F5F Stay Refreshed Hardware Desktop You're seeing 16 GB used out of 32 GB because your system is allocating 16 GB for active processes or background tasks.

You're seeing 16 GB used out of 32 GB because your system is allocating 16 GB for active processes or background tasks.

You're seeing 16 GB used out of 32 GB because your system is allocating 16 GB for active processes or background tasks.

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Peedy
Senior Member
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06-28-2016, 02:41 PM
#21
Only a quarter of 32GB is utilized during startup—it's unusual for it to consume so much in idle mode.
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Peedy
06-28-2016, 02:41 PM #21

Only a quarter of 32GB is utilized during startup—it's unusual for it to consume so much in idle mode.

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Thebosslol
Junior Member
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07-07-2016, 08:36 PM
#22
Hey there! It's a real cliff! Jump it! We're laughing. Edited October 7, 2020 by ShrimpBrime Added extra 'e's and a splat emoji.
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Thebosslol
07-07-2016, 08:36 PM #22

Hey there! It's a real cliff! Jump it! We're laughing. Edited October 7, 2020 by ShrimpBrime Added extra 'e's and a splat emoji.

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StrafeNinja
Junior Member
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07-11-2016, 04:37 PM
#23
He doesn't understand. lol. The system stores memory for background jobs, which is why a virus scan is recommended. Check the task manager to see how many tasks are running and memory consumption. Open Start > Programs > Services and disable unnecessary ones. Remove any you don’t need or are unsure about—search them online. On some systems, Windows Task Manager isn’t very accurate. From what I’ve read, when only 50% of memory is used, no one complains about performance issues from virtual memory. Generally, Windows alerts when memory approaches full capacity. Still, based on your screenshot, you have around 20GB free, so it’s likely you’re running many background processes. That’s my take.
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StrafeNinja
07-11-2016, 04:37 PM #23

He doesn't understand. lol. The system stores memory for background jobs, which is why a virus scan is recommended. Check the task manager to see how many tasks are running and memory consumption. Open Start > Programs > Services and disable unnecessary ones. Remove any you don’t need or are unsure about—search them online. On some systems, Windows Task Manager isn’t very accurate. From what I’ve read, when only 50% of memory is used, no one complains about performance issues from virtual memory. Generally, Windows alerts when memory approaches full capacity. Still, based on your screenshot, you have around 20GB free, so it’s likely you’re running many background processes. That’s my take.

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HforHARRY000
Member
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07-17-2016, 06:29 PM
#24
Right. it's not a big deal to reinstall if you are setup for it. It's just UNNECESSARY. There is NO reason to reinstall Windows every 90 days, for 99.999% of users. So either you're OCD or doing something we shouldn't talk about on the forums Again, it's not reinstalling that's the problem here. It's him figuring out what's eating his RAM.
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HforHARRY000
07-17-2016, 06:29 PM #24

Right. it's not a big deal to reinstall if you are setup for it. It's just UNNECESSARY. There is NO reason to reinstall Windows every 90 days, for 99.999% of users. So either you're OCD or doing something we shouldn't talk about on the forums Again, it's not reinstalling that's the problem here. It's him figuring out what's eating his RAM.

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loltribo
Posting Freak
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07-17-2016, 07:12 PM
#25
I verified with Malwarebytes prior to reformatting, which reported no issues. I checked Task Manager and Control Panel for any anomalies and found none. I also performed a backup before proceeding, and the reformatting resolved the problem.
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loltribo
07-17-2016, 07:12 PM #25

I verified with Malwarebytes prior to reformatting, which reported no issues. I checked Task Manager and Control Panel for any anomalies and found none. I also performed a backup before proceeding, and the reformatting resolved the problem.

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