Windows 10 does not read my graphics card full capacity

Helmut said:

"then how come some games on Windows 10 refuse to even open due to low graphics memory? while on Windows 7 i can run them with no issues".

If games are not opening due to low graphics memory then you make changes e.g. like reducing the quality of say, textures, which are loaded in to that VRAM.

Various other settings will change the use of VRAM as well.

It's up to you to experiment.

Intel Core i7-4500U
https://ark.intel.com/products/75460...up-to-3_00-GHz

yes true but that's not the point, the point is that the same game runs fine on Windows 7 with no Graphical issues or errors

Hi,
Can you see what resource monitor shows your memory as
It might show a "hardware reserved" with the memory difference ?
Strange for sure though :/

ThrashZone said:

Hi,
Can you see what resource monitor shows your memory as
It might show a "hardware reserved" with the memory difference ?
Strange for sure though :/

well sadly i can't since i'm on Windows 7 right now with a dynamic hard drive so if i want to install Windows 10 i'm going to have to format the Window 7 partition :/

Hi,
Your original screen shots look right in your post #1 I was wondering what 10 said might be similar to what this one shows in task manager in 10 that someone just posted
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Hi,
Sorry didn't realize you got rid of 10
Why aren't you using system images for 7 and 10 ?
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It's not an 'error' or 'graphical issue', that is not the case. Windows 10 comes with DirectX 12 and so on, thus not exactly the same use of memory be it RAM or VRAM.
That CPU stems from the Windows 8.1 era not Windows 7.

ThrashZone said:

Hi,
Sorry didn't realize you got rid of 10
Why aren't you using system images for 7 and 10 ?
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i was using a dual operating systems of 7/10 but i needed the space, was keeping 7 for games and 10 for pretty much everything else but didn't work out

Helmut said:

It's not an 'error' or 'graphical issue', that is not the case. Windows 10 comes with DirectX 12 and so on, thus not exactly the same use of memory be it RAM or VRAM.
That CPU stems from the Windows 8.1 era not Windows 7.

so are you saying that this is how it is in windows 10 and there is no solution?

Hi,
Yep I've been there more than once dual booting on the same drive is unforgiving with 7 and 10
I've done way to many clean installs until I started using one of these which is not applicable for a laptop but they do have devices for laptop dvd/ cd burners too
One ssd or 2.5 hdd = one os at a time :)
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

ThrashZone said:

Hi,
Yep I've been there more than once dual booting on the same drive is unforgiving with 7 and 10
I've done way to many clean installs until I started using one of these which is not applicable for a laptop but they do have devices for laptop dvd/ cd burners too
One ssd or 2.5 hdd = one os at a time :)
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

i don't think i can afford that at the moment and don't really think i'll be using dual that much anymore, i'll just settle one 1 operating system once i figure out whether or not this issue can be solved