90% + RAM Usage on boot up after April update. Urgent help needed.

Hey Folks,

Pretty much out of ideas when it comes to fixing this issue.
I require my PC for my job as I'm a full time streamer but having my memory locked at 99% all the time is making my content unwatchable.
I've tried to find fixes for Win 10 mem leak but all the forum threads are 2-3 years old!
Nothing I've tried has worked, I'm posting here as a last resort!
Any suggestions guys?
It's got to be Mem leak as my processes don't add up to 1GB of usage let along 15.9GB....
Please send help folks, desperate!
A windows 10 re-install is a last resort but will do it if needed.
Thanks!

slicendice said:

Go to details tab, arrange by memory usage and post a screenshot.

slicendice said:

Go to details tab, arrange by memory usage and post a screenshot.

Also RM for yourself.

slicendice said:

Lol..yep...Something is very strange.

Try this reboot using Run dialog or Command Prompt and check mem stats again (save your work before running this command):

Code:

shutdown /r /t 0

Ok so that is MUCH better now, reporting accurate numbers.
Why would the shutdown cmd work and not a cold boot?
Thanks for your help dude!

slicendice said:

Awesome!

Because you have most likely Fast Startup enabled on you device, everything in RAM from previous session will be stored into a file on your HDD.

That reboot cleared the hiberfile.sys, which was corrupted somehow. :)

If you are booting from an SSD, you can turn off Fast Startup, since it's useless for such fast drives.

Yeh I boot from a M.2 SSD, is fast boot at BIOS level?
If so I'm going to turn it off!
Thanks again!

slicendice said:

Here is a tutorial for how to turn off Fast Startup:
TenForums Tutorial - How to Turn On or Off Fast Startup in Windows 10

Thank you!
I've ran the bat file and will continue to monitor this for the foreseeable future.
Life saver!
Thank you again, super helpful!