Если сбои системы, синие экраны BSoD или иные проблемы при работе Windows 10, 8.1 или Windows 7 наводят вас на мысли о том, что имеются какие-либо проблемы с оперативной памятью компьютера, может иметь смысл выполнить её проверку, а начать можно со встроенного средства диагностики проверки памяти Windows.
В этой инструкции подробно о способах запустить средство проверки памяти средствами Windows, причём даже в тех случаях, когда вход в систему невозможен, а также о возможных вариантах действий в случае, если в результате теста средство диагностики памяти сообщает о том, что были обнаружены проблемы оборудования. На схожую тему: Устранение неполадок Windows 10.
- Способы запуска средства проверки памяти
- Использование средства и просмотр результатов
- Обнаружены проблемы оборудования в средстве диагностики памяти
- Видео инструкция
Как запустить средство проверки памяти в Windows 10 и предыдущих версиях системы
В случае, если операционная система запускается, вход в неё и работа возможны, вы можете использовать один из следующих вариантов запуска средства проверки памяти:
- Найти нужный пункт в разделе «Средства администрирования Windows» меню «Пуск».
- Нажать клавиши Win+R на клавиатуре, ввести mdsched.exe и нажать Enter.
- Открыть панель управления, выбрать пункт «Администрирование» и запустить «Средство проверки памяти Windows».
- Использовать поиск в панели задач Windows 10, начав вводить «Средство проверки памяти». Или встроенные средства поиска в предыдущих версиях ОС.
- Вручную запустить файл C:\Windows\System32\MdSched.exe
Если же ситуация осложняется тем, что Windows не запускается, вход в неё невозможен, либо сразу после него происходят сбои, можно использовать следующие способы запуска средства диагностики оперативной памяти:
- Загрузить компьютер или ноутбук с загрузочной флешки с Windows 10 или другой версией Windows, можно и с загрузочного диска. На экране программы установки нажать клавиши Shift+F10 (Shift+Fn+F10 на некоторых ноутбуках), ввести mdsexe в открывшейся командной строке и нажать Enter. После выбора в утилите проверки пункта «Выполнить перезагрузку и проверку», загружайте компьютер не с флешки, а с обычного загрузочного HDD или SSD.
- Средство проверки памяти можно запустить из среды восстановления Windows 10 — нажав кнопку «Дополнительные параметры» на синем экране с ошибкой или, находясь на экране блокировки Windows 10 (с выбором имени пользователя) нажать по изображенной справа внизу кнопке «Питания», а затем, удерживая Shift, нажать «Перезагрузка». В среде восстановления выбираем «Поиск и устранение неисправностей» — «Дополнительные параметры» — «Командная строка». А в ней, как и в предыдущем случае используем команду mdsched.exe.
- Если у вас есть подготовленный диск восстановления Windows, запуск можно осуществить, загрузившись с него.
Использование средства проверки памяти Windows и просмотр результатов
После запуска средства проверки памяти вам будет предложено перезагрузить компьютер, после согласия, процесс будет выглядеть следующим образом:
- Начнётся проверка оперативной памяти, которая может занять продолжительное время. Может показаться, что средство диагностики зависло: на всякий случай подождите в такой ситуации 5-10 минут. Если же действительно произошло зависание, не исключено что есть проблемы с оборудованием, вероятно — с оперативной памятью, но не обязательно.
- Если в ходе проверки нажать клавишу F1 (или Fn+F1, если F1 не срабатывает), вы попадёте в настройки средства диагностики памяти Windows. Здесь можно выбрать набор тестов (по умолчанию — обычный), использование кэша, и число проходов. Переключение между разделами настроек выполняется клавишей Tab, изменение параметров — стрелками и вводом цифр (для числа проходов), применение параметров — клавишей F10. После изменения настроек тест перезапускается.
- В ходе проверки вы будете видеть информацию вида «Неполадки пока не обнаружены» или «Были обнаружены проблемы оборудования».
После завершения проверки компьютер будет автоматически перезагружен. Дальнейшие шаги — просмотр результатов.
