Windows 10 Idle RAM Usage


  1. Posts : 4
    Windows 10
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    Windows 10 Idle RAM Usage


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    I'm wondering if my idle ram is normal for Windows 10. It's using about 1.2-1.5GB on idle without any programs running.

    On Windows 8 it my idle usage was 900MB - 1.1GB with no programs running and with all the same programs installed.

    So is that a normal amount for windows 10? Does W10 just utilise more ram?

    How much memory is windows 10 using for you?
    Last edited by JOGAN; 15 Aug 2015 at 20:45.
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  2. Posts : 2,445
    Windows 10 Pro 64-Bit (1809)
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    JOGAN said:
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    I'm wondering if my idle ram is normal. It's using about 1.3-1.5GB on idle without any programs running.

    On windows 8 it my idle usage was 900MB - 1.1GB with no programs running and with all the same programs installed.

    So is that a normal amount for windows 10? Does it just utilise more ram?

    How much memory is windows 10 using for you?
    My system uses around 1.6 GB while at idle.
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  3. Posts : 4
    Windows 10
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       #3

    worf105 said:
    My system uses around 1.6 GB while at idle.
    o.0 Guessing you have some programs installed that have background processes?

    That seems high for just being idle otherwise. What was it normally when you were on windows 7/8?
    Last edited by JOGAN; 15 Aug 2015 at 20:47.
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  4. Posts : 273
    Windows 10 Pro 1709 x64
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    Mine's about 1.7 GB, but I do have more services and tasks that are required on start up since it's a mobile tablet with pen and touch, WiFi, Bluetooth etc.
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  5. Posts : 1,255
    Windows 10 Pro
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    I see nothing wrong.

    One thing that needs to be understood is that 1.6 GB is by no means a fixed quantity. It might seem high now but that is only because there is no better use for the memory. Windows will always try to find some use for as much memory as possible, even if it is only of trivial value. Memory was intended to be used, not sit idle. But do not be concerned. If a large application is started that usage will automatically be trimmed back to meet the demand, drastically if necessary.

    Idle memory usage depends on many factors, including how much memory you have.
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  6. Posts : 4
    Windows 10
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    LMiller7 said:
    I see nothing wrong.

    One thing that needs to be understood is that 1.6 GB is by no means a fixed quantity. It might seem high now but that is only because there is no better use for the memory. Windows will always try to find some use for as much memory as possible, even if it is only of trivial value. Memory was intended to be used, not sit idle. But do not be concerned. If a large application is started that usage will automatically be trimmed back to meet the demand, drastically if necessary.

    Idle memory usage depends on many factors, including how much memory you have.
    Yeah I know about all that it's just... I wonder why it's using so much more than Windows 8. I mean I guess it's a good thing. And nothing seems out of the ordinary in the processes.

    I don't love that the cortana process is always running even when you disable cortana but I guess it's not hurting anything. Must have other secondary uses or some important windows 10 specific services must rely on it.

    I'm mostly wondering what usage other people are getting.
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  7. Posts : 273
    Windows 10 Pro 1709 x64
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    I had more default services started up on 10 than 8.1, it's the cortana + some other background tasks and windows processes that added up my RAM use. I used about 1.4 GB of RAM at idle when I had 8.1
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  8. Posts : 1,255
    Windows 10 Pro
       #8

    As I said before, memory usage in Window is highly variable. The simplistic comparisons presented here mean nothing, in fact they are more misleading than anything else.
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  9. Posts : 4
    Windows 10
    Thread Starter
       #9

    LMiller7 said:
    As I said before, memory usage in Window is highly variable. The simplistic comparisons presented here mean nothing, in fact they are more misleading than anything else.
    I suppose it doesn't but I was just curious.
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