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Wasn't this same issue blown out of all proportion and then debunked when XP was replaced by Vista? Windows since Vista will use spare RAM to make the system faster and more responsive, then relinquish it to apps/games as they are launched. Merely seeing more RAM used when the desktop loads vs the previous iteration is no indication of how efficient the overall memory performance is? If you have the RAM installed it is rational for the OS to use it as much as possible until something else needs it.
Have you tried unpinning and un-installing the bloat from the start menu? I've not used 10 for long, but my early impressions are that it can be made tolerable with rearrangement, even if some of it seems clumsy vs 7. DX12 being Windows 10 exclusive is the main reason I'm using 10 now.
I'm sticking with what I've said before in the thread, 64 bit. If 32 bit has a performance advantage in some circumstances that advantage is small and infrequent. 64 bit native software may see big performance gains. Ask yourself: what are you going to be using that isn't available in 64 bit? What apps/games are you using often that are known to be significantly faster on a 32 bit OS?