Checking the tech specs can be handy when replacing a hardware component or troubleshooting a problem, and this guide will show you how to complete this process on Windows 10.

You can check your storage space in Windows 10 through the "This PC" menu in your File Explorer, or your Settings app.

Check resource usage in Task Manager To begin your investigation, start with the Task Manager—a handy tool built into Windows that shows you myriad stats, specs, running programs, and a lot more.

If your PC restarts unprompted, freezes, or programs crash, this could indicate a RAM problem. We'll show you how to use the memory diagnostics tool to find out whether the RAM really is the problem.

When your computer is acting up, it could be a memory problem, and in this guide, we show you how to use Windows 10's built-in memory tool to find out.

You can check the memory on a Mac computer in its Activity Monitor by reading a memory pressure graph. Here's how to do it.