- После перезагрузки в случае Windows 10 вы можете увидеть уведомление в области уведомлений, сообщающее о результате проверки памяти. Но оно отображается не всегда.
- Можно зайти в просмотр событий, для этого нажимаем Win+R, вводим eventvwr.msc и нажимаем Enter. Там открываем раздел «Журналы Windows» — «Система», находим пункты, где в столбце «Источник» указано MemoryDiagnostics-Results и просматриваем результаты.
Учитывайте, что ошибки, «вылеты», синие экраны и зависания не всегда связаны с проблемами оперативной памяти: если средство диагностики показывает, что всё в порядке, есть и иные возможные причины: отключенный файл подкачки, проблемы с HDD или SSD (или с их подключением, например — неисправный кабель), сторонние антивирусы или, наоборот, вредоносные программы, неправильная работа драйверов оборудования.
Что делать, если были обнаружены проблемы оборудования в средстве диагностики памяти
К сожалению, средство диагностики не сообщает о том, какие именно проблемы были обнаружены в ходе проверки, а лишь рекомендует обратиться к производителю оборудования. Что можно сделать:
- Отключить любые опции ускорения памяти (изменение частоты, таймингов и другие) при наличии соответствующих опций в БИОС или ПО производителя материнской платы или ноутбука.
- Попробовать проверить планки памяти по одной, в других слотах на материнской плате для того, чтобы выяснить, появляются ли проблемы только с одним конкретным модулем памяти или в одном конкретном разъеме.
- Использовать другие утилиты для проверки оперативной памяти при необходимости.
- Прочитать документацию к материнской плате ПК — возможно, это какая-то несовместимость с памятью с конкретными характеристиками (если вы недавно добавили новые модули памяти или только что самостоятельно собрали компьютер).
- Иногда может помочь обновление БИОС.
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Если вы разобрались, чем была вызвана именно ваша проблема, буду благодарен комментарию к статье: возможно, для кого-то он окажется полезным.
Multiple methods to Open Memory Diagnostic on Windows 10 are available in this article. Run command, Control Panel, PowerShell, etc. help to easily launch this tool.
Windows Memory Diagnostic runs a broad memory test to assess if the Random access memory is faulty. This is a fast and easy working tool but before running you need to know the way to open it. If your system is malfunctioning because of bad memory, the Windows Memory Diagnostics tool will automatically recognize the same. The tool asks the user to create a scheduled memory test, which happens during the subsequent restart.
6 Ways to Open Memory Diagnostic tool in Windows 10
Here is How to Open Memory Diagnostic tool in Windows 10 –
Method-1: Open by Searching
Step-1: In the Search Box, type Memory Diagnostic and hit the Enter key.
Step-2- Select ‘Restart now and check for problems’ on the dialog.
Method-2: Through Run Command
Step-1: Open Run by pressing the keys Windows + R, type mdsched, and click OK.
Method-3: By means of Windows Settings
Step-1: Press Win+I to open Windows Settings and type memory in the search box.
Step-2: Select Diagnose your computer’s memory problems from the resulting dropdown.
Method-4: Using Control Panel
Step-1: Click on taskbar search, paste %SystemRoot%\system32\control.exe, and then press Enter to open Control Panel.
Step-2: Select Windows Tools from the applet.
Step-3: Scroll down to the bottom and double-click on Windows Memory Diagnostic.
Method-5: Via Command Prompt
Step-1: To Launch elevated Command prompt, type “cmd.exe” in the search bar on the taskbar.
Step-2: While you are viewing “Command Prompt” (Desktop app) under Best match on the top, right-click and select “Run as administrator”.
Step-3: On the command prompt, type mdsched.exe and then press Enter.
Method-6: with help of Windows PowerShell
Step-1: Type “powershell” in the search field and right-click on the result. Select Run as administrator from the list on the menu.
Step-1: Copy mdsched.exe, paste it into Windows PowerShell, and then press the Enter key.
These are the 6 ways to Open Memory Diagnostic Tool in Windows 10.
