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
    2024-03-11T12:48:13+00:00

    100% it's fishy, are they hiding processes from the PC admins?

    A.I. dumping you details to the cloud?

    There are now folders on the PC that admins are not permitted to access.
    That's right, your PC, your disk, but you can't go into certain places.
    Why would that be?
    Something to hide?

    I think it has always been this way to prevent malware from hacking/corrupting the system (this is very complicated, and it goes back to at least windows 7). However, I do understand your concern. Though I doubt they would go this far to hide anything. There are plenty of services that are called telemetry that you can easily find.

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  2. VARADHARAJAN K 9,726 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2024-03-11T11:39:37+00:00

    below Article explains

    What Is RAM Frequency And How It Effects System Performance - Tech News Today

    Does Ram Affect Performance? - Tech News Today

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    without using the Microsoft Edge application RAM usage, i have a 32 GB RAM module ,ie two 16gb stick , run at 5600Mhz without overclocking but enabled XMP profile

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-03-11T11:04:56+00:00

    I'm sorry, but please explain how "RAM frequency" affects how much RAM Windows OS uses.

    Let alone the motherboard or bios version.

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  4. VARADHARAJAN K 9,726 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2024-03-11T09:43:31+00:00

    Will you share the screenshot of ram usage under task manager.

    Also did you overlooked ram frequency in bios.

    Name , brand model no of your motherboard,bios version currently installed

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-03-11T09:35:18+00:00

    I have same issue. I have 32 GB RAM and it appears that Windows 11 is using about 7-7.5 GB when idle. Although I also have custom pagefile setup on 7 drives (SSD) with min 1024 MB and max 10240 MB.

    Processor 12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-12900F 2.40 GHz

    Installed RAM 32.0 GB (31.8 GB usable)

    System type 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor

    Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660

    Edition Windows 11 Pro

    Version 23H2

    OS build 22631.3235

    Experience Windows Feature Experience Pack 1000.22687.1000.0

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