Memory consumption remains high even when not in use.
Memory consumption remains high even when not in use.
Does it seem typical for Windows to consume a portion of your storage while idle? It appears to be using three of your 16 gigabytes, which exceeds what I anticipated.
It's completely acceptable for Windows to require 2.5-3GB of RAM, which appears reasonable.
It's completely typical for Windows 10 to use a lot of memory when idle. Right now my system looks like this (most apps closed, browser also shut down during the screenshot): Unused RAM is just wasted space, but it starts to become an issue only when the OS doesn't free up memory when programs or games need it.