Methods:
Method-1: By searching
Method-2: through Run command
Method-3: By means of Windows Settings
Method-4: Using Control Panel
Method-5: Via Command Prompt
Method-6: with help of Windows PowerShell
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Memory problems are the worse on your PC as they can slow down your PC and impact its performance. In such a case, running the Memory Diagnostic Tool on your Windows PC is advisable to fix any memory-related issues.
While this tool is a saver, users can run into trouble opening this tool. So, in this guide, we will share many quick methods to run a memory test on Windows 10 using the Memory Diagnostic tool. So, let us get right into it.
- Press the Win key to open the Start menu.
- Type Windows Memory Diagnostic and open it.
- You can select from the two below options:
- Restart now and check for problems (recommended)
- Check for problems the next time I start my computer
- The tool will find any issues and fix the problem.
This is the easiest way to access the Windows Memory Diagnostic tool on your Windows 10 PC. But, of course, you can also follow the same steps for Windows 11.
2. Use Windows Search
- Press the Win + S keys to open the Windows Search.
- Type Windows Memory Diagnostic and open it.
- Select from the two below options:
- Restart now and check for problems (recommended)
- Check for problems the next time I start my computer
- The tool will find any issues and fix the problem.
To run the memory test on Windows 10, you can also run the Windows Memory Diagnostic tool from the Windows Search.
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3. Use the Command Prompt
- Press the Win key to open the Start menu.
- Open Command Prompt as an admin.
- Type the below command to run the Windows Memory Diagnostic tool and hit Enter.
MdSched
- Choose any of the two below options:
- Restart now and check for problems (recommended)
- Check for problems the next time I start my computer
- The tool will find any issues and fix the issue.
Command Prompt is another way to help you run a memory test on Windows 10. This method could come in handy when your PC isn’t booting.
In that case, you can access the recovery mode, open the command prompt, and run the tool to fix memory issues.
4. Use the system settings
- Press the Win + I keys to open the Windows Settings.
- Type memory in the search field and click on Diagnose your computer’s memory problems option.
- Select any of the two below options:
- Restart now and check for problems (recommended)
- Check for problems the next time I start my computer
- The tool will find any issues and fix the issue.
As the name suggests, Windows Settings includes all the settings you can tweak on your PC. Using the Memory Diagnostic Tool from settings, you can also run the memory test on your Windows 10 PC.
5. Use the Control Panel
- Press the Win key to open the Start menu.
- Open Control Panel.
- Click View by and select Small icons.
- Select the Administrative Tools option.
- Choose Windows Memory Diagnostic.
- Click any of the two below options:
- Restart now and check for problems (recommended)
- Check for problems the next time I start my computer
- The tool will find any problems and fix the issue.
Control Panel is another option for running the memory test on Windows 10 using the Diagnostic Tool.
6. Use File Explorer
- Open the File Explorer.
- In the address bar, type MdSched and hit Enter.
- Choose any of the two below options:
- Restart now and check for problems (recommended)
- Check for problems the next time I start my computer
- The tool will find any problems and fix the issue.
7. Use the Task Manager
- Press the Ctrl + Shift + Esc buttons to open the Task Manager.
- Click on the File tab.
- Select the Run new task option.
- Type MdSched and press Enter.
- Select any of the two below options:
- Restart now and check for problems (recommended)
- Check for problems the next time I start my computer
- The tool will find any problems and fix the issue.
It is a bit complicated to run the memory test on Windows 10; however, it can come in handy when all you have access to is the Task Manager.
8. Use the Run dialogue
- Press the Win + R key to open the Run dialogue.
- Type MdSched and press Enter.
- You can choose from any of the two below options:
- Restart now and check for problems (recommended)
- Check for problems the next time I start my computer
- The tool will find any problems and fix the issue.
That is it from us in this guide. Our guide explains what you can do if the Memory Diagnostic Tool gets stuck on your PC.
If you are getting a hardware problem with the Memory Diagnostic Tool, then you can refer to the solutions in our guide to fixing the issue.
For users facing the Memory Refresh Timer error on their Windows PCs, we have a guide that explains a bunch of solutions to resolve the problem.
