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Windows Memory Cleaner

A C# console application for Windows that helps optimize system memory. It can clear processes, free system cache, perform full memory optimization, and display memory status. It supports both human-readable and JSON output formats.

Features

  • Full Optimization: Clears system cache, working sets, and collects garbage.
  • Process Cleanup: Frees memory used by all running processes.
  • Cache Cleanup: Clears standby cache, modified page list, and working sets.
  • Memory Status: Displays total, available, and used RAM with memory load percentage.
  • JSON Output: Optionally output results in JSON format for scripting or logging.
  • Administrator Check: Requires admin privileges for operations that modify system memory.

Requirements

  • OS: Windows 7 or higher
  • .NET Runtime: .NET 6 or higher
  • Privileges: Some commands require administrator rights

Usage

wmc <command> [options]

Commands

Command Description
optimize, o Perform full optimization (cache + processes + GC)
clear-processes, cp Clear memory used by all processes
clear-cache, cc Clear system cache only
status, s Display current memory usage
help, h Show help information

Options

Option Description
--json, -j Output results in JSON format

Examples

  1. Full Optimization:
wmc optimize
  1. Clean Processes Only in JSON:
wmc clear-processes --json
  1. Show Memory Status:
wmc status

Sample Output

Human-readable:

Memory optimization completed successfully!
Processes cleaned: 45/120
Memory freed: 120 MB

JSON:

{
  "success": true,
  "operation": "optimize",
  "before": {
    "TotalPhysicalMB": 16384,
    "AvailablePhysicalMB": 4500,
    "UsedPhysicalMB": 11884,
    "MemoryLoad": 73
  },
  "after": {
    "TotalPhysicalMB": 16384,
    "AvailablePhysicalMB": 4620,
    "UsedPhysicalMB": 11764,
    "MemoryLoad": 71
  },
  "freed_mb": 120,
  "processes_cleaned": 45,
  "total_processes": 120
}

Notes

  • Administrator privileges are required for commands that modify memory.
  • Exit code 0 indicates success, 1 indicates an error.
  • Use wmc help to display the usage guide at any time.

License

MIT License.