Android Studio causes Windows 8.1 to crash

Question

Ever since I updated my PC to Windows 8.1, when I start Android Studio and run a simple app I\'m testing with, I get a :( with a \"critical_structure_error\" that forces m

Answer 1

It turns out it's a Windows 8 issue with the available virtual memory. It seems like a few new processes (like Superfetch) eat up a ton of processing power to constantly scan your drive for changes, so searching is faster.

The solution is to change the min and max virtual memory values. Here's how to do that:

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/change-virtual-memory-size#1TC=windows-7

I have 7GB of memory so I set the min to 2000MB and max to 5000MB. Haven't had a crash all day!

Answer 2

Depending on how your computer is setup, you may need to start as administrator. I need to because the computer has certain permissions installed by Corporate security. Of course your JDK_HOME and PATH should be setup as well.

Answer 3

I think the problem here is that you are using Windows 8.1 Enterprise. The reason for this is probably that you took the free upgrade option from Windows 8. If that is so, then you will have to find a way to revert to Windows 8, hopefully from a backed up version that you have on a CD.