F5F Stay Refreshed Hardware Desktop I can assist with optimizing your system's RAM usage. Let me know what you're experiencing!

I can assist with optimizing your system's RAM usage. Let me know what you're experiencing!

I can assist with optimizing your system's RAM usage. Let me know what you're experiencing!

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RebelzHD
Junior Member
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09-11-2025, 10:31 AM
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Hello, during light tasks or gaming my computer's RAM often reaches 95%. In Task Manager the most used part is an antimalware service at 1000MB. With 32GB of RAM I’m confused about how it jumps to such high usage. When idle it’s only 5% due to wallpaper and rain meter effects. I ran Windows Security for a full scan but found nothing. The game crashes suddenly during gaming, along with the wallpaper engine and rain meter. Even after closing everything and reinserting RAM, the system still stays at 95%. I need help identifying what’s causing this issue.
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RebelzHD
09-11-2025, 10:31 AM #1

Hello, during light tasks or gaming my computer's RAM often reaches 95%. In Task Manager the most used part is an antimalware service at 1000MB. With 32GB of RAM I’m confused about how it jumps to such high usage. When idle it’s only 5% due to wallpaper and rain meter effects. I ran Windows Security for a full scan but found nothing. The game crashes suddenly during gaming, along with the wallpaper engine and rain meter. Even after closing everything and reinserting RAM, the system still stays at 95%. I need help identifying what’s causing this issue.

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epicbrish
Junior Member
46
09-11-2025, 07:21 PM
#2
It's unclear what might be causing the issue. Does this occur more frequently or just once? Virtual machines seem to be involved—Hyper V, Windows Defender Sandbox, Bluestacks, etc.—and possibly some drivers, like certain Killer Network card drivers from the past, are responsible. They consume memory without being visible in the task manager and can leave it occupied until a reboot.
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epicbrish
09-11-2025, 07:21 PM #2

It's unclear what might be causing the issue. Does this occur more frequently or just once? Virtual machines seem to be involved—Hyper V, Windows Defender Sandbox, Bluestacks, etc.—and possibly some drivers, like certain Killer Network card drivers from the past, are responsible. They consume memory without being visible in the task manager and can leave it occupied until a reboot.

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thescorpion91
Member
156
09-13-2025, 05:45 AM
#3
It began about a week ago and occurs daily, though one day it occurred three times—this was the most problematic instance.
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thescorpion91
09-13-2025, 05:45 AM #3

It began about a week ago and occurs daily, though one day it occurred three times—this was the most problematic instance.

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xXRattataXx
Member
175
09-13-2025, 05:53 AM
#4
No changes were made recently. There are no driver updates available at this time.
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xXRattataXx
09-13-2025, 05:53 AM #4

No changes were made recently. There are no driver updates available at this time.

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Feed4Jeus
Member
132
09-14-2025, 06:44 PM
#5
I haven’t made any adjustments. I typically refresh a few days after each new update. At the moment, my system appears to be current. I’ve included a screenshot of my task manager while idle.
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Feed4Jeus
09-14-2025, 06:44 PM #5

I haven’t made any adjustments. I typically refresh a few days after each new update. At the moment, my system appears to be current. I’ve included a screenshot of my task manager while idle.

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Rayack
Senior Member
539
09-15-2025, 03:55 AM
#6
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Rayack
09-15-2025, 03:55 AM #6

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wert30
Member
62
09-18-2025, 12:44 PM
#7
I'm attempting to reproduce the issue again so you can clearly observe what's happening. It seems to have occurred before, and I'll make sure to update if anything changes. I'm counting on the fix being from reseating the RAM.
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wert30
09-18-2025, 12:44 PM #7

I'm attempting to reproduce the issue again so you can clearly observe what's happening. It seems to have occurred before, and I'll make sure to update if anything changes. I'm counting on the fix being from reseating the RAM.

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09-18-2025, 01:03 PM
#8
The system suddenly stopped functioning as it had recently during a Twitch session. I’m unsure why this is happening or how to fix it.
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wafflesnmandoo
09-18-2025, 01:03 PM #8

The system suddenly stopped functioning as it had recently during a Twitch session. I’m unsure why this is happening or how to fix it.