Windows 10: 10.1GB of 16 is Hardware reserved.

10.1 gb of my 16gb memory is hardware reserved . I tried many things like reinstall windows and that msconfig thing . but it was useless . I have GeForce GTX 1050 + radeon vega 8 graphics . and there is no option to low down memory in my bios . i am stuck from a month. i have hp pavalion gaming 15ex....... help me pls .

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8.1GB Reserved for hardware

I've had this pc for about 7 months and never really checked my usable ram, but recently i wanted to play some games with a 16GB RAM requirement, so i checked and saw that half of my installed RAM is reserved. Now i know it's normal for some ram to be reserved, but 8.1GB seems a bit excessive, so i was wondering what might be wrong?
I'm running Windows 10 Pro, and here are some pics of taskmng and RAM info.









Thanks alot in advance

 

Half of RAM 'Hardware Reserved'

I have 32GB of RAM installed and half is "hardware reserved" by Windows. I've tried every suggestion I can find, including moving the modules around to different slots. My MB does not have onboard graphics.

Specs:

• Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-AX370M-DS3H (BIOS on latest firmware)
• CPU: Ryzen 7 2700X (upgraded from 1700x and it didn't help)
• RAM: Corsair VENGEANCE® LPX 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4 DRAM 2400MHz C16 Memory Kit
• GPU: Nvidia RTX-2060 Super

The BIOS, Windows, CPUZ and HWInfo all show 32GB installed and both slots used, but Windows says "Hardware Reserved: 16.1GB".

This was occurring on Windows 10. I am currently running Windows 11 (beta channel) and it didn't help. I also upgraded my CPU from a Ryzen 7 1700 with no change.

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I'm a bit confused about this reservation on the Windows 10.

Hi Colton,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

I suggest you to cancel the reservation and reserve it again.

Refer to the below steps to cancel the reservation.

• 
  Right click on the Get Windows 10 App or Windows icon located in right end of the taskbar.
  
• 
  Select “Check your upgrade status”
  
• 
  Select “Cancel reservation”
  

Refer to the below link to reserve Windows 10.

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/...ndows-10/eef2b38b-f84c-4468-ad8f-3a868d71130d

Reply with the status of the issue, I will be happy to help you.