Let us know in the comments below which of the above methods you used to run a memory test on your Windows 10 PC.
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What is Windows Memory Diagnostic? This article aims to answer this question. What’s more, it also displays 4 ways to open Windows Memory Diagnostic to do a memory test for your computer.
Windows Memory Diagnostic Tool (WMD) is a built-in memory tool of Windows, and it is available in Windows 7 and above Windows versions.
Windows Memory Diagnostic Tool is an excellent free memory test program. To put it more clearly, it is used to check for possible memory problems, including testing of the Random Access Memory (RAM) on your computer.
Pros and Cons of Windows Memory Diagnostic Tool
Pros:
- Free;
- Easy operation;
- No user intervention required;
- Windows does not need to be working or installed to use the tool.
Cons:
- Only test the first 4GB of RAM;
- Extra steps are required when you create a startup disk and CD image.
If you encounter memory problems, you can use Windows Memory Diagnostic Tool to find them out. But do you know how to open it? The following content will display 4 ways to open Windows Memory Diagnostic Tool. Let’s learn about them respectively.
Note: Please save everything on your computer for the computer will be restarted by the memory diagnostic procedure.
Way 1: Open Windows Memory Diagnostic Tool by searching.
Type Windows Memory Diagnostic in the Cortana search box. Then click the searching result named Windows Memory Diagnostic to open this tool.
Way 2: Open Windows Memory Diagnostic Tool through Run
Step 1: Press the Windows icon and the R key on the keyboard simultaneously.
Step 2: Type mdsched and then click OK.
You will get a pop-up window as the following picture shows.
Way 3: Open Open Windows Memory Diagnostic Tool in Control Panel
Step 1: Type Control Panel in the Cortana search box and choose the searching result named Control Panel.
Tip: You can click here if you want to learn more about Control Panel.
Step 2: Type memo in the top-right box and click Diagnose your computer’s memory problems.
Way 4: Open Windows Memory Diagnostic Tools via CMD
Step 1: Press the Windows icon and the R key on the keyboard simultaneously.
Step 2: Type cmd in the Open box and then click OK. (You can click here to learn more about CMD.)
Step 3: Type mdsched and press Enter.
How to Use Windows Memory Diagnostic to Check Memory Problems?
Now, you have known how to open Windows Memory Diagnostic. Let’s see how to use it to carry out a memory test.
Step 1: Open Windows Memory Diagnostic.
Step 2: Choose the Restart now and check for problems option.
Note: The tool also allows you to do a test in the next reboot if you cannot close your applications and restart immediately.
Once your computer restarts, it will start in the Windows Memory Diagnostic environment, and the test will kick in the Standard mode right away.
In Windows 10, Windows Memory Diagnostic tool has 3 types of tests: Basic, Standard, and Extended. By default, the standard test will be carried out which can detect memory problems in most cases.
- Basic mode tests MATS+, INVC, and SCHCKR.
- Standard mode tests all in the basic mode, and LRAND, Stride6, CHCKR3, WMATS+, and WINVC.
- Extended mode tests all in the standard mode and also does MATS+, Stride38, WSCHCKR, WStride-6, CHCKR4, WCHCKR3, ERAND, Stride6, and CHCKR8.
In the test process, if any errors are found, they will be recorded and reported to you when you run your Windows in the next time.
When Windows Memory Diagnostic tool finishes checking the memory for errors, your PC will automatically restart, and you will be able to check the test results. If no errors are found, you will get the information “No memory errors were detected”.
How to Check the Test Result?
Step 1: Type eventvwr.exe in the Cortana’s search box open Event Viewer.
Step 2: Expand the Windows Log folder. Right-click System and then choose Find among the options.
Step 3: Type MemoryDiagnostics-Result, and click the Find Next button.
Step 4: Close the Find dialog. In Event Viewer, give the MemoryDiagnostics-Results a double click, and see the message.
If the message is that The Windows Memory Diagnostic tested the computer’s memory and detected no errors, you can discard memory as the root of the problem.
