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,

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-12-11T16:55:56+00:00

    Thanks, Chien!

    I'm sorry. I have Sticky Notes open, too, but it's not being used and is 28.9MB. That's not much.

    Edge is the leading app open, and I'm using it to do research. I understand a lot is happening in the background, but I don't think this is normal. Even when I'm only using Edge, with maybe 20 -30 tabs open, give or take, the memory usage is between 85 and 94%, which is crazy.

    I've used Windows since forever, and memory issues like this didn't happen until the last versions, Win 8 and 10, at least from what I experienced. I have always had graphics-heavy apps installed (Adobe, before it went subscription, Corel Draw, Fashion apps, etc.) and all open at the same time, with multiple browser tabs open, and never had this issue, and that was before I ever had 16G of RAM. It was usually 8G, and it worked fine -- although I once had a random HP with 12G of RAM.

    Nonetheless, I'm not alone from the comments in this thread; we all can't be wrong. Windows 11 has a memory issue.

    It went from a Disk 100%, CPU and memory issues in Win 10 to a memory issue in Win 11.

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  2. VARADHARAJAN K 9,726 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2024-12-11T16:28:05+00:00

    It's showing in screenshot

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-12-11T16:15:17+00:00

    Thanks, Raju!

    But unfortunately, I don't have Firefox installed.

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-12-11T16:13:57+00:00

    Thanks, Osvaldo! LOL! Good answer

    Yes, that's an option, but over 50% of my memory shouldn't be used when idle (minus me commenting here).

    And actually, I just bought a second Windows 11 computer, and it does have 32G RAM. It's not set up yet, but I'll compare it soon enough.

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-12-11T15:47:50+00:00

    I have 16GB of RAM, and the only things open on the Desktop are MS Edge and Notes.

    Those are the only things you have open. But your computer has lots of work to do: indexing, background virus scans, updating software, disk optimization, making restore points, collecting telemetry ... and that's only the beginning. Windows is designed to minimize these housekeeping tasks when you are actively using your computer, so as to give the most of your computer's resources to you. When Windows detects that you are not actively using your computer, or not much, these tasks get most of their work done.

    Presuming that your computer is configured correctly, what you're seeing is normal.

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