clearing system memory takes a lot longer than usual

[Retribution]

I have a shortcut on my desktop to %windir%\system32\rundll32.exe advapi32.dll,ProcessIdleTasks which clears the system memory cache. Usually when I double click it it has a loading circle for a split second. Yesterday when I did it, it took about 5 seconds to finish, and it's been that way since. I've tried restarting my computer, but it didn't work.

[DarkWarrior45]

I have a shortcut on my desktop to %windir%\system32\rundll32.exe advapi32.dll,ProcessIdleTasks which clears the system memory cache. Usually when I double click it it has a loading circle for a split second. Yesterday when I did it, it took about 5 seconds to finish, and it's been that way since. I've tried restarting my computer, but it didn't work.

 

This could potentially be a number of things. It could be nothing, or it could be a very early sign of a system gunking up. Have you recently installed any software that has background processes, such as Itunes? Itunes has got a bunch of background processes that could potentially slow clearing the cache. One thing I would do, and it wouldn't hurt either way, is run CCleaner or jv16 Lite, and then try the command and see if you notice a difference.

 

EDIT: Also wouldn't hurt to try a defrag.