Solved: Memory Management (ntoskrnl.exe) Error 2025

Encountering a Memory Management error after the Windows 11 update? This is because Windows detects a malfunction in the system memory or drivers, and to avoid future damage it crashes itself and displays this stop code MEMORY_MANAGEMENT (ntoskrnl.exe). Sometimes you may experience Memory management error while open the Google Chrome browser. When Chrome requests for more memory or when it tries to access the network, and demand is raised for more memory, the memory management program fails and that results:

your pc ran into a problem and needs to restart we’re just collecting some error info Stop Code: MEMORY_MANAGEMENT

What is memory management on Windows 11?

Memory management is the process that manages memory usage in your computer. It keeps track of every byte of memory in your computer, and whether it’s free or being used. It decides how much memory to allocate to certain processes (including the programs you launch), and when to give it to them. It also ‘frees up’ memory when you close a program by marking it as available to be used by something else.

A Memory Management error occurs when the Windows operating system detects a problem with the computer’s memory. This issue can arise from faulty hardware, corrupt system files, outdated drivers, or software conflicts. When Windows cannot manage memory properly, it triggers a BSOD to prevent further damage to the system.

Common Causes of Memory Management Errors

1. Faulty RAM: Defective memory modules are a common cause of memory-related issues.
2. Corrupt System Files: Damaged or missing system files can lead to memory errors.
3. Outdated or Corrupt Drivers: Incompatible or malfunctioning drivers can cause memory management issues.
4. Software Conflicts: Certain applications or software can interfere with the system’s memory management.
5. Hardware Issues: Problems with the motherboard or other hardware components can affect memory performance.

Restart Your Computer

Sometimes, a simple restart can resolve temporary memory management issues. Before diving into more complex solutions, restart your computer to see if the problem persists.

If you are frequently experiencing this blue screen of death error you need to Boot Windows into safe mode. Where windows start with minimum system requirements and allow you to perform troubleshooting steps.

Revert Recent Changes

If you’ve added new hardware or software to your system recently, remove them to see if the problem is fixed, because the new installed programs or hardware could be incompatible with your operating system, or conflict with your original programs. Also, remove all external devices and turn on the computer to check Windows started normally.

If you recently installed new software on your computer, try uninstalling it. Go to Start > type Control Panel > select the program(s) recently added > click Uninstall.

Run Windows Memory Diagnostic Tool

As the name suggests, the memory management error relates to the computer’s memory and that can be a physical problem with the RAM installed, too. Running Windows’ own Memory Diagnostic Tool can help discover if this is the root of the problem. If it tells you that your memory is the problem, you can change it. Here’s how to run a Windows Memory Diagnostic tool.

Windows has a built-in tool to check for memory problems

1. Press Windows + R to open the Run dialogue.
2. Type mdsched.exe and press Enter.
3. Choose “Restart now and check for problems (recommended).”
4. Your computer will restart and the tool will run a diagnostic test.

If the Memory Diagnostic Tool detects issues, you might have faulty RAM:

1. Power off your computer and disconnect it from the power source.
2. Open the case and locate the RAM modules.
3. Remove the RAM and clean the slots and contacts.
4. Reinsert the RAM securely and restart your computer.
5. If the problem persists, test each RAM module individually to identify the faulty one and consider replacing it.

Update Device Drivers

Outdated or corrupt drivers can cause memory management errors. To update your drivers

• Press Windows + X and select “Device Manager.”
• Expand the categories and look for any devices with a yellow exclamation mark.
• Right-click the device and select “Update driver.”
• Choose “Search automatically for updated driver software.”

Or To reinstall the driver first visit the device manufacturer and download the latest available driver. Then again open the device manager, Expand the display driver here right-click on the installed display driver and select uninstall. After that Restart Windows and on the next start run/install the driver setup.exe which you downloaded from the manufacturer’s website. Do the same process for other drivers (Network adapter, Audio driver etc) to update and reinstall the driver. After completing, the process Restart windows and check started normally.

Run SFC and DISM Scans

Corrupt system files can cause memory management errors. Use the System File Checker (SFC) and Deployment Imaging Service and Management Tool (DISM) to repair them.

1. Open Command Prompt as an administrator.
2. Type sfc /scannow and press Enter. Wait for the scan to complete.
3. If issues are found and fixed, restart your computer.
4. If the problem persists, open Command Prompt as an administrator again.
5. Type the following commands one by one and press Enter after each

DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /CheckHealth
DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /ScanHealth
DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth

Check Disk Drive Errors

Hard drive issues can also cause memory management errors. In that case, Running chkdsk command can be helpful.

• Open Command Prompt as an administrator.
• Type chkdsk C: /f /r and press Enter.

This will ask for scheduled to run check disk errors on the next reboot. Simply press Y key, Close the command prompt and restart Windows. Your PC will automatically scan and fix some basic problems of your hard disk partition. You can read more about it, from here How to Find & Fix Hard Disk Problems.

Increase Virtual Memory

Some users on the Microsoft forum, Reddit report increasing virtual memory, help them to resolve the memory issues or alerts. which may also resolve memory management blue screen error. To increase, optimize virtual memory

• Press Windows + R, type sysdm.cpl and hit the enter key.
• It will open the System Properties window.
• From there, Go to the Advanced tab.
• Then click on Settings under the Performance section.
• Go to the Advanced tab and click on Change under virtual memory.
• uncheck the option Automatically manage paging file size for all drives” box.
• And Click on Drive (Volume Label) and choose Custom Size.

Add new size in megabytes in the Initial size (MB) or Maximum size (MB) box and then select “Set”.

Other Solutions to Apply

Disable Fast startup: Windows 11 Added fast startup feature to reduce the boot time, and start Windows very fast. But this feature has some disadvantages which may cause this Blue Screen error. We recommend to Disable Fast startup and check the problem is solved for you or not.

Perform full system scan: In some rare cases, the MEMORY_MANAGEMENT blue screen of death error could be caused by virus infection. We recommend performing a full system scan with good antivirus / antimalware applications to make sure viruses/ spyware not causing the problem.

Run Ccleaner: Also sometimes junk, cache, system error, Temp, junk files or broken registry entries cause different startup problems on the Windows computer. We recommend running a free system optimizer like Ccleaner To clean up these unnecessary files. And fix broken missing registry entries.

Perform System Restore: If all the above solutions fail to fix the memory management blue screen error on Windows 11/10 computers. It’s time to utilize the system restore feature which reverts back current system settings to the previous working state.

Did these solutions help to fix the Memory Management Blue Screen Error on Windows 11? Let us know in the comments below.