Windows 10: Half of my Memory is in my System Reserve?

Discus and support Half of my Memory is in my System Reserve? in Windows 10 BSOD Crashes and Debugging to solve the problem; I have been dealing with this for a few months and now its a constant thing. When i boot into the BIOS t can read all slots have memory in them. It... Discussion in 'Windows 10 BSOD Crashes and Debugging' started by RealTechNerd, Sep 28, 2018.

  1. Half of my Memory is in my System Reserve?


    I have been dealing with this for a few months and now its a constant thing. When i boot into the BIOS t can read all slots have memory in them. It totals out to 16GB total Memory. But when i boot into Windows in the Task Manager Half of my memory is in hardware reserve?


    Can someone help me out to fix this issue please.


    My Hardware Specs are as follows:


    OS: Windows 10 Education

    CPU:AMD FX(tm)-8320 Eight Core Processor

    Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM 1600 PC3 12800

    Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P Rev 2.0

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    :)
     
    RealTechNerd, Sep 28, 2018
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  2. System Reserved Memory issue

    Hi Rowan,

    The reduction in available system memory depends on the configuration of the following:

    • The devices that are installed in the computer and the memory that is reserved by those devices
    • The ability of the motherboard to handle memory
    • The system BIOS version and settings
    • The version of Windows 10 that is installed
    • Other system settings

    As an initial troubleshooting step, I suggest that you check your system for memory problems.

    Here's how:

    • Type mdsched.exe in the search bar and select the best match.
    • When prompted by the User Account Control, enter an admin user name and password, and click
      Yes.
    • Follow the on-screen instructions to run it.

    Let us know how it goes.
     
    Aileen Alf, Sep 28, 2018
    #2
  3. Hardware Reserved Memory 5.5GB


    If you feel comfortable doing your own system tweaking I would suggest this advice provided on this website: Top 10 Ways to Fix High RAM/CPU Memory Usage after Windows 10 Update | Drive The Life Do perform steps 1(return this registry "VALUE DATA") entry back to 0 after restart)thru 10, exclude step 2, as that is a download that you do not need at this time. After all that
    go to trusted site by Black Viper for advice on your win 10 operating system Services configuration for normal ops and set your services according to Mister Vipers suggestions. His website is here: Black Vipers Windows 10 Service Configurations » Black Viper | www.blackviper.com Some of these suggestions if not down properly could render your operating system un-usable, USE AT YOUR OWN RISK. However, I have used the advice given here and personally have not caused any problems to my own system and in fact this advice has significantly improved performance and reduced the load on memory to a negligible amount . Best of Luck.

    I remember when 256Mb was a lot of ram and you could upgrade to 512 for about 150 bucks (maybe more). Just sayin.
     
    lopedoggie, Sep 28, 2018
    #3
  4. Remon Ont Win User

    Half of my Memory is in my System Reserve?

    System & Reserved almost full?

    Thank you for the information and posting back.

    High System & Reserved memory usage could be due to the following:

    • High Windows.old file(s) size
    • Large cache of trace files size
    • Windows 10 system file issues

    We would like to know some information to better isolate the issue:

    • Do you have a C:\windows.old folder on your C: drive?
    • Which Windows version and build are you using? Type winver on search box and press
      Enter.
    • What troubleshooting steps have you done so far?
    • Can you post a screenshot of what is inside the System & reserved storage? Double-click System & reserved. See picture below for reference.

    Half of my Memory is in my System Reserve? 3b68d058-4ea9-4b39-874f-7885d566e601.png


    We will wait for your response.
     
    Remon Ont, Sep 28, 2018
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