"Windows" process using too much Memory (Dual boot setup)

2026-04-10 07:19 UTC

When I start my pc, (Nobara 43) Memory is up to 70% usage. I dual boot, but use Windows like 5% of the time. I have a Swap partition (64gb), but I don’t know if that is causing this. Is it safe to kill the windows process? Can anyone shed some light into whats going on? I was starting to think this is sketchy lol

Replies (7)

@hexagonwin@lemmy.today 2026-04-10 08:03

you dual boot, why would there be a ‘windows’ process running on linux side? this doesn’t make sense. unless there’s some program you use on linux that is named ‘windows’ i’m inclined to believe this is a malware of some sort, maybe a crypto miner if it uses that much resource.

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@Jankatarch@lemmy.world 2026-04-10 09:53

Fuck?

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@gratux@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2026-04-10 10:47

Do you use WinBoat? Because this is exactly how my WinBoat Windows VM presents using top. htop shows the qemu-system command, and btop shows both.

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@Aristoxene@feddit.fr 2026-04-10 11:27

C’est une très bonne nouvelle, et un effet bénéfique du marasme dans lequel nous nous trouvons actuellement.

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@bad1080@piefed.social 2026-04-10 16:44

to me it sounds like something trying to hide in a windows system (where a process like that wouldn't stand out). but it running in your linux system probably means it sits in something other than your storage (like your boot sector or bios).

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@umbrella@lemmy.ml 2026-04-10 08:55

out of curiosity, which directory is this weird thing located in?

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@mr_anny@sopuli.xyz 2026-04-10 08:15

Maybe it's fastboot and windows is actually running in the background?

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