High ram usage while idle on a windows 11 pc

Anonymous
2022-01-06T07:55:14+00:00

Just like the title goes, my laptop gets about 50~60 ram usage while idle, even though it has 16 gigs of ram. Tried checking with the task manager doesn't seem to spot anything going on. Also, I've tried fixing the registry, disabling startup applications, defragmenting drives, turning off Sysmain, as said on the Internet, but they all didn't change anything. Is there any way to fix this while not clean installing windows again?

My laptop is currently on Windows 11 build 22000,

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Performance and system failures

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  1. Anonymous
    2023-06-16T15:02:32+00:00

    With last window's update either KB5027119 or KB5027231, I don't have anymore the problem.
    Do someone knows exactly where it came from ? Because it's not clear in the release notes...

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-04-27T12:48:19+00:00

    Atlas Windows 10 And Windows 10 Ghost Spectre Looks Good For Gaming :))

    Windows 11 User : wHy tHiS ******** wInDOwS 11 lOokS WEirD aYo ***
    tHat RAM lOok InCredibLe 90-99 rAm uSed????????

    Me Using Windows 10 Atlas 22h2 And Ghost Spectre 22h2 WOW DID YOU SEE THAT RAM !!!! ?????

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-01-11T11:12:09+00:00

    My ram is full and disk also full sometimes but i tried to fix disk then ram is full.
    My fan also giving high sound and moving continuous when in charging mode.

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  4. Anonymous
    2022-12-08T03:05:39+00:00

    What all of you fail to understand is that unused RAM = wasted RAM...

    Of course the OS will try to make use of what's available, it's just a good thing. The OS will automatically manage the memory for you. As long as applications are stable and everything runs smoothly, there is nothing to worry about.

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  5. Anonymous
    2022-09-20T06:42:51+00:00

    Been doing all of those things; nothing has had any noticeable effect.

    I've done a clean startup, without anything starting automatically, and even then 40% memory is used just after startup.

    Uninstalled all the software I could, played with the page file size up and down (windows had automatically set it to about 29gb).

    It is a corporate machine, so some bloat exists, but nothing extreme in my opinion. I'm mostly confused about the 4gb that is missing from the Activity monitor, where do they go?

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