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

Locked Question. This question was migrated from the Microsoft Support Community. You can vote on whether it's helpful, but you can't add comments or replies or follow the question.

0 comments

177 answers

Sort by: Oldest
Most helpful Newest Oldest
  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...

    Was this answer helpful?

    1 person found this answer helpful.
    0 comments
  2. Anonymous
    2023-06-28T03:33:15+00:00

    I'm running Windows 11 Pro 22H2 and Edge and I'm my Task Manager shows between 48% - 98% memory usage and MicrosoftSecurityApp.exe is always at the top of the list using from 4G to 13G! My laptop lags all day. I've used SFC, DISM Windows Memory Diagnostics etc. and they report that all is well. This is extremely frustrating. Is anyone else experiencing this problem specifically with MicrosoftSecurityApp.exe?

    Was this answer helpful?

    2 people found this answer helpful.
    0 comments
  3. Anonymous
    2023-06-28T06:44:36+00:00

    Facing same issue. My PC using more than 50% memory on idle state and i cant figure out where my memory leakage happening. I calculated all the ruuning apps memory usage but its not exceeding 3GB of memory. I got RAM of 16 GB. Kindly help with this.

    Was this answer helpful?

    2 people found this answer helpful.
    0 comments
  4. Anonymous
    2023-06-29T21:36:05+00:00

    The solution for my problem was to turn off Microsoft defender (MicrosoftSecurityApp.exe) and installed Bitdefender. Problem solved! You can shut off MicrosoftSecurityApp.exe in Task Manager. Hope this helps!

    Was this answer helpful?

    1 person found this answer helpful.
    0 comments
  5. Deleted

    This answer has been deleted due to a violation of our Code of Conduct. The answer was manually reported or identified through automated detection before action was taken. Please refer to our Code of Conduct for more information.

    Comments have been turned off. Learn more