diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index 32c97169..a7cfe6c5 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ Red Panda C++ Version 2.1
   - enhancement: add "editors share one code parser" in "options" / "editor" / "code completion", to reduce memory usage.
         Turned off by default on PCs with memory > 4G; Force turned on PCs with memory < 1G.
   - enhancement: add "goto block start"/"goto block end" in "Code" menu
-
+  - add fmtlib to the gcc compiler's lib distributed with RedPanda IDE windows version
+  - add default autolink for fmtlib in Windows 
 
 Red Panda C++ Version 2.0
 
diff --git a/RedPandaIDE/editor.cpp b/RedPandaIDE/editor.cpp
index aece95f1..ef2eb6fd 100644
--- a/RedPandaIDE/editor.cpp
+++ b/RedPandaIDE/editor.cpp
@@ -3953,7 +3953,7 @@ PCppParser Editor::sharedParser(ParserLanguage language)
 {
     PCppParser parser;
     if (mSharedParsers.contains(language)) {
-        std::weak_ptr<CppParser> weakParser=mSharedParsers[language].lock();
+        parser=mSharedParsers[language].lock();
     }
     if (!parser) {
         parser=std::make_shared<CppParser>();
diff --git a/RedPandaIDE/resources/autolink.json b/RedPandaIDE/resources/autolink.json
index 4a9b53c2..12a7f324 100644
--- a/RedPandaIDE/resources/autolink.json
+++ b/RedPandaIDE/resources/autolink.json
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@
         "header": "ege.h",
         "links": "-lgraphics -luuid -lmsimg32 -lgdi32 -limm32 -lole32 -loleaut32 -lwinmm -lgdiplus"
     },
+    {
+        "header": "fmt/core.h",
+        "links": "-lfmt"
+    },
     {
         "execUseUTF8": true,
         "header": "raylib.h",
diff --git a/RedPandaIDE/settings.cpp b/RedPandaIDE/settings.cpp
index 6bade520..59441523 100644
--- a/RedPandaIDE/settings.cpp
+++ b/RedPandaIDE/settings.cpp
@@ -3695,9 +3695,16 @@ bool Settings::CodeCompletion::clearWhenEditorHidden()
 {
     MEMORYSTATUSEX statex;
 #ifdef Q_OS_WIN
+    statex.dwLength = sizeof (statex);
+
+    GlobalMemoryStatusEx (&statex);
     if (statex.ullTotalPhys < (long long int)2*1024*1024*1024) {
         mClearWhenEditorHidden = true;
     }
+
+    if (statex.ullAvailPhys < (long long int)2*1024*1024*1024) {
+        return true;
+    }
 #endif
     return mClearWhenEditorHidden;
 }
@@ -3732,9 +3739,17 @@ bool Settings::CodeCompletion::shareParser()
 
 #ifdef Q_OS_WIN
     MEMORYSTATUSEX statex;
+    statex.dwLength = sizeof (statex);
+
+    GlobalMemoryStatusEx (&statex);
+
     if (statex.ullTotalPhys < (long long int)1024*1024*1024) {
         mShareParser = true;
     }
+
+    if (statex.ullAvailPhys < (long long int)1*1024*1024*1024) {
+        return true;
+    }
 #endif
     return mShareParser;
 }
@@ -3906,6 +3921,7 @@ void Settings::CodeCompletion::doLoad()
     mHideSymbolsStartsWithUnderLine = boolValue("hide_symbols_start_with_underline", false);
 
     bool doClear = true;
+    bool shouldShare=true;
 
 #ifdef Q_OS_WIN
     MEMORYSTATUSEX statex;
@@ -3913,24 +3929,15 @@ void Settings::CodeCompletion::doLoad()
     statex.dwLength = sizeof (statex);
 
     GlobalMemoryStatusEx (&statex);
-    if (statex.ullAvailPhys > (long long int)10*1024*1024*1024) {
+    if (statex.ullAvailPhys > (long long int)16*1024*1024*1024) {
         doClear = false;
     }
-#endif
-
-    mClearWhenEditorHidden = boolValue("clear_when_editor_hidden",doClear);
-
-    bool shouldShare=true;
-
-#ifdef Q_OS_WIN
-    statex.dwLength = sizeof (statex);
-
-    GlobalMemoryStatusEx (&statex);
-    if (statex.ullAvailPhys > (long long int)8*1024*1024*1024) {
+    if (statex.ullAvailPhys > (long long int)10*1024*1024*1024) {
         shouldShare = false;
     }
 #endif
 
+    mClearWhenEditorHidden = boolValue("clear_when_editor_hidden",doClear);
     mShareParser = boolValue("share_parser",shouldShare);
 }
 
diff --git a/libs/redpanda_qt_utils/qt_utils/utils.cpp b/libs/redpanda_qt_utils/qt_utils/utils.cpp
index af562e93..afa248a5 100644
--- a/libs/redpanda_qt_utils/qt_utils/utils.cpp
+++ b/libs/redpanda_qt_utils/qt_utils/utils.cpp
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ bool copyFile(const QString &fromPath, const QString &toPath, bool overwrite)
     if (!toFile.open(QFile::WriteOnly | QFile::Truncate))
         return false;
 
-    int bufferSize=64*1024;
+    constexpr int bufferSize=64*1024;
     char buffer[bufferSize];
 
     while (!fromFile.atEnd()) {
diff --git a/tools/redpanda-win-git-askpass/redpanda-win-git-askpass.pro b/tools/redpanda-win-git-askpass/redpanda-win-git-askpass.pro
index f2bfddc3..93f1b055 100644
--- a/tools/redpanda-win-git-askpass/redpanda-win-git-askpass.pro
+++ b/tools/redpanda-win-git-askpass/redpanda-win-git-askpass.pro
@@ -1,13 +1,5 @@
-#win32-msvc{
-#    CONFIG += c++11
-#    CONFIG -= app_bundle
-#} else {
-#    TEMPLATE = app
-
-#    CONFIG += windows
-#    CONFIG -= app_bundle
-#    CONFIG -= qt
-#}
+CONFIG += windows
+CONFIG -= qt
 CONFIG += c++11
 CONFIG -= app_bundle