If the result shows one or more errors, you can try running an extended memory test to recheck the result. If there is still at least one error, one of the RAM probably has a problem, and it may need to be replaced.
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Windows 10 and earlier versions come with a built-in utility called Windows Memory Diagnostics Tool to check for memory problems. In this guide, we will see how to run and use the Windows Memory Diagnostics Tool on a Windows 10 PC.
The Memory Diagnostics tool in Windows 10 offers three types of tests: Basic, Standard, and Extended. By default, the utility runs a standard test, which is sufficient in most cases to detect memory problems.
The “Basic” test does MATS+, INVC, and SCHCKR.
In the “Standard” mode, it does all the “Basic” tests, plus LRAND, Stride6 (cache enabled), CHCKR3, WMATS+, and WINVC.
The “Extended” test includes all the tests in the “Standard” test plus MATS+, Stride38, WSCHCKR, WStride-6, CHCKR4, WCHCKR3, ERAND, Stride6, and CHCKR8.
When the utility is running, you can click the F1 key to see advanced options where you can select a test type. The “Standard” test takes about 30 minutes. The “Extended” test might take a few hours to complete.
Once the Memory Diagnostics Tool completes checking the memory for errors, your PC will automatically restart, and you will be able to see the test results after you log on. If no issues are found, you will get a “No memory errors were detected” notification.
Method 1 of 3
Run the Memory Diagnostics utility on a bootable PC
This is the ideal method when your PC is bootable and you want to identify and diagnose problems with your PC’s memory.
Step 1: In the Start/taskbar search field, type mdsched.exe or Windows Memory Diagnostics and then press the Enter key.
Step 2: When you see the following Memory Diagnostic dialog on your screen, save your work, close all running programs, and then click Restart now and check for problems option.
Alternatively, if you don’t want to restart now, click Check for problems the next time I start my computer option.
Step 3: The Memory Diagnostics Tool will automatically run upon rebooting your PC to check for memory problems.
When the Memory Diagnostics utility is running, you will be able to see the status, including if the tool has detected any memory problems.
If issues are found, you will get details upon logging in to your account.
Method 2 of 3
Run Memory Diagnostics Tool without booting into Windows 10
If your Windows 10 PC is not bootable for some reason, you can run the Memory Diagnostics Tool even without booting into Windows 10. Here is how to do that.
Step 1: Turn on your PC and navigate to Advanced options. Refer to our how to access Advanced boot options when PC is not booting article for directions.
Step 2: On the Advanced boot options screen, click the Command Prompt tile. Your PC will restart now.
Step 3: If you are asked to enter your user account’s password, please do the same. If you have two or more accounts, you will need to select your account and then enter the password for the same.
Step 4: You should now see the Command Prompt window. Type mdsched.exe and press the Enter key.
Step 5: Click Restart now and check for problems option to restart your PC and check for memory errors.
Refer to the directions in Using Memory Diagnostics Tool in the Windows 10 section of this guide (screen up to see) to know how to use the Memory Diagnostics Tool.
Method 3 of 3
Run Memory Diagnostic tool from Windows 10 recovery media
You can use the Windows 10 recovery drive to start the Windows Memory Diagnostics Tool. Here is how to do that.
Step 1: If you don’t have the recovery drive, refer to our how to prepare a Windows 10 recovery USB drive guide to create one.
Step 2: Configure your PC’s BIOS to boot from USB/DVD. Restart your PC and then boot from the recovery drive.
Step 3: When you get the keyboard layout screen, choose your keyboard layout.
Step 4: On the Choose an option screen, click on Troubleshoot tile.
Step 5: On the Advanced options screen, click the Command Prompt tile to open the same. The Command Prompt window should immediately appear on your screen.
Step 6: In the Command Prompt, type mdsched.exe and then hit the Enter key.
Step 7: When you see the following prompt, click the “Restart now and check for problems” option to reboot your PC and run the Memory Diagnostics utility.
To use the Memory Diagnostic utility, refer to the directions in the Using Memory Diagnostics Tool in Windows 10 section of this article (scroll up to see).
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